Willem II – GO Ahead Eagles 2–1

	1H	2H	T
WI	0	2	2
EAG	0	1	1

Match report

Willem II beat GO Ahead Eagles 2–1 at Willem II Stadium in Eredivisie. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Willem II have 3 wins in their last 5, while GO Ahead Eagles have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Nielsen

44'

2H

⚽Nielsenassist Pereira

58'

61'

J. Dirksen

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

67'

⇄L. Plogmann↓ K. Goudmijn

69'

⚽K. Goudmijnassist J. De Busser

⚽Marsh

81'

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

86'

⇄S. Jansen↓ E. Linthorst

Momentum

WI

⚽⚽⚽

EAG

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMar 12, 2026 · 17:00

VenueWillem II Stadium

Attendance39,683 / 45,094 (88%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

J. De Busser

7.8

Lineups

WI 4-3-37.05Formation7.354-3-3 EAG

17.3Hansen 27.4Ferrari 36.3Silva 47.5García 57.2Moreau 67.6Romano 77.4Pereira 86.5Nielsen 96.5Costa 106.8Schmidt 117.1Marsh

Willem II

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen7.3 2Ferrari7.4 3Silva6.3 4García7.5 5Moreau7.2 6Romano7.6 7Pereira7.4 8Nielsen6.5 9Costa6.5 10Schmidt6.8 11Marsh7.1

GO Ahead Eagles

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL