Saturday , 14 November 2026

NEC vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
NEC
3 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Jizz Hornkamp
Koki Ogawa pen 51' 1–1
Koki Ogawa 59' 2–1
Tjaronn Chery 66' 3–1
Y 50' Sven Sonnenberg
Sylla Sow 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Assistant 1 Mario Diks
  • Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

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

5
1
2
NEC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-03 NEC 3–1 Heracles Almelo 2023-08-18 Heracles Almelo 2–1 NEC 2022-01-15 NEC 0–0 Heracles Almelo 2021-08-29 Heracles Almelo 0–1 NEC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Heracles Almelo H 3–1 W
28 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 2–2 D
20 Jan FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
14 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D
15 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 4–1 W
09 Dec PEC Zwolle A 3–1 W
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb NEC A 1–3 L
27 Jan AFC Ajax H 2–4 L
20 Jan FC Volendam H 1–1 D
12 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
17 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–4 L
10 Dec SBV Vitesse A 0–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. NEC is hosting Heracles Almelo for another epic battle.
  • 3' A goal from the Netherlands international Jizz Hornkamp! He fires home on 3 to make it 0-1!
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 16' The deadlock is broken! Jordy Bruijn gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
  • 21' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Heracles Almelo have won 284 goals from 233 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at De Goffert. Heracles Almelo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' NEC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' The whistle greets Emil Hansson as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Limbombe.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Sven Sonnenberg. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Koki Ogawa adds to his 4 season tally! NEC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Sylla Sow is booked for NEC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Heracles Almelo. Marko Vejinovic is replaced by Anas Ouahim.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Koki Ogawa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and Heracles Almelo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' What a strike from Tjaronn Chery! The score is 3-2.
  • 71' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact 5-4-1.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stijn Bultman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Heracles Almelo.
  • 80' The whistle greets Mees Hoedemakers as he departs to be replaced by Yvandro Borges Sanches.
  • 84' Sylla Sow gets the nod from NEC. He replaces Sontje Hansen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The whistle greets Tjaronn Chery as he departs to be replaced by Roberto Gonzalez.
  • 90' Heracles Almelo make a change. Fredrik Oppegard trudges off to be replaced by Jetro Willems on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for NEC.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Heracles Almelo Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hendrie Kruzen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Koki Ogawa 4
Ali Akman 2
Luka Kulenovic 1
Sem Scheperman 1
Sontje Hansen 1
Basar Onal 1
Emil Hansson 1
Anas Ouahim 1

Head to Head

2024-02-03 NEC 3–1 Heracles Almelo 2023-08-18 Heracles Almelo 2–1 NEC 2022-01-15 NEC 0–0 Heracles Almelo 2021-08-29 Heracles Almelo 0–1 NEC

NEC Form

2024-02-03 NEC 3–1 Heracles Almelo W 2024-01-28 Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 NEC D 2024-01-20 NEC 1–0 FC Twente '65 W 2024-01-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–2 NEC D 2023-12-15 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-12-09 PEC Zwolle 1–3 NEC W

Heracles Almelo Form

2024-02-03 NEC 3–1 Heracles Almelo L 2024-01-27 Heracles Almelo 2–4 AFC Ajax L 2024-01-20 Heracles Almelo 1–1 FC Volendam D 2024-01-12 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2023-12-17 Heracles Almelo 0–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-12-10 SBV Vitesse 2–0 Heracles Almelo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: NEC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC56% Draw25% Heracles Almelo19%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
81%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
44%
NEC or Heracles Almelo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC37% Draw47% Heracles Almelo16%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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