Highlights

90'

D. Proper (Foul)

87'

K. Shiogai (assist Y. El Kachati)

83'

K. Shiogai

68'

P. Sandler (assist T. Chery)

68'

S. Scheperman (Dissent)

HT 1 - 1

39'

B. Linssen (assist P. Sandler)

32'

J. Žambůrek (Foul)

31'

B. Linssen (VAR - decision : No goal)

28'

B. Linssen (Foul)

13'

J. Hornkamp (Serious Foul)

12'

J. Hornkamp (VAR - decision : Card upgraded)

J. Hornkamp (assist S. Scheperman)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90'

Y. Sbai (P. Sandler - tactical)

81'

A. Hrustić (D. Mirani - tactical)

69'

V. Misidjan (B. Önal - tactical)

69'

V. van Crooij (B. Linssen - tactical)

69'

K. Shiogai (K. Ogawa - tactical)

62'

M. te Wierik (J. Žambůrek - tactical)

62'

Y. Borges Sanches (T. van Gilst - tactical)

46'

M. Benita (J. Wieckhoff - tactical)

46'

L. Kulenović (T. Bruns - tactical)

29'

Y. El Kachati (B. Pereira - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Philippe Sandler # 3 - Defender

Duel won 8/13 (61.54%)
Accurate passes 96/102 (94.12%)
Goal ! 1
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	NEC	54	30	15	9	6
	18	Heracles	19	30	5	4	21

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
11	B. Linssen	10
15	T. Chery	9
17	K. Ogawa	8
25	B. Önal	7
-	K. Shiogai	7
31	S. Ouaissa	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

19%

81%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

B. Linssen

B. Limbombe 2
K. Shiogai 2

Big chance created

S. Ouaissa

K. Sano 2
T. Chery 1

Shots off target

B. Linssen

L. Kulenović 2
T. van Gilst 1

Successful contests

B. Limbombe

B. Önal 4
P. Sandler 2

Fouls suffered

B. Önal

B. Limbombe 3
M. Benita 2

Dispossessed

L. Kulenović

B. Limbombe 3
D. van der Kust 2

Touches

C. Verdonk

152

K. Sano 134
P. Sandler 120

Duel won

B. Önal

B. Limbombe 9
P. Sandler 8

Duel lost

T. Bruns

B. Limbombe 7
K. Sano 6

Interceptions

J. Žambůrek

D. van der Kust 1
M. Benita 1

Challenge lost

C. Verdonk

D. van der Kust 3
J. Wieckhoff 3

Tackles

J. Žambůrek

C. Verdonk 4
D. van der Kust 3

Aerial duels won

P. Sandler

L. Kulenović 4
S. Scheperman 3

Aerial duels lost

K. Ogawa

T. Bruns 4
K. Sano 3

Fouls

J. Žambůrek

T. Bruns 2
D. Proper 2

Saves

F. de Keijzer

G. Crettaz 5

Passes

C. Verdonk

130

K. Sano 112
P. Sandler 102

Accurate passes

C. Verdonk

119

K. Sano 104
P. Sandler 96

Accurate crosses

B. Limbombe

T. Chery 3
J. Žambůrek 2

Current form

Stats

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W W L W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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21/09/24

03/02/24

18/08/23

29/07/22

Referees

Alex Bos main referee

3.2

0.2

Average card count per match for 16 matches arbitrated
Laurens Gerrets fourth referee
Richard Brondijk VAR referee
Joris Westhof assistant referee
Jochem Kamphuis VAR assistant referee
Sjoerd Nanninga assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Heracles

Mario Engels Hamstring

Sava-Arangel Čestić Broken Ankle

Jeff Reine-Adélaïde Knee injury

Jeff Reine-Adélaïde Concussion

NEC

Philippe Sandler Hamstring

Bram Johannes André Nuytinck Knee injury

Dirk Wanner Proper Concussion

Bryan Catharina Anna Petronella Linssen Unknown

Match venue

Asito Stadion - Almelo

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 13500
Average attendance: 9660
Maximum attendance: 12274
% sold: 71

Match result Heracles NEC

Date 16 August 2025 19:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 11905
Code HER-NEC
Area Netherlands
Home team Heracles
Away team NEC

FAQ

What is the result between Heracles NEC?

NEC won the match with a 1-4 score

What are the official lineups for Heracles NEC?

