Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen result

Full-time · Heerenveen 1–0 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:30 BST · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Heerenveen 1–0 NEC Nijmegen — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen beat NEC Nijmegen 1–0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie on Sunday 27 April. It is Heerenveen’s first win over NEC Nijmegen since 6 May 2023, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Heerenveen: I. Nicolăescu (53’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Heerenveen 1.66, NEC Nijmegen 0.48, from 14 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. van der Laan showed five yellow cards — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heerenveen: Luuk Brouwers (84’); NEC Nijmegen: Calvin Verdonk (73’), Vito van Crooij (76’), Dirk Proper (82’) and Başar Önal (84’).

What it changes

Heerenveen have scored 39 goals, the ninth-most of the 18 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 31 games, ranked per game). Heerenveen have conceded 53 goals, the fourth-most of the 18 clubs.

NEC Nijmegen have scored 43 goals, the eighth-most of the 18 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 31 games, ranked per game). NEC Nijmegen have conceded 45 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, I. Nicolăescu (Heerenveen) 6.3, Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen) 4.7 and Thomas Ouwejan (NEC Nijmegen) 4.2 led the match.

Head-to-head

NEC Nijmegen are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Heerenveen.

Next up

Heerenveen next travel to Groningen on 21 November 2026.

NEC Nijmegen next host PSV Eindhoven on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heerenveen: Groningen v Heerenveen, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for NEC Nijmegen: NEC Nijmegen v PSV Eindhoven, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Heerenveen 1–0 NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion · Heerenveen
Referee: J. van der Laan
Head-to-head (last 6): Heerenveen 1 · draws 2 · NEC Nijmegen 3 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 1W 1D 3L · NEC Nijmegen 2W 1D 2L

Heerenveen 1–0 NEC Nijmegen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 3.63

Corners

against 3.33 / 7.13 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.33 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 5.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 2.88

Cards

against 2 / 1.13 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.9 yellows

Referee · J. van der Laan

22.5 fouls a game

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over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 19 April 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heerenveen for / against	Line	NEC Nijmegen for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.33 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.38 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.17 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. van der Laan — 2.9 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.5 fouls over 10 matches.

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Heerenveen

Heerenveen Goalkeeper

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. van der Hart	17	901530 min	663.9 /90	321.9 /90	00 /90
A. Noppert	12	901080 min	363 /90	211.8 /90	00 /90

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. van der Hart n 8	90	4.3 8/6
A. Noppert n 8	90	3.5 7/6

Heerenveen Defensive

Heerenveen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Braude	28	782173 min	873.6 /90	321.3 /90	90.4 /90	1847.6 /90	351.4 /90	90.4 /90
M. Kohlert	25	882211 min	542.2 /90	391.6 /90	80.3 /90	1114.5 /90	261.1 /90	20.1 /90
N. Hopland	25	862151 min	361.5 /90	231 /90	110.5 /90	1044.4 /90	180.8 /90	00 /90
S. Kersten	24	842011 min	472.1 /90	261.2 /90	170.8 /90	954.3 /90	130.6 /90	20.1 /90
Pawel Bochniewicz	13	861112 min	90.7 /90	241.9 /90	110.9 /90	604.9 /90	80.6 /90	30.2 /90
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Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Braude n 8	83.3	1.8 8/4	2.6 6/5	—
E. van Ee n 8	79.3	0.9 4/1	1.4 5/3	—
M. Kohlert n 8	87.4	1.3 6/4	1 7/1	—
N. Hopland n 8	88	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0	—
I. Sebaoui n 8	70.6	1.6 6/3	2.4 7/6	—
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Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Braude n 8	83.3	4.3 7/6
E. van Ee n 8	79.3	3.3 7/5
M. Kohlert n 8	87.4	2.6 8/5
N. Hopland n 8	88	1.9 6/5
I. Sebaoui n 8	70.6	0.5 2/1
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Heerenveen Attacking

Heerenveen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
I. Nicolăescu	20	531055 min	50.4 /90	00 /90	262.2 /90	171.5 /90	80.7 /90	141.2 /90
Dimitris Rallis	15	51771 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	70.8 /90	50.6 /90	70.8 /90	91.1 /90
M. Luković	7	72502 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	101.8 /90	61.1 /90	30.5 /90	20.4 /90
Daniel Karlsbakk	7	39270 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
C. Nunnely	6	29173 min	00 /90	00 /90	21 /90	00 /90	31.6 /90	31.6 /90
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Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Braude n 8	83.3	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
E. van Ee n 8	79.3	0.6 2/1	0.4 2/1
M. Kohlert n 8	87.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Hopland n 8	88	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
I. Sebaoui n 8	70.6	2.7 7/6	0.6 4/0
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Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Braude n 8	83.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
E. van Ee n 8	79.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Kohlert n 8	87.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
N. Hopland n 8	88	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Sebaoui n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen Goalkeeper

