NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen

NEC Nijmegen

2 - 3

Heerenveen

🕒 Sat, 06 May 2023 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 12 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

22 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	45%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-12).
Heerenveen controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-9-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 28

Avg: 1.65 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 28

Avg: 1.28 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

1.06

PPG

1.39

1.65

1.28

1.65

1.56

53%

O2.5

47%

76%

BTTS

41%

Score 1st

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank12th

Heerenveen rank8th

NEC Nijmegen points39

Heerenveen points46

NEC Nijmegen: #12 · 39 pts · GD -3

36 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 46 pts · GD -6

29 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

L L L L D

Points1/15

Weighted index2

Goals7-16

Record0-1-4

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.

Heerenveen last 5 away

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-10

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.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 29%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home82%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home12%

Heerenveen score away59%

Heerenveen clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first0%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%

Heerenveen score first0%

Heerenveen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 0% · Heerenveen 0%

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home1.65 vs 1.73

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.65 vs 1.33

Heerenveen score away1.28 vs 1.33

Heerenveen concede away1.56 vs 1.73

NEC Nijmegen score 5% below league average, while Heerenveen score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 24% above league average at home, and Heerenveen are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

401

491

Passes Accurate

330

434

Passes %

82%

88%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	6
Draws	5
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (35.7%)
BTTS	7 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (57.1%)
BTTS	4 (57.1%)

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

2025-2026 Season

22 Mar 2026 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 2 - 2 21 Sep 2025 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

27 Apr 2025 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 0 19 Oct 2024 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 3 - 0

2023-2024 Season

10 Mar 2024 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 2 - 0 07 Oct 2023 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

06 May 2023 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 2 - 3 04 Sep 2022 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 0 - 0

2021-2022 Season

13 Feb 2022 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 0 - 1 06 Nov 2021 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 1 - 1

2016-2017 Season

14 May 2017 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 0 - 2 20 Aug 2016 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

20 Feb 2016 Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 1 18 Sep 2015 NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen 2 - 0