Heracles : Coached by B. Sibum, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: F. de Keijzer, D. van der Kust, I. Mesík, D. Mirani (C), J. Wieckhoff, S. Scheperman, J. Žambůrek, T. van Gilst, T. Bruns, B. Limbombe, J. Hornkamp

NEC : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Schreuder, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : G. Crettaz, C. Verdonk, P. Sandler, B. Pereira, B. Önal, D. Proper, K. Sano, S. Ouaissa, B. Linssen, K. Ogawa, T. Chery (C)

Who is the referee of the match Heracles NEC ?

Alex Bos is the referee for this match

Where is the match Heracles NEC?

The venue Asito Stadion in Almelo is hosting the match

At what time is Heracles NEC?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 16 August 2025. Kick-off at 19:00

Who is the man of the match Heracles - NEC ?

Philippe Sandler is the outstanding player of the match Heracles - NEC. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

8/13 Duel won (61.54%)
96/102 Accurate passes (94.12%)
1 Goal !
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Heracles 4-2-3-1

- 7.7 1 F. de Keijzer
- 4.9 15 D. van der Kust
- 5.2 24 I. Mesík
- 5.9 4 (C) D. Mirani
- 4.9 3 J. Wieckhoff
- 6.2 32 S. Scheperman
- 5.2 13 J. Žambůrek
- 5.1 17 T. van Gilst
- 5.3 10 T. Bruns
- 5.8 7 B. Limbombe
- 4.2 9 J. Hornkamp
- 7.1 1 G. Crettaz
- 7.7 24 C. Verdonk
- 9.0 3 P. Sandler
- 5.7 2 B. Pereira
- 7.2 11 B. Önal
- 7.1 71 D. Proper
- 8.2 23 K. Sano
- 7.0 25 S. Ouaissa
- 7.4 30 B. Linssen
- 6.7 18 K. Ogawa
- 6.0 10 (C) T. Chery

NEC 3-4-3

- B. Sibum Coach
Substitutes
- 46'
  
  M. Benita #2 - Defender
- T. Jansink #16 - Goalkeeper
- 81'
  
  A. Hrustić #70 - Midfielder
- D. van Kaam #26 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  L. Kulenović #19 - Striker
- L. Milani #22 - Defender
- J. Tijink #27 - Defender
- 62'
  
  M. te Wierik #23 - Defender
- 62'
  
  Y. Borges Sanches #21 - Striker
- D. van Oorschot #20 - Striker
- R. Mantel #30 - Goalkeeper
- D. Schreuder Coach
Substitutes
- 69'
  
  V. Misidjan #7 - Striker
- J. Cillessen #22 - Goalkeeper
- L. Olden Larsen #14 - Striker
- 2
  
  69'
  
  K. Shiogai #9 - Striker
- Róber González #21 - Midfielder
- T. Ouwejan #5 - Defender
- 29'
  
  Y. El Kachati #34 - Striker
- 69'
  
  V. van Crooij #32 - Striker
- S. de Laat #35 - Midfielder
- 90'
  
  Y. Sbai #33 - Defender
- J. Willems #15 - Defender
- A. Darelas #8 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

19%

81%

Duel won

49%

51%

Accurate passes

59%

90%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

140

Passes

649

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

S. Ouaissa

K. Sano 2
T. Chery 1
P. Sandler 1
B. Önal 1

Shots (%)

B. Limbombe

100% 2/2

K. Shiogai 100% (2/2)
P. Sandler 100% (2/2)
J. Hornkamp 100% (2/2)
K. Ogawa 67% (2/3)

Successful contests

B. Limbombe

B. Önal 4
P. Sandler 2
S. Ouaissa 2

Fouls suffered

B. Önal

B. Limbombe 3
M. Benita 2

Touches

C. Verdonk

152

K. Sano 134
P. Sandler 120

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

D. Proper

0% 0/3

Y. El Kachati 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

L. Kulenović

B. Limbombe 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

S. Scheperman

83% 5/6

J. Žambůrek 70% (7/10)
B. Önal 67% (10/15)
P. Sandler 62% (8/13)
S. Ouaissa 57% (4/7)

Aerial duels won (%)

L. Kulenović

100% 4/4

S. Scheperman 75% (3/4)
P. Sandler 71% (5/7)
T. van Gilst 50% (2/4)
D. Mirani 50% (2/4)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

