Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen: Eredivisie matchday 11 preview

Heerenveen host NEC Nijmegen on matchday 11 of the Eredivisie. Kick-off is on 31 October 2026 at 17:45.

League positions

Heerenveen sit 7th in the table with 15 points from 10 matches. They have won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3, scoring 18 goals and conceding 13.

NEC Nijmegen are 12th with 11 points from 10 matches. Their record shows 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats, with 17 goals scored and 18 conceded.

Recent form

Heerenveen have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Most recently they won 3-2 away to ADO Den Haag. Before that, they beat Excelsior 4-0 at home. Prior to that, they lost 2-0 away to PSV Eindhoven, and before that they won 4-0 away to Sparta Rotterdam. The earliest of the five was a 0-0 home draw with Telstar.

NEC Nijmegen are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, with 1 win and 4 draws. Their most recent outing was a 2-2 home draw with Groningen. Before that, they won 4-2 away to Dinamo Zagreb. Earlier still, they drew 2-2 at home to Fortuna Sittard, and before that 1-1 at home to Levski Sofia. The oldest of the five was a 1-1 draw away to Ajax.

Head-to-head

The clubs have met once before. On 22 March 2026, the match finished NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Heerenveen.

Players to watch

Trenskow Jacob is Heerenveen's top scorer in the Eredivisie this season with 6 goals. For NEC Nijmegen, Tjaronn Chery leads the way with 4 league goals.