Thursday , 2 July 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 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. NEC is hosting Almere City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' NEC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Almere City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Bas Dost has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Peer Koopmeiners on 20.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bart van Rooij on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Yann Kitala is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both NEC and Almere City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Joey Jacobs is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEC tonight.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' NEC ring the changes. Roberto Gonzalez has done his job and it is now time for Elayis Tavsan to step up.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' A tactical swap from NEC — Koki Ogawa on, Lasse Schone off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Goal! Magnus Mattsson scores his 27 goal in 171 matches.
  • 73' NEC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 76' Fresh legs for NEC! Youri Baas comes on to replace Calvin Verdonk.
  • 81' Another change for Almere City FC made on 81 minute. Manel Royo leaves to be changed by Yoann Cathline.
  • 82' Another change for Almere City FC made on 82 minute. Manel Royo leaves to be changed by Yoann Cathline.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 88' Lance Duijvestijn gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Rajiv van La Parra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Almere City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.