NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen
Ref: M. van den KerkhofGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen and Heerenveen drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Chery and Chery scored for NEC Nijmegen; Trenskow and Meerveld replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.22 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.38 for Heerenveen. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
⇄
Cillessen
⚽
Chery
37'
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Zagaritis
45'
⚽
Meerveld
Assist: van Overeem
Second Half
⚽
Chery
Assist: Sano
⇄
Willems
⇄
Linssen
66'
⇄
Linday
77'
⇄
Vente
77'
⇄
Kersten
77'
⇄
Willemsen
⇄
Lebreton
89'
⇄
Meerveld
| # | 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 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenHeerenveen
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.22VS1.38
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
11
10
Shots on target
5
14
Shots in the box
8
8
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
441
Total passes
370
354
Accurate passes
262
80%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline1 · 1 won
6
Fouls
11
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
8
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.85
Goals prevented
-0.85
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 20Noé LebretonF
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
Substitutes
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 8Isak Hansen-AarøenM
- 9DaniloF
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 17Bram NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19Willum Þór WillumssonM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 9Dylan VenteM
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 18Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
Substitutes
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 11Luca OyenF
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 38I. MulderD
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Cillessen | G | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1/2 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0/2 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3/3 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5/10 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 88 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Danilo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Dasa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 77 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Dylan Vente | M | 77 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 13 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | 24 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |