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NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen

NEC Nijmegen
2 - 1
Heerenveen
🕒 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
NEC Nijmegen 16 · Heerenveen 9
Referee Stats
Edwin Van de Graaf
10 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 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Heerenveen controlled possession (72%).
  • NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 26
Avg: 1.24 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5
Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-2-12

Goals For / Against

29 / 39
Avg: 1.61 / 2.17

Points

14
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.29
PPG
0.78
1.24
GF
1.61
1.53
GA
2.17
59%
O2.5
88%
59%
BTTS
71%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank16th
Heerenveen rank9th
NEC Nijmegen points34
Heerenveen points43
NEC Nijmegen: #16 · 34 pts · GD -27
47 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
Heerenveen: #9 · 43 pts · GD +1
38 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals6-11
Record2-0-3
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.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals6-19
Record0-0-5
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.588%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 59%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home71%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home18%
Heerenveen score away88%
Heerenveen clean sheet away18%

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 home1.24 vs 1.66
NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.53 vs 1.23
Heerenveen score away1.61 vs 1.23
Heerenveen concede away2.17 vs 1.66
NEC Nijmegen score 25% below league average, while Heerenveen score 31% above league average.
Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 24% above league average at home, and Heerenveen are 31% above 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
6
3
Total Shots
11
11
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
28%
72%
Corner Kicks
3
7
Fouls
10
14
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
253
627
Passes Accurate
158
525
Passes %
62%
84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (35.7%)
BTTS7 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS4 (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