Heracles vs NEC

Eredivisie 16 Aug 2025, 18:00
Heracles
Heracles
1–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
NEC
NEC
🏟 Asito Stadion (Almelo) 👤 Alex Bos Round 2

Match report

NEC cruised past Heracles 4-1 in the Eredivisie on 16 August 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

NEC dominated possession with 82% of the ball and had 24 shots to Heracles' 13.

J. Hornkamp was sent off in the 13th minute.

The match was played at Asito Stadion (Almelo), with Alex Bos in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 18% - 82% Shots 13 - 24 On target 6 - 11 Corners 3 - 7 Fouls 9 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Philippe Sandler
NEC · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Kento Shiogai 2 goals
8 Sem Scheperman 1 assist
8 Bryan Limbombe captained the side
8 Luka Kulenović captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–13 6–11
Shots On Goal 4–5 2–6
Ball Possession 17–83 —
Corners 1–4 2–3
Attacks 28–73 36–60
Match statistics
3 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
64 Attacks 133
31 Dangerous Attacks 119
6 On Target 10
6 Off Target 13
13 Shots Total 24
6 Shots On Goal 11
6 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 8
7 Shots Inside Box 17
6 Shots Outside Box 7
9 Fouls 11
3 Corners 7
1 Offsides 4
18% Ball Possession 82%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 5
140 Passes Total 659
82 Passes Accurate 590
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Heracles · 4-2-3-1
1 F. Keijzer
3 J. Wieckhoff 4 D. Mirani 24 I. Mesík 15 D. Kust
32 S. Scheperman 13 J. Žambůrek
7 B. Limbombe 10 T. Bruns 17 T. Gilst
9 J. Hornkamp
NEC · 3-4-3
1 G. Crettaz
2 B. Pereira 3 P. Sandler 24 C. Verdonk
25 S. Ouaissa 23 K. Sano 71 D. Proper 11 B. Önal
10 T. Chery 18 K. Ogawa 30 B. Linssen
Heracles
Coach
Bas Sibum
Substitutes
  • 2 Mimeirhel Benita
  • 19 Luka Kulenović
  • 23 Mike te Wierik
  • 21 Yvandro Borges Sanches
  • 70 Ajdin Hrustić
  • 30 Robin Mantel
  • 16 Timo Jansink
  • 22 Lorenzo Milani
  • 27 Jop Tijink
  • 26 Daniel van Kaam
  • 20 Diego van Oorschot
NEC
Coach
Dick Schreuder
Substitutes
  • 34 Youssef El Kachati
  • 32 Vito van Crooij
  • 9 Kento Shiogai
  • 7 Virgil Misidjan
  • 33 Yousri Sbai
  • 22 Jasper Cillessen
  • 15 Jetro Willems
  • 5 Thomas Ouwejan
  • 21 Rober González
  • 14 Lars Olden Larsen
  • 8 Argyrios Darelas
  • 35 Sam de Laat
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ Y. El Kachati ↓ B. Pereira NEC
  • 46' ↑ M. Benita ↓ J. Wieckhoff Heracles
  • 46' ↑ L. Kulenović ↓ T. Bruns Heracles
  • 62' ↑ Y. Borges Sanches ↓ T. van Gilst Heracles
  • 62' ↑ M. te Wierik ↓ J. Žambůrek Heracles
  • 69' ↑ V. van Crooij ↓ B. Linssen NEC
  • 69' ↑ K. Shiogai ↓ K. Ogawa NEC
  • 69' ↑ V. Misidjan ↓ B. Önal NEC
  • 81' ↑ A. Hrustić ↓ D. Mirani Heracles
  • 90' ↑ Y. Sbai ↓ P. Sandler NEC
Cards
  • 13' J. Hornkamp Heracles
  • 28' B. Linssen NEC
  • 32' J. Zamburek Heracles
  • 68' S. Scheperman Heracles
  • 90' D. Proper NEC
Head-to-head
Heracles 3 1 draws 7 NEC
2026-02-07 Nijmegen vs Heracles 4 - 1
2025-08-16 Heracles vs NEC 1 - 4
2025-05-18 Heracles vs NEC 1 - 2
2024-12-18 Heracles vs Nijmegen 1 - 0
2024-09-21 NEC vs Heracles 1 - 2
2024-02-03 NEC vs Heracles 3 - 1
Recent form
Heracles D D D L D
NEC D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Heracles vs NEC?
Heracles lost 1-4 against NEC on 16 August 2025.
Who won Heracles vs NEC?
NEC won the match 4-1.
Where was Heracles vs NEC played?
The match was played at Asito Stadion (Almelo).
Who had more possession in Heracles vs NEC?
NEC had 82% of possession, compared to 18% for the other side.