Wednesday , 30 September 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)
12 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
3/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' NEC have kicked off against Almere City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at De Goffert. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Peer Koopmeiners has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' Bart van Rooij is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NEC so far.
  • 26' NEC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' 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.
  • 35' Yann Kitala has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
  • 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Almere City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Fresh legs for NEC! Elayis Tavsan comes on to replace Roberto Gonzalez.
  • 62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 67' Koki Ogawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lasse Schone at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' Magnus Mattsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 73' NEC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 76' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youri Baas is hanging Calvin Verdonk on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' A change in the Almere City FC ranks — Manel Royo exits the field as Yoann Cathline enters on 81.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Yoann Cathline on, Manel Royo off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Kornelius Hansen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Rajiv van La Parra as he leaves the pitch. Lance Duijvestijn steps in for Almere City FC.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Almere City FC. Kornelius Hansen will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.