NEC Nijmegen 2-1 GO Ahead Eagles result, stats and report

NEC Nijmegen dominated the basics but could not convert their chances, and GO Ahead Eagles nicked a point through Perr Schuurs inside two minutes. A draw neither side deserved in the way they probably wanted it.

Juventus were ruthless and clinical in Turin, dismantling NEC Nijmegen 5-0 in the UEFA Europa League with goals from Nico González, Kerim Alajbegovic, Nick Woltemade, Zeki Çelik, and Randal Kolo Muani. NEC never competed.

SC Cambuur put NEC Nijmegen to the sword with a commanding 3-0 victory, with Ilyes Hamache scoring twice and substitute Iwan Henstra adding a late third. NEC's wretched evening was compounded by four yellow cards and a defensive display that had no backbone whatsoever.

NEC Nijmegen host Omonia Nicosia on Thursday evening carrying the weight of a catastrophic Europa League debut. One team needs a response. The other smells blood.

NEC Nijmegen travel to Zagreb having been torn apart 5-0 by Juventus in their only Europa League outing so far. Dinamo are no Juventus, but that result tells you everything you need to know about the size of the problem Nijmegen face.

NEC Nijmegen have not kept a single clean sheet in their last ten Eredivisie matches. Fortuna Sittard have scored in every one of theirs. Sunday evening at 19:00 has the makings of a proper contest.

PEC Zwolle have shipped 28 goals in their last ten Eredivisie matches and now face a GO Ahead Eagles side that has scored in every single one of their last five. Something has to give, and the smart money says it is Zwolle's backline.

Two teams with zero points and zero goals between them in this campaign so far meet in Nijmegen on Thursday. Someone has to end that run. The question is whether either of them has the desire to do it.