Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

Go Ahead EaglesRank 9

8 AUG

4:1

Willem IIRank 18

Odds movement

1~~1.65~~ → 1.50↓

X~~4.10~~ → 4.50↑

2~~4.75~~ → 6.00↑

Opening → latest odds. Red arrow: drifting, green: shortening.

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal13'

Devin Haen (assist: Nathan Tjoe-A-On) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal30'

Søren Tengstedt (assist: Melle Meulensteen) · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal61'

Melle Meulensteen (assist: Mathis Suray) · Right foot shot 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Erik Flataker (assist: Victor Edvardsen) · Right foot shot 3-1

GOAL

AST

Goal69'

Julius Dirksen (assist: Mathis Suray) · Left foot shot 4-1

Man of the match

Melle MeulensteenGo Ahead Eagles8.6

Expected goals (xG)

Go Ahead EaglesxGWillem II

2.441.72

Trends

season

Win %

29%0%

Over 1.5 %

100%86%

Over 2.5 %

71%71%

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Venue

De AdelaarshorstDeventer · 10,400 seats

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Conditions

Weatherbroken clouds
RefereeRobin Hensgens
1st AssistantMichael Osseweijer
2nd AssistantKevin Bodde
4th OfficialAndy Wolff

Pressure index

Go Ahead EaglesWillem II

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal13'

Devin Haen (assist: Nathan Tjoe-A-On) · Right foot shot 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card19'

Dean James · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal30'

Søren Tengstedt (assist: Melle Meulensteen) · Left foot shot 1-1

PLAYER

Yellow card34'

Julius Dirksen · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal61'

Melle Meulensteen (assist: Mathis Suray) · Right foot shot 2-1

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Erik Flataker · Out: Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Erik Flataker (assist: Victor Edvardsen) · Right foot shot 3-1

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Wouter van der Steen · Out: Thomas Didillon-Hödl

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Amine Et-Taïbi · Out: Per van Loon

GOAL

AST

Goal69'

Julius Dirksen (assist: Mathis Suray) · Left foot shot 4-1

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Thibo Baeten · Out: Dean James

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Calvin Twigt · Out: Melle Meulensteen

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Giovanni van Zwam · Out: Julius Dirksen

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Mats Lemmens · Out: Eser Gürbüz

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Richonell Margaret · Out: Mathis Suray

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Julian van Esdonk · Out: Kasper Boogaard

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Ismael Mouhoul · Out: Jaden Slory

