Heracles vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: A. BosErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles 4–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hornkamp scored for Heracles; Linssen, Sandler, Shiogai, and Shiogai replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.33 for Heracles versus 3.05 for NEC Nijmegen. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Scheperman
VAR
Card upgrade
Hornkamp
Red Card
28'
Linssen
Yellow Card
29'
⇄
Pereira
31'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Žambůrek
Yellow Card
39'
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Sandler
Second Half
⇄
Bruns
⇄
Wieckhoff
⇄
van Gilst
⇄
Žambůrek
68'
⚽
Sandler
Assist: Chery
Scheperman
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Ogawa
69'
⇄
Linssen
69'
⇄
Önal
⇄
Mirani
83'
⚽
Shiogai
87'
⚽
Shiogai
Assist: El Kachati
90'
Proper
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Sandler
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
HeraclesNEC Nijmegen
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.33VS3.05
Attack1 · 5 won
13
Shots
24
6
Shots on target
11
7
Shots in the box
17
6
Shots outside box
7
6
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
19%
Possession
81%
140
Total passes
649
82
Accurate passes
585
59%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
8
0.92
Goals prevented
0.92
Heracles
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-3
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 4D. MiraniD
- 7B. LimbombeM
- 9J. HornkampF
- 10T. BrunsM
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 15D. van der KustD
- 17T. van GilstM
- 24I. MesíkD
- 32S. SchepermanM
Substitutes
- 2M. BenitaD
- 16T. JansinkG
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 20D. van OorschotF
- 21Y. Borges SanchesF
- 22L. MilaniD
- 23M. te WierikD
- 26D. van KaamM
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 70A. HrustićM
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 2B. PereiraD
- 3P. SandlerD
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 24C. VerdonkD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 30B. LinssenF
- 71D. ProperM
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8A. DarelasM
- 9K. ShiogaiF
- 14L. Olden LarsenF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 32V. van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sem Scheperman | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6/8 |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 13 | 5.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel van Kaam | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego van Oorschot | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 28 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Sandler | D | 89 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Calvin Verdonk | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Başar Önal | M | 69 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4/6 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 69 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dirk Proper | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lars Olden Larsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argyrios Darelas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 21 | 7.6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 61 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vito van Crooij | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |