NEC Nijmegen v Almere City FC result

Full-time · NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Almere City FC

Eredivisie · Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:00 BST · Goffertstadion

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Almere City FC — this Eredivisie match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

NEC Nijmegen and Almere City FC drew 1–1 at Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie on Saturday 21 October. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: NEC Nijmegen, from fewer shots (12 to 14), created the better chances, 1.25 xG to 0.88 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

Almere City FC led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Almere City FC: Y. Kitala (35’, assisted by Peer Koopmeiners); NEC Nijmegen: M. Mattsson (69’, assisted by Bas Dost). Bart van Rooij (73’) was sent off.

Discipline

D. Makkelie showed four yellow cards and one red — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — NEC Nijmegen: Bart van Rooij (26’) and Bart van Rooij (73’); Almere City FC: Peer Koopmeiners (20’) and K. Hansen (90+3’).

What it changes

NEC Nijmegen are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Almere City FC are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Mattsson (NEC Nijmegen) 9.1, Calvin Verdonk (NEC Nijmegen) 7.7 and Y. Kitala (Almere City FC) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

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

Almere City FC next travel to De Graafschap on 9 May 2026.

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

Next for NEC Nijmegen: Dinamo Zagreb v NEC Nijmegen, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Almere City FC: Telstar v Almere City FC, Tuesday 27 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Almere City FC · Eredivisie
Venue: Goffertstadion · Nijmegen
Referee: D. Makkelie
Head-to-head (last 2): NEC Nijmegen 2 · draws 0 · Almere City FC 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: NEC Nijmegen 1W 2D 2L · Almere City FC 2W 1D 2L

NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Almere City FC (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.88 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 4.4

Corners

against 6.83 / 6.2 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5 / 4

Shots on target

against 6 / 6 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 2.4

Cards

against 2 / 1.4 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.08 yellows

Referee · D. Makkelie

1.31 home / 1.77 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 October 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 October 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	NEC Nijmegen for / against	Line	Almere City FC for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.5 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.17 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.4 for · 17.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.67 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.6 for · 8.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Makkelie — 3.08 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.62 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.77 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.77

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. 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
K. Sano n 3	23.3	2.6 2/0	2.6 2/0	—
Pedro Marques n 8	26	2.2 4/1	3.9 6/1	—
M. Hoedemakers n 8	42.1	2.1 4/2	0.3 1/0	—
C. Verdonk n 8	90	1.5 6/5	0.8 5/1	—
Lars Olden Larsen n 8	62.6	1.4 4/3	0.2 1/0	—

NEC Nijmegen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Róber n 8	61.4	2.4 6/4	1.8 6/2
Pedro Marques n 8	26	2.2 4/1	0.9 2/0
Lars Olden Larsen n 8	62.6	2 5/3	1.1 4/1
Bas Dost n 8	40.6	1.9 4/3	0.8 3/0
M. Mattsson n 8	90	1.6 5/3	1.4 4/3

NEC Nijmegen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Mattsson n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
Bas Dost n 8	40.6	0.8 3/0	0 0/0
D. Proper n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Róber n 8	61.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Koki Ogawa n 7	58.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

NEC Nijmegen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Verdonk n 8	90	4.5 8/8
Y. Baas n 8	59.5	4 7/4
K. Sano n 3	23.3	3.9 2/1
M. Hoedemakers n 8	42.1	3.7 7/4
Lars Olden Larsen n 8	62.6	3.1 7/4

NEC Nijmegen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Roefs n 3	79.7	4.5 3/2
J. Cillessen n 8	74.3	3.3 5/4

Almere City FC

Almere City FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. 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
P. Koopmeiners n 8	89	3 8/7	0.3 2/0	—
Y. Kitala n 8	33.5	2.4 3/2	2.4 3/3	—
L. Duijvestijn n 8	47.1	2.1 3/2	0.7 2/1	—
D. van Bruggen n 8	81.5	1.9 7/5	0 0/0	—
S. Resink n 8	64.1	1.9 6/5	0.7 3/1	—

Almere City FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Kitala n 8	33.5	2.4 5/2	0.7 2/0
R. van La Parra n 8	76.1	2.1 7/4	1.2 7/1
Y. Cathline n 8	22.5	2 2/1	1.5 2/1
T. Robinet n 8	83.5	1.8 8/5	0.5 3/1
Pascu n 8	58.8	1.7 5/3	0.8 3/1

Almere City FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Esajas n 3	25.7	0 0/0	1.2 1/0
A. Limbombe n 8	70.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
K. Hansen n 8	47.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
T. Robinet n 8	83.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Danny Post n 8	58.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Almere City FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Mamengi n 5	8.8	6.1 2/1
M. Esajas n 3	25.7	4.7 2/1
Danny Post n 8	58.9	3.8 5/5
P. Koopmeiners n 8	89	3.3 7/5
S. Resink n 8	64.1	3.3 6/6

Almere City FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 October 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Bakker n 8	90	4.9 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
NEC Nijmegen		Almere City FC
55%	Possession	45%
1.25	Expected goals (xG)	0.88
12	Shots	14
4	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	6
9	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	19
2	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
454	Passes	368
70%	Pass accuracy	65%

NEC Nijmegen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Roefs	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Ross	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Nuytinck	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	7.3
D. Proper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Mattsson	90	1	0	3	3	1	1	0	8.5
Bas Dost	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
C. Verdonk	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	7.7
S. Hansen	76	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
B. van Rooij	73	0	0	0	0	2	2	RY	6.9
L. Schöne	67	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	7.2
Róber	57	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
E. Tavşan sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Koki Ogawa sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Y. Baas sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D'Leanu Arts sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Almere City FC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Bakker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Mbe Soh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. van Bruggen	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
P. Koopmeiners	90	0	1	0	0	4	4	Y	7.7
T. Robinet	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
S. Resink	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
J. Ritmeester van de Kamp	88	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
R. van La Parra	88	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Kitala	82	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
Manel Royo	81	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Barbet	76	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Mamengi sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Y. Cathline sub	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
K. Hansen sub	8	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
J. Jacobs sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
L. Duijvestijn sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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 NEC Nijmegen v Almere City FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NEC NijmegenDLWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Almere City FCLDLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

NEC Nijmegen 2 · 0 draws · Almere City FC 0 · 4 goals/game

2023-01-11 Almere City FC 0–4 NEC Nijmegen
2021-05-15 Almere City FC 0–4 NEC Nijmegen

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

NEC Nijmegen#6 pos53 pts34 pl+17 GD

Almere City FC#13 pos34 pts34 pl-26 GD

Goals per game

NEC Nijmegen scored2

Almere City FC scored0.97

NEC Nijmegen conceded1.5

Almere City FC conceded1.74

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What is the head-to-head record between NEC Nijmegen and Almere City FC?: In their last 2 meetings, NEC Nijmegen won 2, Almere City FC won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of NEC Nijmegen and Almere City FC?: Recent form — NEC Nijmegen 1W 2D 2L; Almere City FC 2W 1D 2L.

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