Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, February 7, 2026
Heracles Almelo LLLLW 1
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NEC Nijmegen WWWWW 4
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HER101
NEC224
Goffertstadion · 12,650 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

18
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
31.8
Possession
68.2
10
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
159
Accurate Passes
431
229
Passes
496
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
21
0.4
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
45
16
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
6
26
Effective Clearances
15
26
Clearances
15

Head to Head

NEC leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Gonzalo CrettazG
  2. 3Philippe SandlerCD
  3. 4Ahmetcan KaplanCD-L
  4. 14Eli DasaCD-R
  5. 23Kodai SanoCM-L
  6. 6Darko NejasmicCM-R
  7. 11Basar ÖnalLM
  8. 2Brayann PereiraRM
  9. 30Bryan LinssenF
  10. 20Noé LebretonCF-L
  11. 10Tjaronn CheryCF-R

HER · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Remko PasveerG
  2. 6Sava-Arangel CesticCD
  3. 24Ivan MesikCD-L
  4. 23Mike te WierikCD-R
  5. 4Damon MiraniCM-L
  6. 70Ajdin HrusticCM-R
  7. 5Djevencio van der KustLM
  8. 2Mimeirhel BenitaRM
  9. 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
  10. 9Naci ÜnüvarCF-L
  11. 73Walid Ould-ChikhCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! N.E.C. 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Bryan Linssen (N.E.C.) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Sandler with a through ball.
  2. 23' Goal! N.E.C. 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar.
  3. 42' Goal! N.E.C. 2, Heracles Almelo 1. Tjaronn Chery (N.E.C.) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noé Lebreton.
  4. 57' Goal! N.E.C. 3, Heracles Almelo 1. Basar Önal (N.E.C.) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 65' Substitution, N.E.C.. Deveron Fonville replaces Ahmetcan Kaplan.
  6. 79' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Tristan van Gilst replaces Mimeirhel Benita.
  7. 79' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Luka Kulenovic replaces Naci Ünüvar.
  8. 80' Substitution, N.E.C.. Youssef El Kachati replaces Brayann Pereira.
  9. 80' Substitution, N.E.C.. Willum Willumsson replaces Bryan Linssen.
  10. 90' Goal! N.E.C. 4, Heracles Almelo 1. Noé Lebreton (N.E.C.) with an attempt from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Youssef El Kachati.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, N.E.C.. Bram Nuytinck replaces Philippe Sandler.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, N.E.C.. Isak Hansen-Aarøen replaces Tjaronn Chery.
  13. 90'+2' Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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