Heracles vs NEC Nijmegen

Heracles

1 - 4

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Erve Asito 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Bos 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Heracles 18 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Alex Bos

17 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	24%
Draws	47%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Heracles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 36

Avg: 1.35 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 0.88

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

0.88

PPG

1.59

1.35

2.12

1.65

65%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

88%

24%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Heracles rank18th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Heracles points19

NEC Nijmegen points59

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

46 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

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.

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

Heracles last 5 home

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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.

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

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

Heracles score at home59%

Heracles clean sheet at home12%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Heracles score first24%

Heracles win after scoring first75%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heracles 22% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Heracles 21.0' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Heracles score at home1.35 vs 1.80

Heracles concede at home2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Heracles score 25% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Heracles are 54% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Heracles goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

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

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Hornkamp

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Scheperman

12'

12' 📺 VAR

J. Hornkamp

Card upgrade

13'

13' J. Hornkamp

28'

28' B. Linssen

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ B. Pereira

1st substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ VAR

B. Linssen

Goal cancelled

32'

32' J. Žambůrek

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Linssen

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Sandler

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Wieckhoff

1st substitution · For: M. Benita

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Bruns

2nd substitution · For: L. Kulenović

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Žambůrek

3rd substitution · For: M. te Wierik

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. van Gilst

4th substitution · For: Y. Borges Sanches

68'

68' S. Scheperman

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

P. Sandler

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Chery

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Önal

2nd substitution · For: V. Misidjan

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

3rd substitution · For: K. Shiogai

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Linssen

4th substitution · For: V. van Crooij

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Mirani

5th substitution · For: A. Hrustić

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

K. Shiogai

Normal Goal

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-5

K. Shiogai

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. El Kachati

90'

90' D. Proper

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ P. Sandler

5th substitution · For: Yousri Sbai

Heracles vs NEC Nijmegen 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles 4-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Alex Bos. It was played at Erve Asito.

First half: Heracles took an early lead at 3' when J. Hornkamp scored, with the assist credited to S. Scheperman, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 12' for Heracles (Card upgrade). J. Hornkamp received a red card for Heracles at 13'. B. Linssen received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 28'. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 29', with B. Pereira replacing Y. El Kachati. VAR intervened at 31' for NEC Nijmegen (Goal cancelled). J. Žambůrek received a yellow card for Heracles at 32'. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 39' when B. Linssen scored, with the assist credited to P. Sandler, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Heracles made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Wieckhoff replacing M. Benita. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Bruns replacing L. Kulenović. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Žambůrek replacing M. te Wierik. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 62', with T. van Gilst replacing Y. Borges Sanches. S. Scheperman received a yellow card for Heracles at 68'. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 68' when P. Sandler scored, with the assist credited to T. Chery, making the score 1-3. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with B. Önal replacing V. Misidjan. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Koki Ogawa replacing K. Shiogai. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 69', with B. Linssen replacing V. van Crooij. Heracles made their 5th substitution at 81', with D. Mirani replacing A. Hrustić. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 83' when K. Shiogai scored, making the score 1-4. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 87' when K. Shiogai scored, with the assist credited to Y. El Kachati, making the score 1-5. D. Proper received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 90'. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 90', with P. Sandler replacing Yousri Sbai.

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