NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles

NEC Nijmegen

4 - 1

Heracles

🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Joey Kooij 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · Heracles 18

Referee Stats

Joey Kooij

18 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	33%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

NEC Nijmegen outshot their opponent (15-10).
NEC Nijmegen controlled possession (68%).
NEC Nijmegen had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

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

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-15

Goals For / Against

12 / 49

Avg: 0.71 / 2.88

Points

Avg: 0.24

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

0.24

2.41

0.71

1.47

2.88

82%

O2.5

76%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

12%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Heracles rank18th

NEC Nijmegen points59

Heracles points19

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.

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

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

40-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.

Heracles last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-16

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 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

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

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

Heracles score away47%

Heracles clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

Heracles score first12%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · Heracles 14%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · Heracles 27.0'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

Heracles score away0.71 vs 1.38

Heracles concede away2.88 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while Heracles score 49% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and Heracles are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

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

Heracles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 7

0-15 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

497

227

Passes Accurate

430

155

Passes %

87%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Linssen

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Sandler

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Zeefuik

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Ünüvar

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

T. Chery

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Lebreton

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

B. Önal

Penalty

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Kaplan

1st substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ VAR

S. Čestić

Goal cancelled

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Benita

1st substitution · For: T. van Gilst

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Ünüvar

2nd substitution · For: L. Kulenović

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Linssen

2nd substitution · For: W. Willumsson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Pereira

3rd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

N. Lebreton

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. El Kachati

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ T. Chery

4th substitution · For: I. Hansen-Aarøen

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ P. Sandler

5th substitution · For: B. Nuytinck

90+2'

90+2' L. Zeefuik

90+3'

90+3' I. Mesík

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

NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles 4-1 on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Joey Kooij. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 17' when B. Linssen scored, with the assist credited to P. Sandler, making the score 1-0. Heracles leveled the score at 23' when L. Zeefuik scored, with the assist credited to N. Ünüvar, making the score 1-1. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 42' when T. Chery scored, with the assist credited to N. Lebreton, making the score 2-1.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 57' when B. Önal scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Kaplan replacing Deveron Fonville. VAR intervened at 70' for Heracles (Goal cancelled). Heracles made their 1st substitution at 79', with M. Benita replacing T. van Gilst. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 79', with N. Ünüvar replacing L. Kulenović. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Linssen replacing W. Willumsson. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 80', with B. Pereira replacing Y. El Kachati. NEC Nijmegen added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when N. Lebreton scored, with the assist credited to Y. El Kachati, making the score 4-2. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with T. Chery replacing I. Hansen-Aarøen. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with P. Sandler replacing B. Nuytinck. L. Zeefuik received a yellow card for Heracles at 90+2'. I. Mesík received a yellow card for Heracles at 90+3'.

NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions while Heracles used 2 substitutions. Heracles got 2 yellow cards.