Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen result

Full-time · Heerenveen 3–2 NEC Nijmegen

Eredivisie · Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:30 BST · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Heerenveen 3–2 NEC Nijmegen — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen beat NEC Nijmegen 3–2 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie on Sunday 21 September. NEC Nijmegen have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Heerenveen led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Heerenveen: Ringo Meerveld (25’), Dylan Vente (50’, assisted by Jacob Trenskow) and Jacob Trenskow (62’); NEC Nijmegen: Koki Ogawa (65’, assisted by Thomas Ouwejan) and Sami Ouaissa (83’, assisted by Koki Ogawa). Tjaronn Chery (90’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Heerenveen 2.81, NEC Nijmegen 0.94, from 14 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands showed three yellow cards and one red — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Heerenveen: Vasilios Zagaritis (41’) and Oliver Braude (90+6’); NEC Nijmegen: Kodai Sano (74’).

What it changes

Heerenveen move up from 17th to 15th (six league matches played).

NEC Nijmegen move down from third to seventh (six league matches played).

NEC Nijmegen have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) 9.7, Ringo Meerveld (Heerenveen) 8.1 and Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen) 7.9 led the match.

Next up

Heerenveen next travel to ADO Den Haag on 24 October 2026.

NEC Nijmegen next travel to Dinamo Zagreb on 22 October 2026.

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

Next for Heerenveen: ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for NEC Nijmegen: Dinamo Zagreb v NEC Nijmegen, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

Heerenveen 3–2 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 3

Goals

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

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.63

Corners

against 3.88 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7.88

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 1.38

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.14 yellows

Referee · Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands

1.14 home / 2 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. 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 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.63 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.63 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.88 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.38 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands — 3.14 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.71 fouls over 7 matches (1.14 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.14Away 2

Heerenveen

Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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
Vaclav Sejk n 8	25.1	3.1 3/2	1.8 3/1	—
E. van Ee n 8	29	1.9 3/1	0 0/0	—
M. Luković n 8	76.1	1.8 7/5	1.8 7/4	—
L. Brouwers n 8	80.9	1.7 5/4	0.6 3/1	—
O. Braude n 8	89.4	1.3 5/3	2.1 8/6	—

Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rivera n 8	70	2.3 6/4	1.1 5/2
I. Nicolăescu n 8	50.1	2.2 5/2	1.1 4/1
Vaclav Sejk n 8	25.1	2.2 5/0	0.9 2/0
D. Vente n 8	72.5	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0
J. Trenskow n 8	79.5	1.6 6/4	1.3 6/3

Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Nicolăescu n 8	50.1	0.9 4/0	0 0/0
M. Kohlert n 8	67	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
R. Meerveld n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Luković n 8	76.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Dimitris Rallis n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Linday n 8	58.5	3.7 6/5
Hussein Ali n 8	40.1	3.1 5/3
O. Braude n 8	89.4	3 7/5
E. van Ee n 8	29	2.7 5/1
L. Brouwers n 8	80.9	2.2 6/4

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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	87.1	4 8/5
A. Noppert n 8	80.8	2.6 6/5

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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
B. Önal n 8	51.9	2.4 5/3	2 6/2	—
K. Shiogai n 8	23.9	2.4 5/0	0.9 2/0	—
S. Ouaissa n 8	89.6	1.8 7/4	2 7/6	—
Róber n 8	37.8	1.8 5/1	2.7 6/2	—
D. Proper n 8	82.6	1.6 6/4	1.4 5/2	—

NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Koki Ogawa n 8	43.9	3.3 6/4	2.1 4/3
T. Chery n 8	82.6	3 7/6	2 5/5
B. Linssen n 8	68.8	2.9 7/5	1.5 5/3
Y. El Kachati n 8	66.6	2.4 5/5	1.4 5/3
B. Önal n 8	51.9	2.2 6/2	1.7 5/2

NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Linssen n 8	68.8	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
T. Chery n 8	82.6	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
V. Misidjan n 8	43.1	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
K. Shiogai n 8	23.9	0.9 1/1	0 0/0
Y. El Kachati n 8	66.6	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0

NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	91.5	3.1 8/7
K. Sano n 8	91.9	2.8 7/6
Deveron Fonville n 3	90	2.7 3/2
B. Önal n 8	51.9	2.2 5/3
A. Kaplan n 8	72.5	2 6/4

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 8	93.8	3.2 6/6
G. Crettaz n 8	90	3.2 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heerenveen		NEC Nijmegen
39%	Possession	61%
2.81	Expected goals (xG)	0.94
14	Shots	11
8	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	1
13	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	6
2	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
4	Saves	5
304	Passes	470
68%	Pass accuracy	81%

Heerenveen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Klaverboer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Braude	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
J. van Overeem	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Willemsen	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
V. Zagaritis	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. Linday	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
L. Brouwers	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.2
J. Trenskow	89	1	1	2	2	5	0	0	9.5
R. Meerveld	89	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	7.2
D. Vente	82	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
M. Rivera	73	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	6.5
A. van Axel Dongen sub	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
M. Egbring sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Isaiah Ahmed sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Vaclav Sejk sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

NEC Nijmegen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Crettaz	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
A. Kaplan	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
T. Ouwejan	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
K. Sano	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
S. Ouaissa	90	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.5
T. Chery	90	0	0	4	3	1	0	R	6.5
K. Shiogai	77	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Proper	59	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
B. Pereira	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
V. van Crooij	58	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
V. Misidjan	58	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
N. Lebreton sub	32	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Koki Ogawa sub	32	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.6
B. Önal sub	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Nejašmić sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Y. El Kachati sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

HeerenveenDLLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

NEC NijmegenWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 3.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

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

2025-04-27 Heerenveen 1–0 NEC Nijmegen
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

League standing · 2025/26

Heerenveen#8 pos51 pts34 pl+4 GD

NEC Nijmegen#3 pos59 pts34 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.68

NEC Nijmegen scored2.26

Heerenveen conceded1.56

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.56

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