NEC vs Heerenveen 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

NEC Nijmegen

19': Tjaronn Chery
57': Tjaronn Chery

2nd Half: 74'
2 - 2

Heerenveen

37': Jacob Trenskow
45': Ringo Meerveld

Introduction

NEC Nijmegen are hosting Heerenveen at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

6': Substitution, N.E.C.. Rijk Janse replaces Jasper Cillessen because of an injury.
19': Goal! N.E.C. 1, sc Heerenveen 0. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
37': Goal! N.E.C. 1, sc Heerenveen 1. Jacob Trenskow (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis.
45': Goal! N.E.C. 1, sc Heerenveen 2. Ringo Meerveld (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joris van Overeem following a fast break.
45'+5': First Half ends, N.E.C. 1, sc Heerenveen 2.
45': Second Half begins N.E.C. 1, sc Heerenveen 2.
57': Goal! N.E.C. 2, sc Heerenveen 2. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kodai Sano.
63': Substitution, N.E.C.. Deveron Fonville replaces Jetro Willems.
63': Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Bryan Linssen.
66': Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Luuk Brouwers replaces Marcus Linday.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+43	PSV Eindhoven	27	68	3
+21	Feyenoord Rotterdam	27	52	7
+22	NEC Nijmegen	27	49	6
+18	Ajax Amsterdam	27	47	4

Full Table

Statistics

HEE		NEC
10	Fouls	4
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	2
45.9	POSSESSION	54.1
10	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
208	Accurate Passes	284
294	Passes	348
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	15
0.4	Cross %	0.1
65	Long Balls	41
31	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	12
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	11
31	Effective Clearances	21
31	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Jasper Cillessen (GK)
4	Ahmetcan Kaplan
15	Jetro Willems
3	Philippe Sandler
23	Kodai Sano
6	Darko Nejasmic
11	Basar Önal
25	Sami Ouaissa
30	Bryan Linssen
20	Noé Lebreton
10	Tjaronn Chery

Substitutes:

Koki Ogawa, Deveron Fonville, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Youssef El Kachati, Danilo , Dirk Proper, Thomas Ouwejan, Eli Dasa, Bram Nuytinck, Rijk Janse, Virgil Misidjan, Willum Thór Willumsson.

Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Bernt Klaverboer (GK)
3	Maas Willemsen
4	Sam Kersten
19	Vasilios Zagaritis
15	Mats Egbring
10	Ringo Meerveld
6	Joris van Overeem
16	Marcus Linday
18	Lasse Nordas
9	Dylan Vente
20	Jacob Trenskow

Substitutes:

Nolhan Courtens, Eser Gürbüz, Nikolai Hopland, Hristiyan Petrov, Isaiah Ahmed, Nordin Bakker, Ingmar Mulder, Luuk Brouwers, Andries Noppert, Luca Oyen.

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