Match Report
NEC Nijmegen (3rd, 59 pts) visited Ajax (5th, 56 pts) with 3 points between them. Recent form told a different story for NEC Nijmegen: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Ajax 1.82 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, NEC Nijmegen 2.26 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.59.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ajax 16, draws 6, NEC Nijmegen 1, at 3.61 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 26% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 78% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 61%.
Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, capacity 55,885, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Ajax led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Ajax: Mika Godts (39') · NEC Nijmegen: Darko Nejasmic (57')
Key stats
Possession: Ajax 48% · NEC Nijmegen 52% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 6-7