NEC Nijmegen v ADO Den Haag prediction

Eredivisie · Sun, 20 Dec 2026 11:15 GMT · Goffertstadion

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for NEC Nijmegen v ADO Den Haag, Eredivisie on Sun, 20 Dec 2026 11:15 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

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The match

NEC Nijmegen host ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie on Sunday 20 December (kick-off 11:15 UK).

Form and the table

11 of NEC Nijmegen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of NEC Nijmegen’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, NEC Nijmegen have one win, five draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.63 and conceding 1.88. NEC Nijmegen have scored 17 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). NEC Nijmegen have conceded 19 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Eight of ADO Den Haag’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 10 of ADO Den Haag’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, ADO Den Haag have no wins, four draws and five defeats in their last 9 away matches in all competitions — 0.44 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 2.00. ADO Den Haag have scored 13 goals, the third-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). ADO Den Haag have conceded 24 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

ADO Den Haag are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. NEC Nijmegen (14th) and ADO Den Haag (17th) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have NEC Nijmegen the stronger side, 177 rating points above ADO Den Haag (NEC Nijmegen 1533, ADO Den Haag 1356, after at least 153 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 6 February 2024, finished NEC Nijmegen 3–0 ADO Den Haag.

Team news

Predicted NEC Nijmegen XI (3-4-2-1): G. Crettaz, A. Kaplan, P. Schuurs, G. Brás, D. Nejašmić, C. Bischoff, N. Lebreton, J. Monteiro, K. Kers, W. Willumsson, B. Linssen — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Darko Nejašmić (4.6 per match over 17 appearances, one goal and one assist) and Tjaronn Chery (4.3 per match over 17 appearances, seven goals and three assists) have been NEC Nijmegen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for NEC Nijmegen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Darko Nejašmić averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 1445 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Tjaronn Chery averages 2.5 shots per 90 over 1809 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted ADO Den Haag XI (4-4-2): K. Nikiema, P. Mulder, M. Waem, J. Jensen-Abbew, M. Hokke, J. Kilo, E. Rottier, M. Šín, J. Hawkins, Y. Eduardo, J. Bal — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Pascal Mulder (4.3 per match over 11 appearances) and Juho Kilo (4.2 per match over 11 appearances, one goal and one assist) have been ADO Den Haag’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for ADO Den Haag (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Pascal Mulder averages 2.5 tackles per 90 over 973 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. Juho Kilo averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 990 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 20 Dec 2026 11:15 GMT · Eredivisie · Goffertstadion
Head-to-head (last 1): NEC Nijmegen 1 · draws 0 · ADO Den Haag 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L · ADO Den Haag 1W 2D 2L

NEC Nijmegen v ADO Den Haag (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.63 / 3.29

Corners

against 3.25 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.88 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 5.43 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.13 / 2.14

Cards

against 1.63 / 2.14 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	NEC Nijmegen for / against	Line	ADO Den Haag for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.29 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 17.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	15.43 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen Goalkeeper

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Crettaz	13	871125 min	302.4 /90	110.9 /90	00 /90
N. Polster	5	80400 min	184.1 /90	81.8 /90	00 /90

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Crettaz n 8	84.4	2.7 4/3
N. Polster n 5	80	4.1 4/3

NEC Nijmegen Defensive

NEC Nijmegen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
T. Storm	14	841178 min	251.9 /90	100.8 /90	30.2 /90	655 /90	191.5 /90	30.2 /90
Deveron Fonville	10	78777 min	192.2 /90	161.9 /90	30.3 /90	576.6 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90
P. Schuurs	9	53474 min	112.1 /90	112.1 /90	20.4 /90	163 /90	50.9 /90	00 /90
A. Kaplan	7	64449 min	112.2 /90	71.4 /90	30.6 /90	367.2 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90
Gabriel Brás	6	77464 min	132.5 /90	71.4 /90	00 /90	285.4 /90	61.2 /90	10.2 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	0.8 4/2	2 6/6	—
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	1.8 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0.5 3/1	1 6/2	—
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.1 1/0	0.7 3/1	—
T. Storm n 8	82.3	1.2 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
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NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	2.4 6/3
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	0.4 2/1
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	2.4 7/5
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1
T. Storm n 8	82.3	1.8 7/4
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NEC Nijmegen Attacking

