Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Mar 8 2026 · 13:30 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
GO Ahead Eagles
First leg0–2 1–4 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 1.76 – 2.46
Twente
  • J. Breum 56’
  • 19’ (OG) J. De Busser
  • 26’, 74’ (P) S. Lammers
  • 50’ K. Hlynsson
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Twente cruise past GO Ahead Eagles

Twente entered as favourites and won 4–1 through goals from Lammers, Hlynsson and an own goal. GO Ahead Eagles replied through a Breum goal. Twente finished with the higher xG (2.46 vs 1.76). On the chances created, GO Ahead Eagles deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

GO Ahead Eagles27%
Draw26%
Twente ✓47%

Model vs reality

GO Ahead Eagles goals
1
Model 1.21 · xG 1.76
Twente goals
4
Model 1.65 · xG 2.46
Total goals
5
Model 2.85 · xG 4.22
Score 1–4
2%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. van RooijTwente · 1 assist
8.7
  • RefereeAlex Bos
  • CoachesM. Boel · J. van den Brom
  • VenueDe Adelaarshorst
  • Table before kick-offGO Ahead Eagles 12th · Twente 5th

Timeline

  1. J. De Busser (own goal) 0–1
    19’
  2. S. Lammers 0–2Assist B. van Rooij
    26’
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. ⇄ T. BaetenFor S. Tengstedt
    46’
  5. ⇄ J. SloryFor R. Margaret
    46’
  6. ⇄ D. JamesFor A. Sampsted
    46’
  7. K. Hlynsson 0–3
    50’
  8. J. Breum 1–3Assist M. Suray
    56’
  9. ⇄ S. SigurðarsonFor J. Dirksen
    71’
  10. ⇄ M. PjacaFor S. Ørjasæter
    72’
  11. ⇄ R. PröpperFor Ruud Nijstad
    73’
  12. D. JamesYellow card · Roughing
    73’
  13. S. Lammers (pen) 1–4
    74’
  14. ⇄ Y. RahmouniFor J. Breum
    84’
  15. ⇄ R. van WolfswinkelFor S. Lammers
    84’
  16. ⇄ M. KjøløFor T. van den Belt
    84’
  17. ⇄ D. WeidmannFor R. Zerrouki
    88’
  18. Full time · 1–4

Team stats

GO Ahead Eagles15 shots · 12 in box, 3 outside
Twente11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
GO Ahead EaglesTwente
52% Possession 48%
1.76 Expected goals (xG) 2.46
1.02 Expected points (xPts) 1.79
15 Shots 11
7 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 8
3 Shots outside the box 3
414 Passes 394
80% Pass accuracy 76%
5 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
7 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.47 Team rating 7.25

Line-ups

GO Ahead Eagles 4-3-3

225.5 J. De Busser(G)
295.9 A. Adelgaard 46.6 J. Kramer 266.6 J. Dirksen ↓71’ 26.2 A. Sampsted ↓46’
77.7 J. Breum ↓84’ 216.9 M. Meulensteen 176.7 M. Suray A
186.0 R. Margaret ↓46’ 166.3 V. Edvardsen 106.9 S. Tengstedt ↓46’
  • 22J. De Busser (G)5.5
  • 29A. Adelgaard5.9
  • 4J. Kramer6.6
  • 26J. Dirksen↓71’6.6
  • 2A. Sampsted↓46’6.2
  • 7J. Breum↓84’7.7
  • 21M. Meulensteen6.9
  • 17M. SurayA6.7
  • 18R. Margaret↓46’6.0
  • 16V. Edvardsen6.3
  • 10S. Tengstedt↓46’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 5D. James↑46’5.9
  • 19J. Slory↑46’6.9
  • 23T. Baeten↑46’6.2
  • 34Y. Rahmouni↑84’6.3
  • 9S. Sigurðarson↑71’6.5

Unused: N. Verdoni, L. Plogmann, G. van Zwam, E. Waayers, Dani Tijman, H. Linthorst, F. Stokkers

Coach: M. Boel

Twente 4-3-3

17.5 L. Unnerstall(G)
396.7 M. Rots 436.9 Ruud Nijstad ↓73’ 237.3 S. Lemkin 288.7★ B. van Rooij A
206.7 T. van den Belt ↓84’ 66.9 R. Zerrouki ↓88’ 147.2 K. Hlynsson
276.5 S. Ørjasæter ↓72’ 108.5 S. Lammers ↓84’ 116.9 D. Rots
  • 1L. Unnerstall (G)7.5
  • 39M. Rots6.7
  • 43Ruud Nijstad↓73’6.9
  • 23S. Lemkin7.3
  • 28B. van Rooij ★A8.7
  • 20T. van den Belt↓84’6.7
  • 6R. Zerrouki↓88’6.9
  • 14K. Hlynsson7.2
  • 27S. Ørjasæter↓72’6.5
  • 10S. Lammers↓84’8.5
  • 11D. Rots6.9

Substitutes used

  • 3R. Pröpper↑73’7.3
  • 7M. Pjaca↑72’6.7
  • 42D. Weidmann↑88’
  • 4M. Kjølø↑84’6.2
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel↑84’6.7

Unused: S. Karssies, P. Tytoń, M. Bruns, Guilherme Peixoto, A. Verschueren, L. Vennegoor of Hesselink

Coach: J. van den Brom

Player stats

Top rated
B. van RooijTwente8.7
2nd
S. LammersTwente8.5
3rd
J. BreumGO Ahead Eagles7.7

GO Ahead Eagles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. De Busser G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 47% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.5
A. Adelgaard D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 86% 49 1 0 1/1 2/1 5.9
J. Kramer D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 72 2 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
J. Dirksen D 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 51 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.6
A. Sampsted D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 21 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Breum F 84 1 0 2 (2) 3 88% 26 2 0 2/3 0/2 7.7
M. Meulensteen M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 60 2 2 2/2 0/0 6.9
M. Suray M 90 0 1 2 (1) 1 78% 23 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
R. Margaret F 46 0 0 1 (1) 1 75% 12 0 0 1/5 2/0 6.0
V. Edvardsen F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 71% 17 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
S. Tengstedt F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.9
D. James D 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 2 2 0/1 1/0 5.9
J. Slory F 44 0 0 1 (1) 2 60% 10 1 0 2/4 0/1 6.9
T. Baeten F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 10 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
Y. Rahmouni M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. Sigurðarson F 19 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Unnerstall G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 43% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
M. Rots D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 38 6 1 0/2 3/0 6.7
Ruud Nijstad D 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 46 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 38 2 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
B. van Rooij D 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 76% 37 10 1 1/2 0/2 8.7
T. van den Belt M 84 0 0 0 (0) 3 79% 39 0 3 0/0 0/0 6.7
R. Zerrouki M 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 51 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.9
K. Hlynsson M 90 1 0 2 (2) 0 85% 20 0 1 1/3 0/1 7.2
S. Ørjasæter M 72 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 28 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.5
S. Lammers F 84 2 0 4 (3) 1 68% 19 2 0 1/2 1/2 8.5
D. Rots F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 0 1 2/5 0/1 6.9
R. Pröpper D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Pjaca F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
D. Weidmann M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Kjølø M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
R. van Wolfswinkel F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.