Go Ahead Eagles vs Willem II result and stats
Win probability: home 61%, draw 24%, away 15%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersGo Ahead Eagles beat Willem II 4–1 at home in the Eredivisie on Saturday 8 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Go Ahead Eagles 61%, the draw 24% and Willem II 15%, so a home win had a 61% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Go Ahead Eagles 2.43, Willem II 1.51, so Go Ahead Eagles created the better chances. Go Ahead Eagles had 20 shots (10 on target) to Willem II's 13 (1 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
GAWI
2.43Expected goals1.51
20Shots13
10On target1
6Corners2
6Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals1
Recent form
Go Ahead Eagles
L @ NEC Nijmegen1–2 · 17 May
L v PSV Eindhoven1–4 · 10 May
D @ Sparta Rotterdam2–2 · 3 May
D v AZ Alkmaar0–0 · 23 Apr
D @ Groningen0–0 · 11 Apr
Willem II
D @ NAC Breda1–1 · 18 May
L v Zwolle1–2 · 14 May
L v Heracles1–2 · 9 May
D @ NEC Nijmegen1–1 · 3 May
L @ Fortuna Sittard0–1 · 27 Apr
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2021, Go Ahead Eagles won 3, Willem II won 1 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 16 Mar 2025, finished Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II, a win for Go Ahead Eagles.
Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II16 Mar 2025
Willem II 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles18 Aug 2024
Go Ahead Eagles 4–0 Willem II8 Apr 2022
Willem II 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles27 Nov 2021
Season averages per game
GAWI
2.30Goals1.00
2.30Conceded3.20
1.86xG1.18
1.66xG against2.25
15.7Shots11.6
6.3On target2.7
6.1Corners4.8
0.80Yellow cards1.40
0%Clean sheets0%
100%Both score80%
80%3+ goals80%