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SC Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Oct, 17:45 BST, Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen

the Abe Lenstra Stadion faithful welcome NEC Nijmegen's supporters on Saturday evening, as Robin Veldman's SC Heerenveen clash with Dick Schreuder's side in the Eredivisie. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head history, will change as you explore each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both NEC and Heerenveen fans should get a chance to celebrate as their teams go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a much better pick than any bet on the outright winner. The two teams have goals in them, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookmakers odds are not finding much to pick between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Heerenveen 42%	5/6	-
Draw 24%	3/1	-
NEC 34%	13/5	-
Draw 1-1 11%	15/2	-
Heerenveen 2-1 9%	8/1	-
NEC 2-1 8%	12/1	-
Heerenveen 1-0 7%	12/1	-
Draw 2-2 7%	10/1	-
NEC 1-0 6%	18/1	-
Heerenveen 2-0 6%	12/1	-
Heerenveen 3-1 5%	12/1	-
NEC 2-0 5%	22/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	22/1	-
NEC 3-1 4%	22/1	-
Heerenveen 3-2 4%	16/1	-
Heerenveen 3-0 3%	16/1	-
NEC 3-2 3%	22/1	-
NEC 3-0 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 61%	2/5	-
Under 2.5 Goals 39%	15/8	-
Home 1st Goal 50%	8/13	-
Away 1st Goal 48%	6/5	-
No 1st Goal 2%	22/1	-
BTTS - Yes 63%	2/5	-
BTTS - No 37%	7/4	-
BTTS - Home Win 24%	15/8	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	7/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 20%	9/2	-
Home/draw 66%	2/7	-
Away/draw 58%	10/11	-
Home/away 76%	2/9	-
Over 1.5 Goals 82%	1/9	-
Under 1.5 Goals 18%	11/2	-
Over 3.5 Goals 39%	1/1	-
Under 3.5 Goals 61%	8/11	-
Over 4.5 Goals 21%	12/5	-
Under 4.5 Goals 79%	3/10	-
Over 5.5 Goals 10%	5/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 90%	1/8	-
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/80	-
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	22/1	-
Home DNB 59%	2/5	-
Away DNB 51%	7/4	-
Heerenveen win to nil 18%	10/3	-
NEC win to nil 15%	8/1	-
Heerenveen / Heerenveen 30%	15/8	-
Heerenveen / NEC 3%	25/1	-
Heerenveen / Draw 7%	12/1	-
Draw / Heerenveen 15%	9/2	-
Draw / NEC 9%	8/1	-
Draw / Draw 11%	13/2	-
NEC / Heerenveen 4%	18/1	-
NEC / NEC 14%	5/1	-
NEC / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heerenveen have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Both Heerenveen and NEC Nijmegen have scored 15 goals this season.

