NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles — Eredivisie
4-1
Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
Going into the match, NEC Nijmegen had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.5 goals a game; Heracles had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 2 times in our records: NEC Nijmegen 1 win, Heracles 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: NEC Nijmegen
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W D D). 2.5 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at AZ Alkmaar · 31 Jan 2026
- W 2-1 vs PEC Zwolle · 24 Jan 2026
- W 3-4 at NAC Breda · 17 Jan 2026
- D 2-2 vs Ajax · 20 Dec 2025
- D 2-2 at Telstar · 13 Dec 2025
- W 2-3 at Volendam · 7 Dec 2025
Away form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W L L L L). 1.5 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs For Sittard · 1 Feb 2026
- L 4-2 at Feyenoord · 25 Jan 2026
- L 0-2 vs Twente · 18 Jan 2026
- L 2-0 at Sparta Rotterdam · 11 Jan 2026
- L 0-3 vs Heerenveen · 20 Dec 2025
- L 4-3 at PSV Eindhoven · 13 Dec 2025
Head-to-head: NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles
- NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Heracles · 21 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
- NEC Nijmegen 3-1 Heracles · 3 Feb 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 17' Normal Goal — B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen)
- 23' Normal Goal — L. Zeefuik (Heracles)
- 42' Normal Goal — T. Chery (NEC Nijmegen)
- 57' Penalty — B. Onal (NEC Nijmegen)
- 90' Normal Goal — N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen)
Match statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Metric | Heracles |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 69 | Ball possession | 31 |
| 2.55 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.16 |
| 15 | Total shots | 10 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 501 | Total passes | 227 |
| 434 | Accurate passes | 156 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 69 |
| 11 | Key passes | 8 |
| 95 | Duels | 95 |
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 |