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NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax: expected goals and shot map

Netherlands Eredivisie · 20 Dec 2025 · Every shot from NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax, placed on the pitch and sized by expected goals (xG). NEC Nijmegen generated the better chances, 2.16 xG to Ajax's 2.06. The running xG race and post-shot quality (xGOT) are below.

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Expected goals & shot quality34 shots
NEC Nijmegen
 
Ajax
2.16
Expected goals (xG)
2.06
2.98
On-target xG (xGOT)
1.33
14
Shots
20
5
On target
9
3
Big chances
2
39.7%
Possession
60.3%
Shot mapdot size = chance quality (xG)
Vitezslav Jaros · 3' · xG 0.00 · GOALOscar Gloukh · 78' · xG 0.02 · blockedKo Itakura · 57' · xG 0.02 · on targetAnton Gaaei · 83' · xG 0.03 · on targetRayane Bounida · 78' · xG 0.03 · blockedBasar Onal · 28' · xG 0.03 · blockedEliazer Dasa · 59' · xG 0.03Basar Onal · 34' · xG 0.03 · on targetYouri Baas · 90' · xG 0.04Mika Godts · 86' · xG 0.04 · blockedMika Godts · 56' · xG 0.05 · blockedTjaronn Chery · 70' · xG 0.05Mika Godts · 13' · xG 0.06Bryan Linssen · 59' · xG 0.06 · blockedDarko Nejasmic · 81' · xG 0.06 · on targetOscar Gloukh · 79' · xG 0.06 · on targetKenneth Taylor · 57' · xG 0.06 · blockedMika Godts · 42' · xG 0.07 · on targetKodai Sano · 81' · xG 0.07 · blockedYouri Baas · 15' · xG 0.07Sami Ouaissa · 46' · xG 0.08 · GOALDavy Klaassen · 53' · xG 0.09 · on targetKenneth Taylor · 65' · xG 0.10Koki Ogawa · 7' · xG 0.10Kasper Dolberg · 62' · xG 0.10Oscar Gloukh · 65' · xG 0.12 · on targetSami Ouaissa · 6' · xG 0.13Kento Shiogai · 81' · xG 0.13 · blockedMika Godts · 44' · xG 0.25 · GOALKasper Dolberg · 38' · xG 0.39 · GOALBasar Onal · 53' · xG 0.39Koki Ogawa · 3' · xG 0.40 · on targetMika Godts · 76' · xG 0.47Bryan Linssen · 3' · xG 0.60 · on target
NEC Nijmegen Ajax Goal Off target / blockedLarger dot = higher xG

NEC Nijmegen attack right, Ajax attack left. NEC Nijmegen took 2 from 2.16 xG, Ajax managed 2.06 xG for 2.

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The xG racecumulative xG by minute
0.01.02.03.015'30'45'60'75'90'2.062.163'38'44'46'

Cumulative expected goals. White markers are goals. NEC Nijmegen 2.16 xG, Ajax 2.06 xG.

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What is expected goals (xG)?

Expected goals scores every shot by the chance it had of being a goal, from 0 to 1, based on where and how it was taken. Add a team's shots up and you get the goals an average team would expect from those chances, often a fairer read of a match than the final score. InPlayWise tracks xG live for every game.

What is xGOT?

Post-shot expected goals (xGOT) scores only shots on target, by how hard they were to save once struck. It separates the quality of the chance from the quality of the finish and the save.

How many shots did NEC Nijmegen and Ajax have?

NEC Nijmegen had 14 shots (5 on target) for 2.16 xG. Ajax had 20 shots (9 on target) for 2.06 xG.

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