Home League Performance

Heerenveen have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

NEC are in 12th position in the Eredivisie on 10 points having played 9 matches so far this season. NEC are winless in the 5 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 6 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 4 and won zero. NEC have conceded 9 goals, scored 7, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Heerenveen NEC
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Feyenoord	9	7	2	0	21	23	Nov 8	Mar 6	l 1-3A	Feb 13
2	AZ Alkmaar	9	6	2	1	10	20	l 2-3A	Jan 9	Feb 27	Dec 13
3	PSV	9	6	1	2	15	19	May 23	l 2-0A	Nov 21	May 16
4	Ajax	9	5	3	1	15	18	Jan 31	d 2-2A	Mar 20	d 1-1A
5	Twente	9	5	2	2	7	17	w 1-0F	Jan 23	Nov 29	Apr 24
6	Fortuna	9	4	3	2	-1	15	Mar 13	Nov 29	d 2-2A	Mar 6
7	Groningen	9	4	2	3	3	14	Apr 3	Nov 21	Oct 25	Jan 31
8	Heerenveen	9	3	3	3	4	12	-	-	Apr 10	Oct 31
9	GA Eagles	9	2	5	2	-1	11	Dec 12	May 16	d 1-1F	Apr 3
10	Excelsior	9	3	2	4	-2	11	w 4-0F	Feb 27	d 2-2F	Mar 13
11	Utrecht	9	3	2	4	-10	11	May 1	Dec 19	May 23	Nov 8
12	NEC	9	2	4	3	-1	10	Oct 31	Apr 10	-	-
13	S.Rotterdam	9	2	3	4	-6	9	Jan 15	w 0-4F	Feb 20	Dec 5
14	Cambuur	9	2	3	4	-8	9	Dec 6	May 8	Jan 10	l 3-0A
15	PEC Zwolle	9	2	1	6	-12	7	l 0-2A	Mar 20	May 1	w 1-3F
16	Telstar	9	1	3	5	-8	6	d 0-00-0	Feb 13	l 1-2A	Jan 16
17	Den Haag	9	1	3	5	-9	6	Apr 24	Oct 24	Dec 20	May 8
18	Willem II	9	0	2	7	-17	2	Feb 20	d 2-2A	Jan 24	w 1-4F

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heerenveen	4 - 0	Excelsior
Heerenveen	0 - 0	Telstar
Heerenveen	2 - 3	AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen	0 - 2	PEC Zwolle
Heerenveen	1 - 0	Twente
Heerenveen	0 - 0	Ajax
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Fortuna
Heerenveen	4 - 1	Heracles
Heerenveen	3 - 0	Telstar
Heerenveen	2 - 1	S.Rotterdam
Heerenveen	4 - 2	PEC Zwolle
Heerenveen	1 - 1	Utrecht
Heerenveen	0 - 2	Groningen
Heerenveen	2 - 2	Feyenoord
Heerenveen	0 - 2	PSV
Heerenveen	3 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen	3 - 3	NAC
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Excelsior
Heerenveen	3 - 2	NEC
Heerenveen	2 - 2	GA Eagles

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Heerenveen	4 - 0	Excelsior
A	Heerenveen	0 - 2	PSV
A	Heerenveen	4 - 0	S.Rotterdam
H	Heerenveen	0 - 0	Telstar
H	Heerenveen	2 - 3	AZ Alkmaar
A	Heerenveen	2 - 2	Willem II
H	Heerenveen	0 - 2	PEC Zwolle
A	Heerenveen	2 - 2	Ajax
H	Heerenveen	1 - 0	Twente
A	Heerenveen	2 - 3	Utrecht
H	Heerenveen	0 - 0	Ajax
A	Heerenveen	0 - 2	NAC
A	Heerenveen	2 - 0	FC Volendam
H	Heerenveen	2 - 1	Fortuna
A	Heerenveen	0 - 3	AZ Alkmaar
H	Heerenveen	4 - 1	Heracles
A	Heerenveen	2 - 2	NEC
H	Heerenveen	3 - 0	Telstar
A	Heerenveen	2 - 1	Excelsior
H	Heerenveen	2 - 1	S.Rotterdam

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ajax	1 - 1	NEC
Cambuur	3 - 0	NEC
PEC Zwolle	1 - 3	NEC
Willem II	1 - 4	NEC
Groningen	2 - 1	NEC
Twente	1 - 1	NEC
Excelsior	0 - 2	NEC
PSV	2 - 3	NEC
Ajax	1 - 1	NEC
S.Rotterdam	1 - 1	NEC
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 3	NEC
NAC	3 - 4	NEC
Telstar	2 - 2	NEC
FC Volendam	2 - 3	NEC
Feyenoord	2 - 4	NEC
Utrecht	1 - 0	NEC
PEC Zwolle	2 - 2	NEC
GA Eagles	1 - 1	NEC
Heerenveen	3 - 2	NEC
Fortuna	3 - 2	NEC

