NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles
Ref: J. KooijGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles 4–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Linssen, Chery, Önal, and Lebreton scored for NEC Nijmegen; Zeefuik replied for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.55 for NEC Nijmegen versus 1.16 for Heracles. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Linssen
Assist: Sandler
23'
⚽
Zeefuik
Assist: Ünüvar
⚽
Chery
Assist: Lebreton
Second Half
⚽
Önal
Penalty
⇄
Kaplan
70'
VAR
Goal cancelled
79'
⇄
Benita
79'
⇄
Ünüvar
⇄
Pereira
⇄
Linssen
⇄
Chery
⇄
Sandler
90+2'
Zeefuik
Yellow Card
90+3'
Mesík
Yellow Card
⚽
Lebreton
Assist: El Kachati
| # | 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
NEC NijmegenHeracles
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.55VS1.16
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
501
Total passes
227
434
Accurate passes
156
87%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
18
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
1
-1.60
Goals prevented
-1.60
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1
Heracles
3-4-2-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 2B. PereiraM
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 20N. LebretonF
- 23K. SanoM
- 30B. LinssenF
Substitutes
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8I. Hansen-AarøenM
- 15J. WillemsD
- 17B. NuytinckD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 19W. WillumssonM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25S. OuaissaM
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 71D. ProperM
Heracles
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2M. BenitaM
- 4D. MiraniM
- 5D. van der KustM
- 6S. ČestićD
- 9N. ÜnüvarF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 23M. te WierikD
- 24I. MesíkD
- 25L. ZeefuikF
- 70A. HrustićM
- 73W. Ould-ChikhF
Substitutes
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 7B. LimbombeF
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 14E. AhlstrandM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 17T. van GilstF
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 21Y. Borges SanchesF
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Linssen | F | 80 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Başar Önal | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Virgil Misidjan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | 10 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | 79 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | M | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jan Žambůrek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |