NEC vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
NEC vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at De Goffert.
- NEC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- SC Heerenveen 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Joey Kooij
- Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
- Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
5 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 18.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | SC Heerenveen | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Mar | FC Volendam | A | 5–2 | W |
| 24 Feb | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Feb | AFC Ajax | A | 2–2 | D |
| 09 Feb | RKC Waalwijk | A | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Feb | Heracles Almelo | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | NEC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Mar | PEC Zwolle | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Feb | FC Volendam | A | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Feb | AFC Ajax | H | 3–2 | W |
| 03 Feb | Fortuna Sittard | A | 3–3 | D |
Season Stats
| NEC | SC Heerenveen | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #10 |
| 8 | Points | 9 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 2 |
| 12 | Scored | 11 |
| 13 | Conceded | 9 |
| -1 | GD | +2 |
| 1.14 | PPG | 1.29 |
| 29% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
NEC this season
NEC this season
43%
Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
SC Heerenveen this season
NEC are 11th (8 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts).
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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ 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 |
SC Heerenveen
| Jacob Trenskow | 3 G | 1 A |
| Maxence Rivera | 2 G | 1 A |
| Luca Oyen | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at De Goffert. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Mees Hoedemakers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 304 appearances.
- 10' SC Heerenveen have won 362 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Che Nunnely is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NEC.
- 20' It is a cagey affair so far. NEC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past SC Heerenveen's compact 4-2-3-1.
- 25' The 23-year-old Loizos Loizou has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 30' NEC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 35' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 50' Lasse Schone has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tjaronn Chery on 50 minute.
- 55' Anas Tahiri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 67' GOAL! Koki Ogawa fires home to make it 1-0!
- 68' What a strike from Roberto Gonzalez! The score is 2-0.
- 68' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Patrik Walemark is withdrawn and Che Nunnely gets his opportunity.
- 73' 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.
- 74' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 74 minute. Pelle van Amersfoort leaves to be changed by Daniel Karlsbakk.
- 79' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
- 82' Sylla Sow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koki Ogawa on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- 88' NEC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Calvin Verdonk is hanging Roberto Gonzalez on the field on 88 minute.
- NEC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
NEC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
-
9
Tjaronn Chery ↓ Lasse Schone 50'
- 1
- 17
-
18
Koki Ogawa ↓ Sylla Sow 82'
- 11
- 3
- 28
- 10
- 5
- 23
Bench
-
19
Sylla Sow ↑ 82'
-
20
Lasse Schone ↑ 50'
-
24
Calvin Verdonk ↑ 88'
- 22
- 31
- 2
- 32
- 14
-
27
Yvandro Borges Sanches ↑ 50'
- 4
Coach
Rogier Meijer
SC Heerenveen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 13
- 4
- 11
- 7
-
26
Anas Tahiri ↓ Loizos Loizou 74'
- 5
-
33
Thom Haye ↓ Syb Van Ottele 74'
-
24
Patrik Walemark ↓ Che Nunnely 68'
- 19
- 20
- 45
Bench
- 44
- 23
-
17
Che Nunnely ↑ 68'
- 25
-
6
Syb Van Ottele ↑ 74'
- 21
- 15
-
9
Daniel Karlsbakk ↑ 74'
- 14
-
10
Loizos Loizou ↑ 74'
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vito van Crooij | 2 |
| Thom Haye | 1 |
| Antoine Colassin | 1 |
| Landry Dimata | 1 |
| Magnus Mattsson | 1 |
| Patrik Walemark | 1 |
| Bas Dost | 1 |
| Koki Ogawa | 1 |
Head to Head
NEC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51
NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25
SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: NEC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
NEC or Draw
73%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
53%
NEC or SC Heerenveen
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — NEC
| Handicap | NEC covers | Push | SC Heerenveen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 21% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 17% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
NEC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.