Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2023-24
NEC
1 – 1
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 18:00 UTC De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Yann Kitala
Magnus Mattsson 69' 1–1
Y 20' Peer Koopmeiners
Bart van Rooij 26' Y
Bart van Rooij 73' YR
Y 90' Kornelius Hansen

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Jan de Vries
  • Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
18 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Almere City FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
01 Oct SBV Vitesse H 1–2 L
23 Sep FC Utrecht H 3–0 W
16 Sep PSV A 0–4 L
01 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct NEC A 1–1 D
07 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 1–0 W
30 Sep FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV H 0–4 L
17 Sep SBV Excelsior A 0–0 D
02 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–2 L

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' In just a few seconds De Goffert will turn into a battlefield for NEC and Almere City FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Lasse Schone is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NEC so far.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' That is a Yellow card for Almere City FC. Peer Koopmeiners will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bart van Rooij.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NEC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The France Yann Kitala breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 0-1!
  • 40' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' A quiet spell here at De Goffert. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Another change for NEC made on 57 minute. Roberto Gonzalez leaves to be changed by Elayis Tavsan.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' Another substitution for NEC to replace Lasse Schone by Koki Ogawa on 67 minute.
  • 69' GOAL! Magnus Mattsson fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 73' Poor challenge from Bart van Rooij. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 76' Another substitution for NEC to replace Calvin Verdonk by Youri Baas on 76 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Manel Royo as he departs to be replaced by Yoann Cathline.
  • 82' Manel Royo makes way for Yoann Cathline at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Almere City FC.
  • 87' Calvin Verdonk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' Lance Duijvestijn gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Rajiv van La Parra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Kornelius Hansen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.16 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: NEC or Almere City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC39% Draw31% Almere City FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
69%
Draw or Almere City FC
61%
NEC or Almere City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC26% Draw52% Almere City FC22%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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