NEC Nijmegen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Linssen	16	761209 min	30.2 /90	10.1 /90	261.9 /90	100.7 /90	110.8 /90	20.1 /90
T. Chery	15	831241 min	60.4 /90	20.1 /90	362.6 /90	191.4 /90	342.5 /90	60.4 /90
Dušan Tadić	12	74893 min	00 /90	30.3 /90	111.1 /90	50.5 /90	202 /90	40.4 /90
Adam Tahaui	7	45316 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	72 /90	30.9 /90
K. Sierhuis	7	44307 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	144.1 /90	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	10.3 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	2.7 7/5	0.7 4/1
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	2.2 7/5	0.9 5/1
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0
T. Chery n 8	86.3	3 8/7	1.3 7/2
T. Storm n 8	82.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Lebreton n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
B. Linssen n 8	87.3	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
D. Nejašmić n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Chery n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
T. Storm n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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ADO Den Haag

ADO Den Haag Goalkeeper

ADO Den Haag — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
K. Nikiema	11	90990 min	494.5 /90	181.6 /90	00 /90

ADO Den Haag — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ADO Den Haag before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Nikiema n 8	90	4.4 8/4

ADO Den Haag Defensive

ADO Den Haag — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Mulder	11	88973 min	272.5 /90	302.8 /90	100.9 /90	676.2 /90	222 /90	30.3 /90
M. Hokke	9	81729 min	243 /90	81 /90	30.4 /90	394.8 /90	10.1 /90	00 /90
M. Waem	9	78699 min	81 /90	101.3 /90	60.8 /90	293.7 /90	91.2 /90	20.3 /90
O. Raterink	9	60538 min	193.2 /90	40.7 /90	20.3 /90	325.4 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
S. Sylla	9	58518 min	142.4 /90	40.7 /90	00 /90	264.5 /90	91.6 /90	20.3 /90
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ADO Den Haag — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ADO Den Haag before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Kilo n 8	90	1.5 6/4	1 5/3	—
K. Nikiema n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1	—
P. Mulder n 8	90	2.4 7/6	0.4 2/1	—
E. Rottier n 8	88.6	0.6 4/1	1.1 6/2	—
Y. Eduardo n 8	77.3	2.5 8/6	1.2 5/2	—
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ADO Den Haag — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ADO Den Haag before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Kilo n 8	90	2.5 7/6
P. Mulder n 8	90	2.5 7/7
E. Rottier n 8	88.6	0.5 3/1
Y. Eduardo n 8	77.3	0.6 4/0
D. van Mieghem n 8	43.9	0.3 1/0
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ADO Den Haag Attacking

ADO Den Haag — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
E. Rottier	11	80884 min	20.2 /90	50.5 /90	151.5 /90	60.6 /90	161.6 /90	50.5 /90
Y. Eduardo	11	76833 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	121.3 /90	50.5 /90	60.6 /90	80.9 /90
D. van Mieghem	10	51505 min	00 /90	00 /90	91.6 /90	40.7 /90	61.1 /90	20.4 /90
Jesse Bal	10	37368 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	82 /90	30.7 /90	41 /90	10.2 /90
D. Bárány	3	2163 min	11.4 /90	00 /90	11.4 /90	11.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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ADO Den Haag — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ADO Den Haag before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kilo n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.5 3/1
K. Nikiema n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Mulder n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
E. Rottier n 8	88.6	1.7 7/3	0.6 5/0
Y. Eduardo n 8	77.3	1.2 5/1	0.6 3/1
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ADO Den Haag — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for ADO Den Haag before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Kilo n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
K. Nikiema n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Mulder n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Rottier n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.6 5/0
Y. Eduardo n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind NEC Nijmegen v ADO Den Haag — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NEC NijmegenDWDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

ADO Den HaagDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

NEC Nijmegen 1 · 0 draws · ADO Den Haag 0 · 3 goals/game

2024-02-06 NEC Nijmegen 3–0 ADO Den Haag

League standing · 2026/27

NEC Nijmegen#14 pos11 pts11 pl-2 GD

ADO Den Haag#17 pos6 pts11 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

NEC Nijmegen scored1.55

ADO Den Haag scored1.18

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.73

ADO Den Haag conceded2.18

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and ADO Den Haag?: In their last 1 meetings, NEC Nijmegen won 1, ADO Den Haag won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of NEC Nijmegen and ADO Den Haag?: Recent form — NEC Nijmegen 2W 2D 1L; ADO Den Haag 1W 2D 2L.

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