NEC Nijmegen vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam Prediction and Betting Tips | December 20th 2025

NEC Nijmegen will host AFC Ajax Amsterdam at the Stadion do Goffert on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 Eredivisie campaign. The home side have enjoyed a very impressive campaign under new head coach Dick Schreuder and are firmly in contention for European qualification midway through the season, sitting fourth in the table with 28 points.

NEC were gutted not to extend their winning streak last weekend, having being forced to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw with bottom-placed Telstar. However, they returned to winning ways during the week in convincing fashion, beating Tweede Divisie side AFC 3-1 in the KNVB Cup, with Kento Shiogai playing a starring role by scoring a late brace.

AFC Ajax Amsterdam have finally found their footing under interim boss Fred Grim and have climbed rapidly up the standings. They picked up an impressive 2-0 victory over rivals Feyenoord in De Klassieker last weekend before turning their attention to cup action on Wednesday, where they made short work of Excelsior Maassluis with a 7-2 win.

Ajax sit one place and one point above their weekend opponents in the Eredivisie standings and will hope to at least maintain that advantage by the end of the round.

NEC Nijmegen vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met 90 times, with NEC managing just four wins, Ajax winning 68, and the remaining 18 matches ending in draws.
• The hosts recorded a shock 3-0 victory in the most recent meeting between the two teams, marking their first win in this fixture since 2005.
• The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
• Ajax have the joint-best defensive record in the Dutch top-flight this season with a goal concession tally of 20.

NEC Nijmegen vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam Prediction

NEC head into the weekend clash with five wins and a draw in their last six games. They are slight favourites in a fixture they have historically struggled in and will hope to gain an additional boost from their home advantage.

De Godenzonen have won their last five games on the spin after losing each of their previous four. However, they face an inspired NEC Nijmegen side and, given their shaky league away form, may have to settle for a share of the spoils on Saturday.

Prediction: NEC Nijmegen 2-2 AFC Ajax Amsterdam

NEC Nijmegen vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES

Edited by Nived Zenith