GolVolt — SC Heerenveen vs NEC Nijmegen: preview, line-ups, chances

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Eredivisie Matchday 11

SC Heerenveen

18:45 Sat 31 Oct · your time in 4 days 11 h

NEC Nijmegen

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Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen Referee: Sander van der Eijk

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 22 March: NEC Nijmegen – SC Heerenveen 2:2

LWWD

Tjaronn Chery: 2 goals. SC Heerenveen are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Streak

NEC Nijmegen unbeaten in 6 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 win and 5 draws. Last defeat: 17 September, 0:5 against Juventus.

Player in form

Jacob Trenskow: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Streak

NEC Nijmegen have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 11 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Jacob Trenskow

SC Heerenveen · midfielder

6goals 2assists 7.48avg rating

Last match, ADO Den Haag: 2 goals, rating 8.8.

Tjaronn Chery

NEC Nijmegen · forward

4goals 3assists 7.48avg rating

Last match, FC Groningen: rating 7.1.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is SC Heerenveen at home and NEC Nijmegen away, as in this match.

SC Heerenveen

at home · 10

6W2D2L1.8scored per match0.8conceded per match

NEC Nijmegen

away · 10

3W3D4L1.4scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 22 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 2:2 SC Heerenveen Chery 19', 57' · Trenskow 37' · Meerveld 45'

2wins

1 draw3.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: SC Heerenveen (4-2-3-1, last: ADO Den Haag) · NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1, last: FC Groningen).

Official around 17:45, Sat 31 Oct

BKKlaverboer VZZagaritis MWWillemsen SKKersten OBBraude NCCourtens MLLinday MRRivera RMMeerveld JTTrenskow DVVente GCCrettaz PSSchuurs AKKaplan DFFonville KKKers DNNejasmic JMMonteiro CBBischoff TCChery NLLebreton BLLinssen

SC HeerenveenNEC Nijmegen

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Robin VeldmanSC Heerenveen Dick SchreuderNEC Nijmegen

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

SC Heerenveen today 3%

after a defeat: 1%
after a draw: 2%
after a win: 5%

SC Heerenveen: 3 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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