NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

14 matches · 2.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.07
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	36%
Draws	29%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (22-11).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

1.88

PPG

1.24

2.41

1.41

1.47

1.71

82%

O2.5

71%

76%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Heerenveen rank8th

NEC Nijmegen points59

Heerenveen points51

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.

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.

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-8

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Heerenveen score away71%

Heerenveen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Heerenveen 44%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Heerenveen 25.1'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

Heerenveen score away1.41 vs 1.38

Heerenveen concede away1.71 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Heerenveen score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Heerenveen are 5% 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)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

441

371

Passes Accurate

354

263

Passes %

80%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ↑↓

↑↓

6' ⇄ J. Cillessen

1st substitution · For: R. Janse

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Chery

Normal Goal

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Trenskow

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Zagaritis

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Meerveld

Normal Goal · Assist: J. van Overeem

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

T. Chery

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Sano

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Willems

2nd substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Linssen

3rd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Linday

1st substitution · For: L. Brouwers

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Kersten

2nd substitution · For: H. Petrov

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Willemsen

3rd substitution · For: N. Hopland

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Vente

4th substitution · For: N. Courtens

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ N. Lebreton

4th substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ R. Meerveld

5th substitution · For: L. Oyen

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

NEC Nijmegen drew 2-2 with Heerenveen on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Martin Van den Kerkhof. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 6', with J. Cillessen replacing R. Janse. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 19' when T. Chery scored, making the score 1-0. Heerenveen leveled the score at 37' when J. Trenskow scored, with the assist credited to V. Zagaritis, making the score 1-1. Heerenveen took the lead at 45' when R. Meerveld scored, with the assist credited to J. van Overeem, making the score 1-2.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 57' when T. Chery scored, with the assist credited to K. Sano, making the score 2-2. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Willems replacing Deveron Fonville. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 63', with B. Linssen replacing Y. El Kachati. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Linday replacing L. Brouwers. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with S. Kersten replacing H. Petrov. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Willemsen replacing N. Hopland. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Vente replacing N. Courtens. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 88', with N. Lebreton replacing Koki Ogawa. Heerenveen made their 5th substitution at 89', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Oyen.

NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions while Heerenveen used 5 substitutions.