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

At home, the team coached by D. Schreuder will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Eredivisie 22nd round, where  NEC Nijmegen will face Heracles Almelo at Goffertstadion stadium on 7 February at 10:30, and will be refereed by J. Kooij.

The home team, NEC Nijmegen is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 38 points, while Heracles Almelo is currently in 16º position with 17.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles Almelo.

NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen comes from playing against FC Volendam and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with win for NEC Nijmegen. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Heraclieden coached by Ernest Faber. In that last match between NEC Nijmegen and FC Volendam, NEC team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Sami Ouaissa.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by D. Schreuder has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw , and is on a streak of 5 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 12 matches. NEC Nijmegen average number of goals per game is 2.3 goals, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 14 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in NEC Nijmegen matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 5/6
• First to score: 5/6
• Winning streak: 5

Heracles Almelo

The team coached by Ernest Faber heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-1 win over Fortuna Sittard. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Heraclieden team will be looking for another good result in their visit to NEC Nijmegen.

In that match between Heracles Almelo and Fortuna Sittard, the Heraclieden team achieved 46% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by A. Van Hoorenbeeck and A. Hrustic.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Ernest Faber's team has won 1, and lost 5. Heracles Almelo average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 17 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 14 goals.

Latest statistics in Heracles Almelo matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• Matches conceding goals: 17
• First to concede goals: 4/6

NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles Almelo: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this NEC Nijmegen vs Heracles Almelo prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Eredivisie competition, in an event that took place at the Erve Asito stadium on 16-08-2025 with the result of 1-4, with NEC Nijmegen winning.

The last 5 meetings between NEC Nijmegen and Heracles Almelo have resulted in 3 wins for NEC Nijmegen, 2 wins for Heracles Almelo. In those matches, NEC Nijmegen managed to score 10 goals, while Heracles Almelo scored 6 goals against NEC Nijmegen.

• In 4/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals