Ajax v NEC

2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

Ajax AmsterdamAjaxAJA

11-10-3, 43 PTS

NEC NijmegenNECNEC

12-7-5, 43 PTS

Mika Godts - 39'

Darko Nejasmic - 57'

26
Paes
5
Wijndal
15
Baas
37
Sutalo
2
Rosa
48
Steur
6
Regeer
28
Fitz-Jim
11
Godts
9
Dolberg
43
Bounida

No.Name
26Maarten Paes
15Youri Baas
37Josip Sutalo
5Owen Wijndal 32Takehiro Tomiyasu
2Lucas Rosa
6Youri Regeer 10Oscar Gloukh
48Sean Steur
28Kian Fitz-Jim 24Jorthy Mokio
9Kasper Dolberg 25Wout Weghorst
11Mika Godts
43Rayane Bounida 23Steven Berghuis

Substitutes
68Abdellah Ouazane
12Joeri Heerkens
3Anton Gaaei
17Oliver Edvardsen
52Paul Reverson
30Aaron Bouwman
7Maher Carrizo

1
Crettaz
4
Kaplan
3
Sandler
14
Dasa
11
Önal
6
Nejasmic
23
Sano
25
Ouaissa
20
Lebreton
10
Chery
30
Linssen

No.Name
1Gonzalo Crettaz
3Philippe Sandler 24Deveron Fonville
4Ahmetcan Kaplan
14Eli Dasa
6Darko Nejasmic
23Kodai Sano
11Basar Önal 34Youssef El Kachati
25Sami Ouaissa
30Bryan Linssen 9Danilo
20Noé Lebreton
10Tjaronn Chery

Substitutes
17Bram Nuytinck
7Virgil Misidjan
71Dirk Proper
15Jetro Willems
22Jasper Cillessen
2Brayann Pereira
18Koki Ogawa
19Willum Thór Willumsson
8Isak Hansen-Aarøen

Johan Cruijff Arena

3:00 PM, February 21, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Attendance: 53,583

Referees:
Jeroen Manschot

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
PSV Eindhoven	33	26	3	4	+52	81
Feyenoord Rotterdam	33	18	8	7	+24	62
FC Twente	33	15	13	5	+23	58
NEC Nijmegen	33	15	11	7	+23	56
Ajax Amsterdam	33	14	13	6	+21	55
AZ Alkmaar	33	14	9	10	+7	51
FC Utrecht	33	14	8	11	+11	50
Heerenveen	33	14	8	11	+4	50
FC Groningen	33	13	6	14	+3	45
Sparta Rotterdam	33	12	7	14	-21	43
Fortuna Sittard	33	11	6	16	-12	39
Go Ahead Eagles	33	8	14	11	+2	38
PEC Zwolle	33	9	10	14	-25	37
Excelsior	33	9	8	16	-14	35
Telstar	33	8	10	15	-7	34
FC Volendam	33	8	8	17	-19	32
NAC Breda	33	6	10	17	-23	28
Heracles Almelo	33	5	4	24	-49	19

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Ajax v NEC

Game Information

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

Eredivisie News

Ajax face bizarre clash with Harry Styles if they fail to finish in top four

'Passportgate': Relief for Dutch football federation as NAC Breda lose court appeal over ineligible player

Ricardo Pepi scores after 34 seconds as PSV fail to claim victory vs. Ajax