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	NEC	2 - 2	Fortuna
A	NEC	1 - 1	Ajax
H	NEC	1 - 1	GA Eagles
A	NEC	0 - 3	Cambuur
H	NEC	2 - 2	Excelsior
H	NEC	1 - 3	Feyenoord
A	NEC	3 - 1	PEC Zwolle
A	NEC	4 - 1	Willem II
H	NEC	1 - 2	Telstar
H	NEC	2 - 1	GA Eagles
A	NEC	1 - 2	Groningen
H	NEC	1 - 1	Telstar
A	NEC	1 - 1	Twente
H	NEC	1 - 1	Feyenoord
A	NEC	2 - 0	Excelsior
H	NEC	2 - 2	Heerenveen
A	NEC	3 - 2	PSV
H	NEC	3 - 0	FC Volendam
H	NEC	2 - 3	Fortuna
A	NEC	1 - 1	Ajax

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Heerenveen

NEC

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 7

5 / 7

Clean sheets

2 / 7

3 / 7

HEE

NEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heerenveen
Heerenveen	3 - 2
Heerenveen	1 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	0 - 1	NEC
	0 - 2	NEC
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

NEC

Heerenveen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

7 / 7

4 / 7

Clean sheets

3 / 7

0 / 7

HEE

NEC

FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
NEC	3 - 0
NEC	2 - 0
	2 - 3	Heerenveen
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
NEC	2 - 1
NEC	2 - 0

Goal Statistics

SC Heerenveen's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because NEC Nijmegen have conceded in each of their last 14 Eredivisie matches. A PG of 1.7 for R. Veldman's side suggests that run should continue.

	Heerenveen 8th	NEC 12th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 19% 1 31% 2 26% 3 15% 4+ 9% There is a 81% probability that Heerenveen will score 1 or more goals	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+2 Heerenveen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+13 NEC have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
	1.9 average goals scored	2.0 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2026/2027 season

HEE

NEC

20%

better

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Games scored	6		8
Failed to score	3		1
Scored first	3		4
Goals scored	15		15
Avg. goals scored	1.7		1.7
Avg. shots per game	11		11
Avg. shots per goal	7		6
Conversion rate for	15		16
Avg. XG for	1.5		1.9
KickOff rating		+20%

35%

better

HEE

NEC

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Games conceded	5		9
Clean sheets	4		0
Conceded first	5		5
Goals conceded	11		16
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		5
Conversion rate against	12%		21%
Avg. XG against	1.6		1.7
KickOff rating		+35%

Heerenveen v NEC Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Heerenveen Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
9	4	3	2
B Klaverboer	J Trenskow	L. Smans	M. Linday

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
B Klaverboer GLK	9			-
V Zagaritis DEF	9			1 -
M. Willemsen DEF	9			-
S Kersten DEF	9		1	1 -
R Meerveld MID	9	1	1	-
D Vente FWD	9	1	2	-
J Trenskow FWD	9	4	2	1 -
O. Johansen Braude DEF	8	2		-
M Rivera FWD	8	2	1	-
L Oyen FWD	8	2	1	1 -
N. Courtens Mabeneyshi MID	7	2		1 -
L. Smans MID	7		3	-
H Petrov DEF	6			-
M. Linday MID	6			2 -
D Proper MID	5		1	1 -
R Uldrikis FWD	4			-
M Farji FWD	4	1		1 -
L. Machine FWD	4			-
M. Egbring DEF	2			-
D. Bladi DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	13	3	4
J Trenskow	M Rivera	L. Smans	R Meerveld

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Trenskow FWD	4	9	2	2
O. Johansen Braude DEF	2	2		1
M Rivera FWD	2	13	1	1
L Oyen FWD	2	4	1	1
N. Courtens Mabeneyshi MID	2	4		1
R Meerveld MID	1	2	1	4
D Vente FWD	1	7	2	2
M Farji FWD	1	1
V Zagaritis DEF		4		1
M. Willemsen DEF		1
S Kersten DEF			1
L. Smans MID		2	3	2
M. Linday MID		1		1
D Proper MID		1	1	1
R Uldrikis FWD		2		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
720	18	41
M. Willemsen	S Kersten	O. Johansen Braude

