NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen — Eredivisie
2-0
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.4 goals a game; Heerenveen had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 2 times in our records: NEC Nijmegen 1 win, 1 drawn. NEC Nijmegen are 9th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Heerenveen are 12th on 5.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 3, lost 1 (W W D L W). 2.4 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-5 at Volendam · 1 Mar 2024
- W 2-0 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 24 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 at Ajax · 18 Feb 2024
- L 2-0 at Waalwijk · 9 Feb 2024
- W 3-1 vs Heracles · 3 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 at Go Ahead Eagles · 28 Jan 2024
Away form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (W W L W D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-0 vs Zwolle · 3 Mar 2024
- W 0-4 at Volendam · 25 Feb 2024
- L 0-2 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 17 Feb 2024
- W 3-2 vs Ajax · 11 Feb 2024
- D 3-3 at Fortuna Sittard · 3 Feb 2024
- D 2-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 28 Jan 2024
Head-to-head: NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen
- NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Heerenveen · 22 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- NEC Nijmegen 3-0 Heerenveen · 19 Oct 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 67' Normal Goal — K. Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen)
- 68' Normal Goal — Róber (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | Heerenveen |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 0.72 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.78 |
| 12 | Total shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 5 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 477 | Total passes | 501 |
| 400 | Accurate passes | 424 |
| 84 | Pass accuracy | 85 |
| 8 | Key passes | 10 |
| 79 | Duels | 79 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |