Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
3:2
21/09/2025 at 08:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eredivisie - Round 6
  • Referee: van der Laan J. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
japanJapanU-NEXT
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 3, ESPN Extra

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
3.080.98
Ball Possession
39%61%
Total shots
1411
Shots on target
86
Big Chances
52
Corner Kicks
66
Passes
67% (205/307)81% (382/469)
Yellow Cards
11
Red Cards
01
Expected Goals (xG)
3.080.98
xG on target (xGOT)
2.831.26
Total shots
1411
Shots on target
86
Shots off target
34
Blocked Shots
31
Shots inside the Box
135
Shots outside the Box
16
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
01
Big Chances
52
Corner Kicks
66
Touches in opposition box
3614
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
22
Free Kicks
1410
Passes
67% (205/307)81% (382/469)
Long passes
29% (20/68)36% (22/61)
Passes in final third
55% (59/107)61% (69/114)
Crosses
50% (6/12)24% (4/17)
Expected assists (xA)
2.120.73
Throw-ins
2024
Fouls
1014
Tackles
64% (7/11)72% (13/18)
Duels won
4645
Clearances
2124
Interceptions
813
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper Saves
45
xGOT faced
1.262.83
Goals prevented
-0.74-0.17

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 25', 1 - 0, Meerveld R. ,
  • 41', Zagaritis V. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (2 - 2)
  • 50', 2 - 0, Vente D. , Trenskow J. (A),
  • 58', Misidjan V. , Onal B. ,
  • 58', Pereira B. , Ogawa K. ,
  • 58', van Crooij V. , Lebreton N. ,
  • 59', Proper D. , Nejasmic D. ,
  • 62', 3 - 0, Trenskow J. ,
  • 65', 3 - 1, Ogawa K. , Ouwejan T. (A),
  • 73', Rivera M. , van Axel Dongen A. ,
  • 74', Sano K. 🟨,
  • 77', Shiogai K. , El Kachati Y. ,
  • 82', Vente D. , Sejk V. ,
  • 83', 3 - 2, Ouaissa S. , Ogawa K. (A),
  • 89', Meerveld R. , Ahmed I. ,
  • 89', Trenskow J. , Egbring M. ,
  • 90+6', Chery T. 🟥,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Heerenveen
39.2%
Draw
26.5%
NEC Nijmegen
34.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
36.6% 27.3% 36.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

38% 28.3% 34.8%

Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.44
(2.59)
3.64
(3.48)
2.79
(2.63)
4.3%
(5.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.00
What is the prediction for Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Heerenveen will win (votes: 8 - 66.7%). Nijmegen will win (votes: 4 - 33.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Heerenveen: 40%93.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Nijmegen (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • A mid-table team and an outsider will play in this match (ranked 17 in the zone Relegation ~ Eerste Divisie and 7 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Conference League ~ Play Offs: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Heerenveen won 2.
    • Heerenveen is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 0 wins).
    • Nijmegen's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
    • There will not play in Heerenveen: Bochniewicz P. (Knee Injury) Petrov H. (Red Card) Smans L. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Nijmegen: Nuytinck B. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Heerenveen: Hopland N. (Injury)
    • In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Heerenveen won 4 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 20:28. (average 1.1:1.6).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Heerenveen won 1 match, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 5:9. (average 0.6:1.1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen were as follows:
    27.04.2025 Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen 1:0
    19.10.2024 NEC Nijmegen - Heerenveen 3:0
    10.03.2024 NEC Nijmegen - Heerenveen 2:0
    07.10.2023 Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen 1:1
    06.05.2023 NEC Nijmegen - Heerenveen 2:3
    Latest results of Heerenveen
    13.09.2025 Feyenoord - Heerenveen 1:0
    24.08.2025 Heerenveen - Twente 1:2
    16.08.2025 Groningen - Heerenveen 2:1
    09.08.2025 Heerenveen - Volendam 1:1
    Latest results of NEC Nijmegen
    Dutch Eredivisie Table
    2025/26
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    2Feyenoord15111341:182334
    3Nijmegen1583439:251427
    4Ajax1575328:20826
    5AZ Alkmaar1574428:24425
    6Groningen1572621:21023
    7Utrecht1564526:20622
    8Twente1556423:20321
    9Sparta Rotterdam1562717:28-1120
    10G.A. Eagles1546525:26-118
    11Sittard1553721:25-418
    12Heerenveen1545623:26-317
    13Excelsior1551914:26-1216
    14Zwolle1544719:36-1716
    15FC Volendam1535719:27-814
    16Heracles1542923:37-1414
    17NAC Breda1533915:24-912
    18Telstar1525817:25-811

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