Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen

27 April 2025 · Eredivisie · 2024/25

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ion Nicolaescu 53’ (pen)

Match summary

Heerenveen saw off NEC Nijmegen 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ion Nicolaescu put Heerenveen ahead from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Heerenveen created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to NEC Nijmegen's 0.62 from 6.

Match stats

Heerenveen NEC Nijmegen
14 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.58 xG 0.62
0.79 Non-penalty xG 0.62

Key events

Heerenveen NEC Nijmegen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ion Nicolaescu
Penalty
1-0 (Heerenveen)
53’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Heerenveen
  • Luuk Brouwers
NEC Nijmegen
  • Calvin Verdonk
  • Dirk Wanner Proper
  • Vito van Crooij
  • Başar Önal

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 0.62 53’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), 1-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.58 0.62 53’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), 1-0 Nicolaescu 53’
Heerenveen 1.58 xGNEC Nijmegen 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 NEC Nijmegen attacking Heerenveen attacking 
53’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 73’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Iván Márquez (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 12’ Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Sam Kersten (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Levi Smans (Heerenveen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Hristiyan Petrov (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Marcus Linday (Heerenveen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 35’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 73’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+5’ Iván Márquez (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 12’ Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 1’ Kento Shiogai (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Sam Kersten (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Levi Smans (Heerenveen), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 8’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Ion Nicolaescu (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Hristiyan Petrov (Heerenveen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Marcus Linday (Heerenveen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Vito van Crooij (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Ilias Sebaoui (Heerenveen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Sam Kersten Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Hristiyan Petrov Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – –
Jacob Trenskow Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Levi Smans Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.29 – – –
Ion Nicolaescu Taken off
80′ 1 – 3 0.90 – – –
Hussein Ali Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Denzel Hall Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Espen Van Ee Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Miloš Luković Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Heerenveen win 44% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
NEC Nijmegen win 30% Avg odds 3.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.