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M. Willemsen DEF	720	12	26
S Kersten DEF	524	18	34
O. Johansen Braude DEF	428	15	41
B Klaverboer GLK	418	1	4
M. Linday MID	390	8	20
V Zagaritis DEF	336	4	39
J Trenskow FWD	262	7	22
D Proper MID	226	7	15
N. Courtens Mabeneyshi MID	208	10	23
R Meerveld MID	185	3	23
M Rivera FWD	161	2	14
D Vente FWD	160		33
L. Smans MID	143	6	24
H Petrov DEF	98	4	11
L Oyen FWD	62	2	14
M. Egbring DEF	37	3	5
M Farji FWD	23	2	7
R Uldrikis FWD	22		10
L. Machine FWD	22	1	4
D. Bladi DEF	2	1	1

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
8	4	2	2
T Storm	T Chery	T Chery	N Lebreton

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Lebreton MID	9	1		2 -
T Storm DEF	8			2 -
J Monteiro MID	8			1 -
B Linssen FWD	8	1		1 -
G Crettaz GLK	7			-
D Tadić MID	7		1	1 -
D Nejasmic MID	7	1		-
T Chery MID	7	4	2	-
C. Bischoff FWD	7		1	-
A. Tahaui FWD	7	2		-
P Schuurs DEF	6	2	2	-
B Nuytinck DEF	5			-
D. Fonville DEF	5			-
D Geiger MID	5		1	-
K. Kers FWD	5	1		-
K Sierhuis FWD	5	2		-
A. Raouf Mohammed Kabar DEF	4			2 -
Gabriel Brás DEF	4			1 -
E Mor FWD	4		1	-
N Polster GLK	3			-
P Sandler DEF	3			1 -
W Willumsson MID	3	1	1	-
A. Thomas FWD	3			-
A Kaplan DEF	2			-
I Hansen-Aaroen MID	2			1 -
M Bakker MID	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	10	2	3
T Chery	T Chery	T Chery	D Tadić

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Chery MID	4	10	2	2
A. Tahaui FWD	2	3
P Schuurs DEF	2	3	2
K Sierhuis FWD	2	4
N Lebreton MID	1	2		1
B Linssen FWD	1	3		1
D Nejasmic MID	1	3
K. Kers FWD	1	1
W Willumsson MID	1	1	1
J Monteiro MID		3		1
D Tadić MID		2	1	3
C. Bischoff FWD		1	1	3
D Geiger MID			1	1
E Mor FWD			1	1
A. Thomas FWD		1		1
M Bakker MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
457	19	46
T Storm	T Storm	N Lebreton

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Storm DEF	457	19	43
D Nejasmic MID	341	13	34
D. Fonville DEF	279	6	18
G Crettaz GLK	266	2	2
T Chery MID	258	2	14
J Monteiro MID	248	14	24
N Lebreton MID	245	17	46
D Tadić MID	222	2	16
Gabriel Brás DEF	217	7	13
D Geiger MID	188	8	14
C. Bischoff FWD	186	3	25
A. Tahaui FWD	143	8	22
N Polster GLK	132		1
B Nuytinck DEF	131	3	18
P Sandler DEF	120	4	16
P Schuurs DEF	118	4	9
A. Raouf Mohammed Kabar DEF	109	8	19
A Kaplan DEF	93	6	13
K. Kers FWD	92	3	20
I Hansen-Aaroen MID	84	2	7
A. Thomas FWD	74	6	13
B Linssen FWD	68	4	20
W Willumsson MID	54	1	8
K Sierhuis FWD	44	2	12
E Mor FWD	37	2	8
M Bakker MID	34	1	1