Heracles Almelo vs NEC Nijmegen predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by E. van de Looi will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Eredivisie 34th round, where  Heracles Almelo will face NEC Nijmegen at Erve Asito stadium on 18 May at 08:30, and will be refereed by M. van den Kerkhof.

The home team, Heracles Almelo is currently in 14º position in the tournament with 38 points, while NEC Nijmegen is currently in 8º position with 40.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Heracles Almelo vs NEC Nijmegen.

Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo comes from playing against PSV Eindhoven and finished the match with a result of 4-1, with loss for Heracles Almelo. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against NEC Nijmegen. In that last match between Heracles Almelo and PSV Eindhoven, Heraclieden team achieved a 32% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Mario Engels.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by E. van de Looi has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw y 3 defeats. Heracles Almelo average number of goals per game is 1.1 goals, while they concede an average of 2.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 4 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in Heracles Almelo matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• Matches conceding goals:  4

NEC Nijmegen

The team coached by R. Meijer heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-0 win over NAC Breda. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the NEC team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Heracles Almelo.

In that match between NEC Nijmegen and NAC Breda, the NEC team achieved 45% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Bryan Linssen (x2) and Brayann Pereira.

Analysing the last 7 matches, R. Meijer's team has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. NEC Nijmegen average 1.7 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in NEC Nijmegen matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 3/7
• First to concede goals: 4/7

Heracles Almelo vs NEC Nijmegen: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Heracles Almelo vs NEC Nijmegen prediction. The last match between these teams was in the KNVB Beker competition, in an event that took place at the Erve Asito stadium on 18-12-2024 with the result of 1-0, with Heracles Almelo winning.

The last 5 meetings between Heracles Almelo and NEC Nijmegen have resulted in 3 wins for Heracles Almelo, 1 win for NEC Nijmegen, and 1 draw. In those matches, Heracles Almelo managed to score 6 goals, while NEC Nijmegen scored 5 goals against Heracles Almelo.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals