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

Sun 22nd Mar, 11:15 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

Home advantage can be vital in the Eredivisie, and Dick Schreuder’s NEC Nijmegen will have the joy of it on Sunday morning. Robin Veldeman’s SC Heerenveen are their opponents at the McDos Goffertstadion. Statistics for our tip of over 2.5 goals are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Switching the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Our prediction for Sunday's fixture is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect NEC and Heerenveen to score 3 goals or more between them during the regulation 90 mins. 2 goals or fewer would mean the time doesn't win but, with stats below suggesting there are goals in both sides, we think it looks like a great bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There’s absolutely nothing to pick between these sides, and our predictive algorithm gives NEC and Heerenveen an equal chance of claiming victory. The home win and the away win are both at 50% probability.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
50%
1.83-
Draw
21%
4.00-
Heerenveen
29%
3.50-
NEC 2-1
9%
9.00-
Draw 1-1
9%
8.50-
Draw 2-2
7%
12.00-
Heerenveen 2-1
7%
13.00-
NEC 3-1
6%
13.00-
NEC 2-0
6%
12.00-
NEC 1-0
6%
12.00-
NEC 3-2
5%
19.00-
Heerenveen 1-0
4%
17.00-
NEC 3-0
4%
17.00-
Heerenveen 3-2
3%
26.00-
Heerenveen 3-1
3%
26.00-
Heerenveen 2-0
3%
23.00-
NEC 4-1
3%
23.00-
Draw 0-0
3%
21.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
69%
1.48-
Under 2.5 Goals
31%
2.60-
Home 1st Goal
52%
1.62-
Away 1st Goal
47%
2.20-
No 1st Goal
1%
21.00-
BTTS - Yes
68%
1.44-
BTTS - No
32%
2.63-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
3.00-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.50-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
5.50-
Home/draw
71%
1.29-
Away/draw
50%
1.91-
Home/away
79%
1.22-
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1.13-
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
6.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
48%
2.10-
Under 3.5 Goals
52%
1.67-
Over 4.5 Goals
29%
3.50-
Under 4.5 Goals
71%
1.29-
Over 5.5 Goals
15%
7.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
85%
1.10-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.02-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
21.00-
Home DNB
65%
1.40-
Away DNB
44%
2.75-
NEC win to nil
19%
4.00-
Heerenveen win to nil
10%
9.00-
NEC / NEC
29%
2.88-
NEC / Heerenveen
3%
26.00-
NEC / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / NEC
15%
5.50-
Draw / Heerenveen
9%
9.00-
Draw / Draw
12%
7.00-
Heerenveen / NEC
4%
19.00-
Heerenveen / Heerenveen
14%
6.00-
Heerenveen / Draw
6%
15.00-
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

NEC have played 27 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 7 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. NEC have outscored their opponents by 67 goals to 47 goals.

Home League Performance

NEC have played 13 games at home winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 35 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

Heerenveen are in 6th position in the Eredivisie on 40 points having played 27 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 22 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 20 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Heerenveen have conceded 18 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
Heerenveen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV2722234368 
l
 
3-5A
w
 
2-3F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1F
2
NEC2714762249 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Mar 22
3
Feyenoord2615472049 
Apr 12
w
 
2-4F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
Ajax27121141847 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
May 17
d
 
1-1A
5
Twente26111141844 
d
 
3-3A
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
6
Heerenveen271179340 
Mar 22
l
 
3-2A
-
-
7
AZ Alkmaar261169139 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
8
S.Rotterdam2711511-1438 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
9
Utrecht26989735 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
10
Groningen2710512035 
w
 
2-0F
May 10
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
11
Fortuna2710512-835 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2A
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
12
PEC Zwolle277911-1630 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
4-2A
l
 
2-1A
13
GA Eagles266119-429 
May 17
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-3A
14
FC Volendam277614-1627 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1F
May 3
15
Excelsior267514-1726 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 4
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
16
Telstar275913-1024 
May 2
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3F
17
NAC265813-1423 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
3-4F
d
 
3-3F
May 10
18
Heracles265318-3318 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-4A
Apr 5
w
 