T. Bruns

0% 0/7

J. Wieckhoff 0% (0/5)
K. Ogawa 40% (4/10)
K. Sano 40% (4/10)

Challenge lost

C. Verdonk

D. van der Kust 3
J. Wieckhoff 3

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Bruns

0% 0/4

D. Proper 0% (0/3)
K. Sano 0% (0/3)
Y. Borges Sanches 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

P. Sandler

94% 96/102

T. Chery 94% (47/50)
D. Proper 94% (46/49)
K. Sano 93% (104/112)
C. Verdonk 92% (119/130)

Accurate crosses

B. Limbombe

T. Chery 3

Successful final third passes

K. Sano

P. Sandler 45
C. Verdonk 42
S. Ouaissa 31
T. Chery 29

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

F. de Keijzer

41% 15/37

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	74	30	24	2	4	84	40	44
2	Feyenoord	55	30	16	7	7	62	41	21
3	NEC	54	30	15	9	6	72	48	24
4	Twente	53	30	14	11	5	51	32	19
5	Ajax	51	30	13	12	5	57	37	20
6	AZ	48	30	14	6	10	52	45	7
7	Utrecht	44	30	12	8	10	49	36	13
8	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	53	50	3
9	Groningen	42	30	12	6	12	42	37	5
10	Sparta	42	30	12	6	12	35	49	-14
11	Go Ahead	36	30	8	12	10	50	45	5
12	Fortuna	36	30	10	6	14	44	55	-11
13	Zwolle	34	30	8	10	12	40	60	-20
14	Volendam	28	30	7	7	16	31	50	-19
15	Excelsior	28	30	7	7	16	31	51	-20
16	Telstar	27	30	6	9	15	39	52	-13
17	NAC	25	30	5	10	15	30	51	-21
18	Heracles	19	30	5	4	21	34	77	-43

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	35	15	11	2	2	47	24	23
2	Feyenoord	32	15	10	2	3	35	21	14
3	Ajax	30	15	9	3	3	29	13	16
4	AZ	29	15	8	5	2	34	21	13
5	NEC	28	15	8	4	3	38	23	15
6	Twente	28	15	8	4	3	24	15	9
7	Utrecht	27	15	8	3	4	27	13	14
8	Heerenveen	26	15	7	5	3	31	23	8
9	Zwolle	25	15	7	4	4	20	19	1
10	Go Ahead	24	15	6	6	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	15	6	5	4	23	19	4
12	Groningen	22	15	6	4	5	23	14	9
13	Fortuna	22	15	6	4	5	24	25	-1
14	Sparta	22	15	6	4	5	17	22	-5
15	NAC	17	15	4	5	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	15	15	4	3	8	22	32	-10
17	Telstar	14	15	3	5	7	24	27	-3
18	Excelsior	14	15	4	2	9	14	21	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	39	15	13	0	2	37	16	21
2	NEC	26	15	7	5	3	34	25	9
3	Twente	25	15	6	7	2	27	17	10
4	Feyenoord	23	15	6	5	4	27	20	7
5	Ajax	21	15	4	9	2	28	24	4
6	Groningen	20	15	6	2	7	19	23	-4
7	Sparta	20	15	6	2	7	18	27	-9
8	AZ	19	15	6	1	8	18	24	-6
9	Heerenveen	18	15	5	3	7	22	27	-5
10	Utrecht	17	15	4	5	6	22	23	-1
11	Fortuna	14	15	4	2	9	20	30	-10
12	Excelsior	14	15	3	5	7	17	30	-13
13	Telstar	13	15	3	4	8	15	25	-10
14	Go Ahead	12	15	2	6	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	15	1	6	8	20	41	-21
16	NAC	8	15	1	5	9	12	30	-18
17	Volendam	5	15	1	2	12	8	31	-23
18	Heracles	4	15	1	1	13	12	45	-33

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	55	30	16	7	7	44	20	24
2	Ajax	55	30	15	10	5	33	16	17
3	Feyenoord	51	30	15	6	9	30	19	11
4	Utrecht	49	30	14	7	9	22	14	8
5	Twente	45	30	11	12	7	19	11	8
6	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	23	23	0
7	NEC	42	30	11	9	10	27	27	0
8	AZ	42	30	10	12	8	28	23	5
9	Groningen	41	30	8	17	5	18	14	4
10	Sparta	40	30	10	10	10	13	16	-3
11	Zwolle	38	30	9	11	10	22	31	-9
12	Excelsior	38	30	9	11	10	16	20	-4
13	Fortuna	36	30	9	9	12	23	29	-6
14	Go Ahead	36	30	8	12	10	22	22	0
15	Telstar	33	30	8	9	13	16	22	-6
16	NAC	28	30	6	10	14	13	25	-12
17	Volendam	25	30	5	10	15	11	29	-18
18	Heracles	24	30	6	6	18	17	36	-19