Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
3/2
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadion De Goffert!
  • 3' Sami Ouaissa doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 13' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mees Hoedemakers is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Almere City FC.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Philippe Sandler made 444 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Kornelius Hansen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEC tonight.
  • 27' NEC receives a card for a hard tackle on 27.
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' Netherlands international Robin Roefs has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp on 38.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Against the run of play, Ricardo Visus has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' NEC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 60' Marvin Martins is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Almere City FC so far.
  • 61' Another change for NEC made on 61 minute. Philippe Sandler leaves to be changed by Bram Nuytinck.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Basar Onal. He replaces Sami Ouaissa on 66 minute.
  • 71' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' The Netherlands right-back Hamdi Akujobi breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-2!
  • 76' Time for substitution for NEC. Ivan Marquez is replaced by Thomas Ouwejan.
  • 77' A change in the NEC ranks — Mees Hoedemakers exits the field as Lasse Schone enters on 77.
  • 82' 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.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Alex Balboa. He replaces Thom Haye on 86 minute.
  • 88' Almere City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 89' Junior Kadile has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • 90' Almere City FC make a change. Vasilios Zagaritis trudges off to be replaced by Damil Dankerlui on 90 minutes.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Sami Ouaissa 1
Hamdi Akujobi 1
Ricardo Visus 1
Magnus Mattsson 1
Yann Kitala 1
Tjaronn Chery 1
Koki Ogawa 1
Dirk Proper 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.