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Almere City FC vs NEC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Almere City FC
1 – 4
Full Time
NEC
Sun 19 May 2024 · 12:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Rajiv van La Parra 19' 1–0
1–1 32' Kodai Sano
1–2 45+2' Dirk Proper
1–3 63' Koki Ogawa
1–4 80' Tjaronn Chery
Stije Resink 21' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs NEC — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
  • Assistant 2 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
7 SBV Excelsior 2 3
8 NEC 2 3
9 AFC Ajax 1 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 1 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
Almere City FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-19 Almere City FC 1–4 NEC 2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May NEC H 1–4 L
12 May AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
03 May SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
24 Apr FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
13 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–3 L
07 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Almere City FC A 4–1 W
12 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
06 May SBV Excelsior A 3–0 W
28 Apr AZ H 0–3 L
14 Apr PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
07 Apr SBV Vitesse A 3–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Almere City FC host NEC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' A goal from the Netherlands international Rajiv van La Parra! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-0!
  • 21' The referee shows Almere City FC player a card on 21.
  • 26' Lars Olden Larsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Pastoor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' What a moment for Kodai Sano! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Almere City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Another change for Almere City FC made on 46 minute. Pena leaves to be changed by Theo Barbet.
  • 47' What a strike from Dirk Proper! The score is 1-2.
  • 47' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Sontje Hansen departs to be replaced by Sylla Sow.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' NEC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Jason van Duiven. He replaces Rajiv van La Parra on 59 minute.
  • 63' Brilliant from the ! Koki Ogawa makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 63.
  • 68' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp departs to be replaced by Faiz Mattoir.
  • 71' Lasse Schone gets the nod from NEC. He replaces Dirk Proper and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Netherlands international Mees Hoedemakers has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Assisted by Sylla Sow with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tjaronn Chery makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 81' Another change for Almere City FC made on 81 minute. Sheral Floranus leaves to be changed by Loic Mbe Soh.
  • 82' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Stije Resink departs to be replaced by Danny Post.
  • 83' Lars Olden Larsen is replacing Koki Ogawa for the NEC side.
  • 88' It’s high time Rogier Meijer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 1-4 the final result. Almere City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 NEC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Almere City FC23% Draw25% NEC52%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
48%
Draw or NEC
77%
Almere City FC or NEC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC17% Draw42% NEC41%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 3
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.