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Ismael Mouhoul · Foul

Ball positions

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Commentary

The match ends with Go Ahead Eagles winning 4-1 against Willem II.
90+5′Thibo Baeten from Go Ahead Eagles has his left-footed shot from outside the box saved in the center of the goal by Wouter van der Steen from Willem II.
The second half ends with Go Ahead Eagles winning 4-1 against Willem II.
90+4′Alfons Sampsted from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90+3′Erik Flataker of Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick on the right wing.
90+3′Foul committed by Nathan Tjoe-A-On of Willem II.
90+1′Ismael Mouhoul from Willem II receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 4 minutes of added time.
90+1′Ismael Mouhoul from Willem II commits a foul.
90+1′Alfons Sampsted from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90′Substitution for Willem II: Ismael Mouhoul comes on for Jaden Slory.
90′Substitution for Willem II: Julian van Esdonk comes on for Kasper Boogaard.
89′Attempt missed. Erik Flataker from Go Ahead Eagles takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the left after a corner.
89′Attempt saved. Victor Edvardsen from Go Ahead Eagles has his right-footed shot from the left side of the box saved in the center of the goal by Wouter van der Steen of Willem II. The shot was assisted by Richonell Margaret.
88′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Amine Et-Taïbi concedes.
87′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Mats Lemmens concedes.
86′Nathan Tjoe-A-On from Willem II misses a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. The attempt was assisted by Jaden Slory with a cross after a corner.
86′Nathan Tjoe-A-On from Willem II has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked.
86′Kasper Boogaard from Willem II misses a right-footed shot from very close range, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On after a corner.
85′Willem II wins a corner after Giovanni van Zwam concedes.
85′Søren Tengstedt of Go Ahead Eagles commits a handball.
84′Attempt blocked. Richonell Margaret from Go Ahead Eagles has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked.
83′Substitution for Go Ahead Eagles: Richonell Margaret comes on for Mathis Suray.
82′Attempt missed. Uriel van Aalst from Willem II takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. Devin Haen provided the assist.
76′Giovanni van Zwam from Go Ahead Eagles is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
76′Substitution for Willem II: Mats Lemmens comes on for Eser Gürbüz.
76′Foul committed by Devin Haen of Willem II.
75′Substitution for Go Ahead Eagles: Calvin Twigt comes on for Melle Meulensteen.
75′Substitution for Go Ahead Eagles: Thibo Baeten comes on for Dean James.
75′Substitution for Go Ahead Eagles: Giovanni van Zwam comes on for Julius Dirksen.
73′Attempt saved. Erik Flataker from Go Ahead Eagles heads the ball from the center of the box, but Wouter van der Steen from Willem II saves it in the center of the goal. The cross was assisted by Dean James.
69′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Finn Stam concedes.
69′Goal! Go Ahead Eagles 4, Willem II 1. Julius Dirksen scores for Go Ahead Eagles with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the top left corner, assisted by Mathis Suray's cross after a corner.
68′Substitution for Willem II: Wouter van der Steen comes on for Thomas Didillon-Hödl due to an injury.
68′Substitution for Willem II: Amine Et-Taïbi comes on for Per van Loon.
67′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
65′The match is delayed due to an injury to Thomas Didillon-Hödl from Willem II.
63′Goal! Erik Flataker scores for Go Ahead Eagles with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Victor Edvardsen. The score is now Go Ahead Eagles 3, Willem II 1.
62′Substitution for Go Ahead Eagles: Erik Flataker comes on for Stefán Sigurdarson.
62′Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
61′Goal! Go Ahead Eagles lead 2-1 against Willem II. Melle Meulensteen scores with a right-footed shot from outside the box into the top right corner, assisted by Mathis Suray.
60′Foul committed by Nathan Tjoe-A-On of Willem II.
60′Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick on the right wing.
59′Julius Dirksen's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.
58′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Devin Haen concedes.
56′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Kasper Boogaard concedes.
53′Alessandro Ciranni from Willem II commits a foul.
53′Mathis Suray from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51′Kasper Boogaard from Willem II attempts a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes close and misses the top left corner. Per van Loon provided the assist.
49′Attempt missed. Devin Haen from Willem II takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that is close but misses the top right corner.
49′Jaden Slory from Willem II has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's blocked.
48′Foul committed by Kasper Boogaard of Willem II.
48′Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick on the right wing.
46′The second half begins with the score tied at 1-1 between Go Ahead Eagles and Willem II.
45′Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
First half ends with the score tied at 1-1 between Go Ahead Eagles and Willem II.
44′Attempt missed. Devin Haen from Willem II takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right. Nathan Tjoe-A-On provided the assist with a cross.
42′Kasper Boogaard from Willem II commits a foul.
42′Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42′Victor Edvardsen of Go Ahead Eagles is caught offside.
42′Kasper Boogaard from Willem II is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
42′Victor Edvardsen from Go Ahead Eagles commits a foul.
39′Attempt missed. Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Melle Meulensteen.
38′Attempt missed. Victor Edvardsen from Go Ahead Eagles takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right. Dean James provided the assist with a cross.
37′Søren Tengstedt's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Mathis Suray.
37′Attempt missed. Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes to the left.
37′Go Ahead Eagles win a corner after Finn Stam concedes it.
36′Foul committed by Nathan Tjoe-A-On of Willem II.
36′Søren Tengstedt from Go Ahead Eagles is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
36′Melle Meulensteen's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal by Thomas Didillon-Hödl. The attempt was assisted by Mathis Suray.
35′Eser Gürbüz from Willem II wins a free kick on the right wing.
35′Mathis Suray of Go Ahead Eagles commits a foul.
34′Stefán Sigurdarson from Go Ahead Eagles misses a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. Dean James provided the assist with a cross.
34′Julius Dirksen of Go Ahead Eagles commits a foul.
34′Julius Dirksen of Go Ahead Eagles receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
34′Jaden Slory from Willem II is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
32′Nathan Tjoe-A-On from Willem II misses a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Jaden Slory, who provided a cross after a corner.
32′Willem II wins a corner after Dean James concedes.
30′Goal! Søren Tengstedt scores for Go Ahead Eagles with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the center of the goal, assisted by Melle Meulensteen. The match is now 1-1 against Willem II.
27′Mathis Suray from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick on the left wing.
25′Attempt missed. Mathis Suray from Go Ahead Eagles takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
24′Foul committed by Per van Loon of Willem II.
24′Mathis Suray from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23′Attempt saved. Dean James from Go Ahead Eagles has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but Thomas Didillon-Hödl from Willem II saves it in the top center of the goal. The assist came from Mathis Suray.
21′Dean James of Go Ahead Eagles commits a handball.
20′Attempt missed. Nathan Tjoe-A-On from Willem II had a header from very close range that went just wide of the top left corner. Eser Gürbüz provided the assist with a cross after a set piece situation.
19′Alessandro Ciranni from Willem II wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19′Foul committed by Dean James of Go Ahead Eagles.
19′Dean James from Go Ahead Eagles receives a yellow card for a foul.
18′Eser Gürbüz from Willem II has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Per van Loon.
17′Melle Meulensteen of Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17′Kasper Boogaard from Willem II commits a foul.
13′Goal! Willem II takes the lead 1-0 against Go Ahead Eagles. Devin Haen scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Nathan Tjoe-A-On's cross.
11′Jaden Slory's right-footed shot from outside the box for Willem II is blocked. Eser Gürbüz provided the assist.
5′Attempt saved. Stefán Sigurdarson from Go Ahead Eagles has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Didillon-Hödl of Willem II. The shot was assisted by Alfons Sampsted with a headed pass.
3′Attempt missed. Joris Kramer from Go Ahead Eagles heads the ball over the bar from the center of the box. He was assisted by Mathis Suray, who delivered a cross after a set piece situation.
2′Foul committed by Justin Hoogma of Willem II.
2′Stefán Sigurdarson from Go Ahead Eagles wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1′First half begins.

Match statistics

GAEWIL

Possession and passing

69%Possession31%

88%Pass accuracy76%

577Passes258

506Successful Passes196

70Ball Safe65

14Key Passes10

5 more

54Long Passes62

54%Long-pass accuracy40%

5Substitutions5

29Successful Long Passes25

14Throw-ins15

Attack

4Goals1

20Shots Total13

10Shots On Target1

2Big Chances Created2

6Corners2

70Dangerous Attacks18

14 more

8Accurate Crosses6

129Attacks62

0Big Chances Missed1

14Dribble Attempts11

50Duels Won31

13Goal Attempts6

1Offsides0

3Shots Blocked4

14Shots inside the box8

7Shots Off Target8

6Shots outside the box5

64%Successful dribbles27%

9Successful Dribbles3

38Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

0Saves6

11Tackles8

6Interceptions10

6Fouls14

2Yellow cards1

14Free Kicks6

2 more

8Goal Kicks9

10Tackles Won5

Other

15Successful Headers14

4Assists1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

R. HensgensPer-match averages this season · 4 matches · career: 41

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.75	1.50	1.25	3.37
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.12
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Go Ahead EaglesxGWillem II

2.441.72

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

3.730.72

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.441.72

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.840.97

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.600.75

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.470.53

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.110.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.801.01

Starting XI

Willem IIFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €2.4M4/11

John Stegeman

Go Ahead EaglesFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €4.9M4/11

Joseph Oosting

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Go Ahead Eagles€4.9Mstarting XI · 4/11€9.7Mwith bench · 10/23

Willem II€2.4Mstarting XI · 4/11€3.1Mwith bench · 6/22

Go Ahead Eagles's starting XI cost €2.5M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Player statistics

Go Ahead Eagles starters then subs, by rating

Melle Meulensteen#21 · Midfielder · 75′8.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.16
xGoT: 0.80

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 51/54
Pass accuracy: 95%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 8
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 2/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 65
Duels (won/total): 3/5
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/2
Possession lost: 6
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 0
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Gerrit Nauber🩹 injury · Broken Leg	injury · Broken Leg	unknown
Robbin Weijenberg🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	4 Sept 2026

Player	Reason	Back
Anass Zarrouk🩹 injury · Surgery	injury · Surgery	14 Sept 2026
Armin Culum🩹 injury · Foot Injury	injury · Foot Injury	unknown
Amine Lachkar🩹 injury · Groin Injury	injury · Groin Injury	unknown
Jari Schuurman🩹 injury · Back Injury	injury · Back Injury	14 Sept 2026

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Go Ahead Eagles	1.5066.67%	1.5066.67%
Draw	4.5022.22%	4.2523.53%
Willem II	6.0016.67%	5.8017.24%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Go Ahead Eagles or Draw	1.1487.57%	1.1289.29%
Go Ahead Eagles or Willem II	1.2083.33%	1.2182.64%
Draw or Willem II	2.3742.11%	2.4840.32%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1586.96%
0–1 goals	–	5.1019.61%
3+ goals	1.5365.23%	1.5664.1%
0–2 goals	2.4041.67%	2.4041.67%
4+ goals	–	2.3842.02%
0–3 goals	–	1.5763.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Go Ahead Eagles	2.0050%	1.9252.08%
Draw	2.6038.46%	2.4540.82%
Willem II	5.5018.18%	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
GAE → GAE	2.5040%
GAE → X	13.007.69%
GAE → WIL	34.002.94%
X → GAE	4.7521.05%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → WIL	10.0010%
WIL → GAE	19.005.26%
WIL → X	15.006.67%
WIL → WIL	7.5013.33%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.4029.41%
6 - 8	4.3323.08%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	17.005.88%
Over 14	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ cards	–	1.3076.92%
0–1 cards	–	3.1531.75%
3+ cards	–	1.6460.98%
0–2 cards	–	2.0848.08%
4+ cards	2.2544.44%	2.4540.82%
0–3 cards	1.5763.65%	1.4768.03%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6660.02%	1.6162.11%
No	2.1047.62%	2.1746.08%