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Ajax vs NEC: match report

Ajax Amsterdam hosted NEC Nijmegen at Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday 10 October 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 8). Serdar Gözübüyük is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.

Result and scorers

Ajax 1-1 NEC. Goals: Tolu Arokodare 7' for Ajax; Tjaronn Chery 19' (pen) for NEC.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 7' Goal: Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) 1-0
  • 17' Yellow card: Jorthy Mokio (Ajax)
  • 19' Penalty: Tjaronn Chery (NEC) 1-1
  • 33' Yellow card: Bryan Linssen (NEC)
  • 54' Yellow card: Gabi Brás (NEC)
  • 67' Yellow card: Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax)
Match stats (contains the result)
61.1%Possession38.9%
18Shots8
5Shots on target2
4Corners4
8Fouls13
1Offsides5
1Saves4
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Ajax 4-3-3

Coach: Míchel

  1. 1 Marc ter Stegen GK
  2. 2 Lucas Rosa DEF
  3. 6 Thilo Kehrer DEF
  4. 15 Youri Baas DEF
  5. 5 Owen Wijndal DEF
  6. 8 Julian Brandt MID
  7. 4 Sofyan Amrabat MID
  8. 24 Jorthy Mokio MID
  9. 11 Viktor Tsigankov FWD
  10. 99 Tolu Arokodare FWD
  11. 10 Oscar Gloukh MID

Bench

  • 68 Abdellah Ouazane MID
  • 7 Simon Adingra FWD
  • 30 Aaron Bouwman DEF
  • 38 Marcos Leonardo FWD
  • 18 Davy Klaassen MID
  • 51 Charlie Setford GK
  • 26 Maarten Paes GK
  • 36 Dies Janse DEF
  • 21 Jofre Torrents DEF
  • 28 Yves Bissouma MID
  • 20 Oliver Edvardsen FWD
  • 43 Rayane Bounida FWD

NEC 3-4-3

Coach: Dick Schreuder

  1. 1 Gonzalo Crettaz GK
  2. 73 Gabriel Brás DEF
  3. 4 Perr Schuurs DEF
  4. 21 Tobias Storm DEF
  5. 24 Deveron Fonville DEF
  6. 6 Darko Nejašmić MID
  7. 20 Noé Lebreton MID
  8. 34 Kevin Kers MID
  9. 9 Tjaronn Chery MID
  10. 30 Bryan Linssen FWD
  11. 10 Dušan Tadić MID

Bench

  • 22 Ahmetcan Kaplan DEF
  • 5 Mitchel Bakker FWD
  • 35 Jamiro Monteiro MID
  • 11 Willum Willumsson MID
  • 36 Freek Entius GK
  • 12 Nikolas Polster GK
  • 42 Yassin Moslih DEF
  • 19 Adam Tahaui MID
  • 66 Almugera Kabar MID
  • 99 Clement Bischoff MID
  • 8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 21 February 2026: Ajax Amsterdam 1-1 NEC Nijmegen
  • Saturday 20 December 2025: NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax Amsterdam
  • Sunday 11 May 2025: Ajax Amsterdam 0-3 NEC Nijmegen
  • Sunday 1 December 2024: NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Ajax Amsterdam
  • Sunday 18 February 2024: Ajax Amsterdam 2-2 NEC Nijmegen