Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen prediction

Heerenveen – NEC Nijmegen, Eredivisie, Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 05:45 PM (GMT). Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Heerenveen is #7 in the table (15 pts) and NEC Nijmegen #13 (10 pts). NEC Nijmegen is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Heerenveen has kept 4 clean sheets in 10 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Heerenveen 2, draws 2, NEC Nijmegen 2. Their last meeting, on March 22, 2026, ended NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Heerenveen.

Heerenveen

05:45 PM

NEC Nijmegen

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Heerenveen have the stronger home platform, but NEC’s attack has been active enough to make this far from routine. The visitors’ sequence of draws points to a side that stays in matches, even while their defensive record leaves openings. Wide duels are central: Heerenveen can press NEC’s wing-backs back, while NEC can punish any overcommitted home overlaps. Team news is the major late check because external availability listings do not fully match the supplied injury feed.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 4 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

This fixture has produced tight, changeable contests recently, with both sides recording wins and the latest meeting ending level. Heerenveen have also taken a narrow home victory in the recent Abe Lenstra Stadion sample.

Form (last 5)

HeerenveenLeague position #7 · 15 ptsL W W

NEC NijmegenLeague position #13 · 10 ptsD D D

Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen stats

	Heerenveen	NEC Nijmegen
Played	10	9
Goals scored	18	15
Goals conceded	13	16
Clean sheets	4	0

Last meetings

2026-03-22NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Heerenveen
2025-09-21Heerenveen 3-2 NEC Nijmegen
2025-04-27Heerenveen 1-0 NEC Nijmegen
2024-10-19NEC Nijmegen 3-0 Heerenveen
2024-03-10NEC Nijmegen 2-0 Heerenveen
2023-10-07Heerenveen 1-1 NEC Nijmegen