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Roefs	26	902340 min	923.5 /90	351.3 /90	00 /90
S. van Gassel	2	90180 min	115.5 /90	42 /90	00 /90

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	90	4.3 8/6

NEC Nijmegen Defensive

NEC Nijmegen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Verdonk	27	862312 min	843.3 /90	351.4 /90	60.2 /90	1335.2 /90	220.9 /90	70.3 /90
B. Pereira	23	791822 min	713.5 /90	180.9 /90	40.2 /90	1587.8 /90	311.5 /90	20.1 /90
B. Nuytinck	21	791661 min	261.4 /90	170.9 /90	150.8 /90	914.9 /90	140.8 /90	40.2 /90
T. Ouwejan	21	631333 min	412.8 /90	161.1 /90	60.4 /90	614.1 /90	171.1 /90	10.1 /90
Iván Márquez	20	851701 min	231.2 /90	221.2 /90	140.7 /90	934.9 /90	191 /90	20.1 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Verdonk n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0	—
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
M. Hoedemakers n 8	55.9	0.6 3/0	1.4 5/2	—
S. Ouaissa n 8	59.6	1.3 6/1	1.1 4/2	—
B. Önal n 8	32.3	0 0/0	1.4 4/0	—
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NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	90	4 7/7
M. Hoedemakers n 8	55.9	2 4/3
S. Ouaissa n 8	59.6	0.8 3/1
B. Önal n 8	32.3	1.7 3/1
D. Proper n 8	87.8	2.2 7/6
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NEC Nijmegen Attacking

NEC Nijmegen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Önal	24	471122 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	191.5 /90	80.6 /90	211.7 /90	191.5 /90
Koki Ogawa	20	711427 min	60.4 /90	10.1 /90	312 /90	150.9 /90	100.6 /90	50.3 /90
B. Linssen	10	55545 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	111.8 /90	61 /90	20.3 /90	20.3 /90
K. Shiogai	10	28276 min	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	123.9 /90	51.6 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90
Lars Olden Larsen	5	39193 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	00 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90
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NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Hoedemakers n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
S. Ouaissa n 8	59.6	1.1 5/1	0.4 2/0
B. Önal n 8	32.3	1.7 3/2	0.3 1/0
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NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for NEC Nijmegen before kick-off, to 19 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
R. Roefs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Hoedemakers n 8	55.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Ouaissa n 8	59.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
B. Önal n 8	32.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heerenveen		NEC Nijmegen
51%	Possession	49%
1.66	Expected goals (xG)	0.48
14	Shots	6
5	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	5
4	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	11
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
399	Passes	398
78%	Pass accuracy	70%

Heerenveen Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Noppert	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
O. Braude	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
N. Hopland	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
M. Linday	90	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.2
L. Brouwers	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.7
I. Sebaoui	90	0	2	1	3	0	0	6.9
L. Smans	89	0	1	1	4	1	0	7.3
J. Trenskow	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
I. Nicolăescu	80	1	3	1	1	1	0	7.3
H. Petrov	64	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
S. Kersten	45	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
Hussein Ali sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Hall sub	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
E. van Ee sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Luković sub	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
E. Gürbüz sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

NEC Nijmegen Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
C. Verdonk	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
T. Ouwejan	90	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
D. Proper	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
V. van Crooij	90	3	1	1	2	Y	7.2
K. Shiogai	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Lyratzis	81	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Sano	81	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Ouaissa	60	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
S. Hansen	60	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
P. Sandler	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Iván Márquez sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Önal sub	30	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
Koki Ogawa sub	30	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Pereira sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Darelas sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HeerenveenLDLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

NEC NijmegenLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heerenveen 1 · 2 draws · NEC Nijmegen 3 · 2.17 goals/game

2024-10-19 NEC Nijmegen 3–0 Heerenveen
2024-03-10 NEC Nijmegen 2–0 Heerenveen
2023-10-07 Heerenveen 1–1 NEC Nijmegen
2023-05-06 NEC Nijmegen 2–3 Heerenveen
2022-09-04 Heerenveen 0–0 NEC Nijmegen
2022-02-13 Heerenveen 0–1 NEC Nijmegen

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heerenveen#9 pos43 pts34 pl-15 GD

NEC Nijmegen#8 pos43 pts34 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.24

NEC Nijmegen scored1.5

Heerenveen conceded1.68

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.35

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