Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen

3 - 2

🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Jannick van der Laan 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 8 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Jannick van der Laan

18 matches · 2.72 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.72
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 3 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76

PPG

1.59

1.94

2.12

1.41

1.65

71%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

88%

41%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Heerenveen points51

NEC Nijmegen points59

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-3

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first57%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80

Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

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25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Meerveld

Normal Goal

41'

41' V. Zagaritis

50' ⚽

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50' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Vente

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Trenskow

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ V. van Crooij

1st substitution · For: N. Lebreton

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ B. Pereira

2nd substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ V. Misidjan

3rd substitution · For: B. Önal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Proper

4th substitution · For: D. Nejašmić

62' ⚽

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62' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

J. Trenskow

Normal Goal

65' ⚽

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65' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Koki Ogawa

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Ouwejan

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Rivera

1st substitution · For: A. van Axel Dongen

74'

74' K. Sano

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Shiogai

5th substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Vente

2nd substitution · For: V. Sejk

83' ⚽

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83' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

S. Ouaissa

Normal Goal · Assist: Koki Ogawa

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Trenskow

3rd substitution · For: M. Egbring

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Meerveld

4th substitution · For: Isaiah Ahmed

90+6'

90+6' O. Braude

90+6'

90+6' T. Chery

Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heerenveen beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jannick van der Laan. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: Heerenveen took the lead at 25' when R. Meerveld scored, making the score 1-0. V. Zagaritis received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 41'.

Second half: Heerenveen extended the lead at 50' when D. Vente scored, with the assist credited to J. Trenskow, making the score 2-0. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 58', with V. van Crooij replacing N. Lebreton. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 58', with B. Pereira replacing Koki Ogawa. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 58', with V. Misidjan replacing B. Önal. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 59', with D. Proper replacing D. Nejašmić. Heerenveen extended the lead at 62' when J. Trenskow scored, making the score 3-0. NEC Nijmegen reduced the deficit at 65' when Koki Ogawa scored, with the assist credited to T. Ouwejan, making the score 3-1. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. Rivera replacing A. van Axel Dongen. K. Sano received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 74'. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 77', with K. Shiogai replacing Y. El Kachati. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Vente replacing V. Sejk. NEC Nijmegen reduced the deficit at 83' when S. Ouaissa scored, with the assist credited to Koki Ogawa, making the score 3-2. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with J. Trenskow replacing M. Egbring. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 89', with R. Meerveld replacing Isaiah Ahmed. O. Braude received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 90+6'. T. Chery received a red card for NEC Nijmegen at 90+6'.

Heerenveen used 4 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions. Heerenveen got 2 yellow cards, while NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.