0-3F
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
NEC 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC3 - 0FC Volendam
NEC2 - 3Fortuna
NEC1 - 3Utrecht
NEC4 - 1Heracles
NEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
NEC2 - 2Ajax
NEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC2 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 3Twente
NEC2 - 1AZ Alkmaar
NEC3 - 5PSV
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
NEC3 - 0NAC
NEC1 - 1Willem II
NEC2 - 1Waalwijk
NEC3 - 3AZ Alkmaar
NEC2 - 3GA Eagles
NEC2 - 2Almere City
NEC3 - 3PSV
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANEC3 - 2PSV
HNEC3 - 0FC Volendam
HNEC2 - 3Fortuna
ANEC1 - 1Ajax
ANEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
HNEC1 - 3Utrecht
HNEC4 - 1Heracles
ANEC3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HNEC2 - 1PEC Zwolle
ANEC4 - 3NAC
HNEC2 - 2Ajax
ANEC2 - 2Telstar
ANEC3 - 2FC Volendam
HNEC3 - 1S.Rotterdam
ANEC4 - 2Feyenoord
HNEC2 - 0Groningen
ANEC0 - 1Utrecht
ANEC2 - 2PEC Zwolle
HNEC3 - 3Twente
ANEC1 - 1GA Eagles
Heerenveen 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Excelsior1 - 2Heerenveen
PSV3 - 1Heerenveen
GA Eagles1 - 3Heerenveen
Twente5 - 0Heerenveen
Heracles0 - 3Heerenveen
S.Rotterdam0 - 3Heerenveen
PEC Zwolle2 - 1Heerenveen
Fortuna2 - 0Heerenveen
Ajax1 - 1Heerenveen
Telstar2 - 3Heerenveen
Utrecht2 - 2Heerenveen
Feyenoord1 - 0Heerenveen
Groningen2 - 1Heerenveen
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1Heerenveen
GA Eagles1 - 0Heerenveen
Waalwijk3 - 1Heerenveen
S.Rotterdam3 - 1Heerenveen
Utrecht2 - 0Heerenveen
PSV2 - 1Heerenveen
PEC Zwolle1 - 1Heerenveen
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHeerenveen3 - 0Telstar
AHeerenveen2 - 1Excelsior
HHeerenveen2 - 1S.Rotterdam
AHeerenveen1 - 3PSV
HHeerenveen4 - 2PEC Zwolle
AHeerenveen3 - 1GA Eagles
AHeerenveen0 - 5Twente
HHeerenveen1 - 1Utrecht
HHeerenveen0 - 2Groningen
HHeerenveen2 - 2Feyenoord
AHeerenveen3 - 0Heracles
AHeerenveen3 - 0S.Rotterdam
HHeerenveen0 - 2PSV
AHeerenveen1 - 2PEC Zwolle
HHeerenveen3 - 1AZ Alkmaar
AHeerenveen0 - 2Fortuna
AHeerenveen1 - 1Ajax
HHeerenveen3 - 3NAC
AHeerenveen3 - 2Telstar
HHeerenveen2 - 1Excelsior
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at NEC since 2015
NEC
Heerenveen
Goals: Scored
12
5
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
NEC
4
D
1
HEE
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
NEC3 - 0
NEC2 - 0
2 - 3Heerenveen
Draw1 - 1Draw
NEC2 - 1
NEC2 - 0
League games at Heerenveen since 2016
Heerenveen
NEC
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
NEC
2
D
3
HEE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heerenveen
Heerenveen3 - 2
Heerenveen1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1NEC
0 - 2NEC
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for NEC Nijmegen in their meeting with SC Heerenveen, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 37 consecutive Eredivisie matches.

SC Heerenveen have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Eredivisie matches. Their PG of 1.5 against NEC Nijmegen on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

NEC 2nd Heerenveen 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that NEC will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Heerenveen will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
NEC have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
-6
Heerenveen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Heerenveen
2
1.5
Attack rating
27%
better
NEC
HEE
view stats
Games scored25
21
Failed to score1
5
Scored first14
12
Goals scored64
44
Avg. goals scored2.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
16
Avg. XG for1.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
10%
better
NEC
HEE
view stats
Games conceded22
24
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first12
14
Goals conceded43
44
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against18%
17%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%

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

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27979
K SanoB LinssenK SanoA Kaplan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Sano MID2737
3
-
T Chery MID2676
2
1
G Crettaz GLK25
3
-
S. Ouaissa MID2563
5
1
B Linssen FWD2597
5
-
B. Onal FWD2466
4
-
D. Fonville DEF222
1
-
A Kaplan DEF221
9
-
D Nejasmic MID223
2
-
K Ogawa FWD2183
1
-
B Pereira DEF191
1
-
D Proper MID193
2
-
P Sandler DEF1812
6
1
E Dasa DEF1711
-
V Misidjan FWD1712
1
-
Y Kachati FWD1532
-
K. Shiogai FWD127
1
-
V Crooij MID81
-
T Ouwejan DEF612
-
J Willems DEF5
-
R González FWD3
-
J Cillessen GLK2
-
B Nuytinck DEF2
1
-
Y. Sbai DEF2
-
Heerenveen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
271066
J OvereemJ TrenskowJ OvereemM. Linday
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Zagaritis DEF2721
4
-
J Overeem MID2726
4
-
M Rivera FWD2734
5
-
O. Johansen Braude DEF264
5
-
J Trenskow FWD26103
-
M. Linday MID252
6
-
S Kersten DEF241
5
-
D Vente FWD2462
1
-
M. Willemsen DEF231
4
-
R Meerveld MID2343
1
-
L Brouwers MID2354
1
1
B Klaverboer GLK22
1
-
N Hopland DEF171
1
-
V Sejk FWD1731
-
H Petrov DEF15
2
1
E. Gürbüz FWD131
1
-
A Dongen FWD71
-
M. Egbring DEF51
1
-
A Noppert GLK4
-
N Bakker GLK1
-
P Bochniewicz DEF1
-
L. Smans MID11
-