Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen
Ajax
vs
NEC Nijmegen
Competition: Eredivisie. Country: Netherlands. Round: Regular Season - 8. Kickoff: Oct 10, 2026, 07:00 PM. Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena. Model signals: Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals. Odds markets: 10 bookmakers available.
Oct 10, 2026, 07:00 PM
Match Finished
Eredivisie
Johan Cruijff Arena
Regular Season - 8
Serdar Gozubuyuk
Ajax Coach
J. Heitinga
NEC Nijmegen Coach
R. de Groot
Venue
Johan Cruijff Arena
ArenA Boulevard 1
Key takeaways
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Status: Match Finished.
Round: Regular Season - 8.
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena.
Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Model signals: Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals.
Lineups: 2 side(s) available.
Model signals
Combo Double chance : Ajax or draw and +1.5 goals
ATT: home: 71% | away: 29%
DEF: home: 59% | away: 41%
H2H: home: 50% | away: 50%
Form: home: 67% | away: 33%
Goals: home: 44% | away: 56%
Ajax vs NEC Nijmegen prediction, preview and odds
Ajax hosts NEC Nijmegen at the Johan Cruijff Arena in a fixture that pits a high-scoring home side against a visitor that has been hit-and-miss in the early Eredivisie schedule. Ajax arrive with the expectation to control possession and create chances, while NEC will look to stay compact and exploit transitions. This matchup naturally favors the hosts but carries some upside for a tight scoreline if NEC defends well.
Open predictionStandings
Ajax
Lineups: 4-3-3.
Rank 5 | Pts 15 | GD 12
Form: DDWWL
NEC Nijmegen
Lineups: 3-4-2-1.
Rank 11 | Pts 9 | GD -1
Form: DDLDL
Team statistics
Ajax
Form: WDWLWWDD. Played: 8. Wins: 4. GF avg: 2.8. GA avg: 1.3. Clean sheets: 2. Failed to score: 0.
NEC Nijmegen
Form: LWWLDLDD. Played: 8. Wins: 2. GF avg: 1.6. GA avg: 1.8. Clean sheets: 0. Failed to score: 1.
Lineups
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Ajax
Míchel | 4-3-3
Starting XI
1. M. ter Stegen (G)
2. Lucas Rosa (D)
6. T. Kehrer (D)
15. Y. Baas (D)
5. O. Wijndal (D)
24. J. Mokio (M)
4. S. Amrabat (M)
8. J. Brandt (M)
11. V. Tsygankov (F)
99. T. Arokodare (F)
10. O. Gloukh (F)
Bench
Y. Bissouma, S. Adingra, D. Klaassen, Marcos Leonardo, A. Ouazane, M. Paes, D. Janse, O. Edvardsen, A. Bouwman, C. Setford, Rayane Bounida, Jofre Torrents
NEC Nijmegen
Dick Schreuder | 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1. G. Crettaz (G)
73. Gabriel Brás (D)
4. P. Schuurs (D)
24. Deveron Fonville (D)
21. T. Storm (M)
6. D. Nejašmić (M)
20. N. Lebreton (M)
34. Kevin Kers (M)
9. T. Chery (M)
10. D. Tadić (M)
30. B. Linssen (F)
Bench
W. Willumsson, Adam Tahaui, N. Polster, Y. Moslih, Jamiro Monteiro, A. Kaplan, I. Hansen-Aarøen, Freek Entius, Clement Bischoff, M. Bakker, Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
Match statistics
1.86
expected_goals
1.11
406
Passes accurate
216
13
Shots insidebox
5
5
Shots outsidebox
3
5
Blocked Shots
2
13
Free Kicks
8
5
Shots on Goal
2
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
8
Shots off Goal
4
1
Offsides
5
487
Total passes
302
18
Total Shots
8
Player statistics
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Ajax
T. Arokodare | Rating 7.86 | Min 73 | G 1 | A 0
J. Brandt | Rating 7.2 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
S. Adingra | Rating 7.13 | Min 30 | G 0 | A 0
S. Amrabat | Rating 7.1 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
J. Mokio | Rating 6.97 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
Y. Baas | Rating 6.92 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
O. Gloukh | Rating 6.92 | Min 60 | G 0 | A 0
T. Kehrer | Rating 6.81 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
NEC Nijmegen
G. Crettaz | Rating 7.45 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
T. Chery | Rating 6.82 | Min 82 | G 1 | A 0
P. Schuurs | Rating 6.74 | Min 72 | G 0 | A 0
D. Nejašmić | Rating 6.72 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
A. Kaplan | Rating 6.6 | Min 18 | G 0 | A 0
N. Lebreton | Rating 6.57 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
T. Storm | Rating 6.48 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Kevin Kers | Rating 6.37 | Min 82 | G 0 | A 0
Match events
7' | Ajax | Goal | Normal Goal | Tolu Arokodare | Assist: Jorthy Mokio
17' | Ajax | Card | Yellow Card | Jorthy Mokio
19' | NEC Nijmegen | Goal | Penalty | Tjaronn Chery
33' | NEC Nijmegen | Card | Yellow Card | Bryan Linssen
54' | NEC Nijmegen | Card | Yellow Card | Gabriel·Bras
60' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 1 | Oscar Gloukh | Assist: Abdellah Ouazane
60' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 2 | Viktor Tsygankov | Assist: Simon Adingra
67' | Ajax | Card | Yellow Card | Abdellah Ouazane
72' | NEC Nijmegen | subst | Substitution 1 | Perr Schuurs | Assist: Ahmetcan Kaplan
73' | NEC Nijmegen | subst | Substitution 2 | Bryan Linssen | Assist: Mitchel Bakker
73' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 3 | Tolu Arokodare | Assist: Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida
73' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 4 | Lucas Oliveira·Rosa | Assist: Aaron Bouwman
80' | Ajax | subst | Substitution 5 | Owen Wijndal | Assist: Davy Klaassen
82' | NEC Nijmegen | subst | Substitution 3 | Kevin Kers | Assist: Jamiro Monteiro
82' | NEC Nijmegen | subst | Substitution 4 | Tjaronn Chery | Assist: Willum Thor Willumsson
Injuries
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S. Berghuis
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Inactive
D. Blind
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Back Injury
Caio Henrique
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Injury
K. Dolberg
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
A. Gaaei
Ajax | Missing Fixture | Inactive
D. Geiger
NEC Nijmegen | Missing Fixture | Inactive
E. Mor
NEC Nijmegen | Missing Fixture | Groin Injury
B. Nuytinck
NEC Nijmegen | Missing Fixture | Ankle Injury
Odds markets
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William Hill
Match Winner
Home: 1.30 | Draw: 5.50 | Away: 7.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.11 | Away: 5.80
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.62 | Draw: 3.25 | Away: 5.00
Bet365
Match Winner
Home: 1.30 | Draw: 5.75 | Away: 8.00
Home/Away
Home: 1.10 | Away: 7.00
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.57 | Draw: 3.40 | Away: 5.50
Marathonbet
Match Winner
Home: 1.31 | Draw: 5.60 | Away: 7.50
Second Half Winner
Home: 1.52 | Draw: 3.62 | Away: 5.85
Asian Handicap
Home -1.25: 1.59 | Away -1.25: 2.13 | Home -1: 1.41 | Away -1: 2.53
Betfair
Match Winner
Home: 1.29 | Draw: 6.00 | Away: 7.50
Home/Away
Home: 1.08 | Away: 6.50
Asian Handicap
Home -1.5: 1.67 | Away -1.5: 2.10 | Home +1.5: 1.02 | Away +1.5: 12.00
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