NEC Nijmegen 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Netherlands - Eredivisie, 17 May 2026

📅17/05/2026 · 🕒15:30 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 3-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Authentic Intelligence™ · Probability per market
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
76%
1.3
Draw
13%
5.39
Away
11%
6.93
Under/Over 2.5
Under
20%
3.37
Over Pick
80%
1.28
Both Teams to Score
Yes
61%
1.49
No
39%
2.43
Total Goals
0-1
8%
9.06
2-3
36%
2.45
4-5
37%
2.27
6+
19%
3.42
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
53%
1.46
1/2
1%
34.0
1/X
3%
18.45
X/1
19%
4.27
X/2
4%
17.65
X/X
7%
10.45
2/1
4%
16.15
2/2
6%
12.35
2/X
3%
21.1
STRENGTH — pattern support: Good → Great · fuller bar = deeper record. Informational.
Our Pick = the view of our model: the outcome it rates most likely. A forecast, not a bet.
SIGNALS Team Signals — the why behind the numbers
iddaakolik predictions — not real match figures
HOME NEC Nijmegen The Market 77%
Signal
AWAY Go Ahead Eagles The Market 14%
Weak Team Performanceagainst Market Expectation Average
2.69 xG Scorediddaakolik model prediction 0.85
1.07 xG Concedediddaakolik model prediction 2.29
Average Attack Strength Weak
Weak Defense Strength Strong
57% Ball Possession 43%
17 Total Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
397 · 84% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 288 · 76%
33 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 18
24 Crosses 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME NEC Nijmegen
1W-2D-3L
AWAY Go Ahead Eagles
1.33 Avg Goals (FT) 2.33
1.31 xG 1.86
47% Ball Possession 53%
14 Total Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 11
316 Passes 349
80% Pass Accuracy 81%
20 Box Touches 29
20 Crosses 30
2 Yellow Cards 2
05.10.2025 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 HT 0-1 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen HOL
09.03.2025 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 2-3 HT 0-1 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles HOL
07.12.2024 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles 5-0 HT 4-0 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen HOL
23.05.2024 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 1-2 HT 0-0 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles HOL
28.01.2024 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 HT 0-1 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen HOL
17.01.2024 NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen 2-1 HT 1-0 Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles HOK
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME NEC Nijmegen
2 - 1
AWAY Go Ahead Eagles
4.73 xG 0.54
58% Ball Possession 42%
37 Total Shots 3
12 Shots on Target 1
13 Corners 4
328 Passes 228
81% Pass Accuracy 75%
69 Box Touches 15
34 Crosses 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
REVIEW NEC Nijmegen vs Go Ahead Eagles
IDDAAKOLIK POST-MATCH REVIEW

NEC Nijmegen came out on the right side of a one-goal game with Go Ahead Eagles 2-1. Half-time: 2-0.

Just as the model leaned, our model had NEC Nijmegen as the likeliest winner at 76%, and the 2-1 landed on that lead. The goals side of the card held up too — over 2.5 goals (80%), both teams to score (61%) came in.

The match data tells the story: possession split 58% to 42% in NEC Nijmegen's favour, shots finished 37-3, expected goals 4.73 to 0.54 — on chances created, NEC Nijmegen won this by more than the scoreboard admits.

The head-to-head backdrop: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Go Ahead Eagles led the recent series with 3 wins, 2 drawn. Scoring in those meetings ran 1.33 a game for NEC Nijmegen against 2.33 for Go Ahead Eagles.

NEC Nijmegen vs Go Ahead Eagles Result & Final Score

NEC Nijmegen 2 - 1 Go Ahead Eagles in the Netherlands - Eredivisie on 17/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

NEC Nijmegen vs Go Ahead Eagles Prediction vs Result

Before kick-off our model rated a NEC Nijmegen win the most likely single outcome at about 76%, with the full match-result split NEC Nijmegen 76%, draw 13%, Go Ahead Eagles 11%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (NEC Nijmegen), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (NEC Nijmegen) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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