Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Heerenveen 8 · NEC Nijmegen 12

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 2-1-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 5
Avg: 1.40 / 1.00

Points

7
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

8 / 6
Avg: 2.00 / 1.50

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Prediction Angles

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

Quick comparison bars

1.40
PPG
1.75
1.40
GF
2.00
1.00
GA
1.50
40%
O2.5
75%
20%
BTTS
75%
40%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th
NEC Nijmegen rank12th
Heerenveen points12
NEC Nijmegen points10
Heerenveen: #8 · 12 pts · GD +4
8 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
NEC Nijmegen: #12 · 10 pts · GD -1
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

W D L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals7-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

D L W W
Points7/12
Weighted index43
Goals8-6
Record2-1-1
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 2.540%
BTTS20%
BTTS + O2.520%
1H Over 0.540%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home60%
Heerenveen clean sheet at home60%
NEC Nijmegen score away75%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first40%
Heerenveen win after scoring first100%
NEC Nijmegen score first50%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 0% · NEC Nijmegen 50%
Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 31.5' · NEC Nijmegen 25.0'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.40 vs 1.80
Heerenveen concede at home1.00 vs 2.04
NEC Nijmegen score away2.00 vs 2.04
NEC Nijmegen concede away1.50 vs 1.80
Heerenveen score 22% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Heerenveen are 51% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 17% 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: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (35.7%)
BTTS7 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (14.3%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season