Saturday , 14 November 2026

NEC vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
NEC
2 – 2
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sun 16 Feb 2025 · 11:15 UTC Stadion De Goffert 12,650 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sami Ouaissa 3' 1–0
1–1 45' Ricardo Visus
1–2 74' Hamdi Akujobi
Vito van Crooij 90+4' 2–2
Sontje Hansen 27' Y
Y 38' Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp
Y 88' Alex Balboa
Y 89' Junior Kadile

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
  • Assistant 2 Cristian Dobre

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

1
2
1
NEC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-16 NEC 2–2 Almere City FC 2024-10-25 Almere City FC 1–0 NEC 2024-05-19 Almere City FC 1–4 NEC 2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Almere City FC H 2–2 D
08 Feb FC Groningen A 1–2 L
01 Feb PSV H 3–3 D
19 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 4–1 W
11 Jan PEC Zwolle A 1–0 W
22 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 1–4 L
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb NEC A 2–2 D
09 Feb FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
02 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–4 L
19 Jan Heracles Almelo H 0–2 L
12 Jan FC Groningen A 0–0 D
21 Dec SC Heerenveen H 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
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! NEC welcome Almere City FC for this crunch clash at Stadion De Goffert.
  • 3' Sami Ouaissa adds to his 0 season tally! NEC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 8' NEC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 13' Alex Balboa, a Equatorial Guinea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Ivan Marquez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 27' It’s a booking for NEC player. Sontje Hansen gets a card.
  • 32' NEC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Almere City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp was booked on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' A stunning finish from Ricardo Visus — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. NEC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Fresh legs for NEC! Bram Nuytinck comes on to replace Philippe Sandler.
  • 66' A tactical swap from NEC — Basar Onal on, Sami Ouaissa off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Almere City FC have won 62 goals from 69 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' GOAL! Hamdi Akujobi scores on 74. Assisted by Kornelius Hansen
  • 76' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Marquez departs to be replaced by Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 77' Lasse Schone has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mees Hoedemakers on 77 minute.
  • 82' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and Almere City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Thom Haye as he leaves the pitch. Alex Balboa steps in for Almere City FC.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Balboa on 88.
  • 89' Junior Kadile picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Damil Dankerlui is hanging Vasilios Zagaritis on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Visus 1
Magnus Mattsson 1
Yann Kitala 1
Tjaronn Chery 1
Koki Ogawa 1
Dirk Proper 1
Kodai Sano 1
Rajiv van La Parra 1

Head to Head

2025-02-16 NEC 2–2 Almere City FC 2024-10-25 Almere City FC 1–0 NEC 2024-05-19 Almere City FC 1–4 NEC 2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC

NEC Form

2025-02-16 NEC 2–2 Almere City FC D 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC L 2025-02-01 NEC 3–3 PSV D 2025-01-19 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2025-01-11 PEC Zwolle 0–1 NEC W 2024-12-22 Willem II Tilburg 4–1 NEC L

Almere City FC Form

2025-02-16 NEC 2–2 Almere City FC D 2025-02-09 FC Utrecht 0–1 Almere City FC W 2025-02-02 Almere City FC 1–4 RKC Waalwijk L 2025-01-19 Almere City FC 0–2 Heracles Almelo L 2025-01-12 FC Groningen 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-12-21 Almere City FC 3–0 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: NEC or Almere City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC44% Draw27% Almere City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
71%
Draw or Almere City FC
56%
NEC or Almere City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC31% Draw45% Almere City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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