Almere City vs NEC Nijmegen — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Almere City

19 MAY

1:4

NEC Nijmegen

Goals

GOAL

Goal19'

Rajiv van La Parra · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal32'

Kodai Sano (assist: Tjaronn Chery) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Dirk Proper (assist: Tjaronn Chery) · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

Goal63'

Koki Ogawa · Right foot shot 1-3

GOAL

AST

Goal80'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Sylla Sow) · Right foot shot 1-4

Man of the match

Tjaronn CheryNEC Nijmegen10.0

Expected goals (xG)

Almere CityxGNEC Nijmegen

1.002.59

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TV stations

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International

Bet365

Venue

Yanmar Stadion

Conditions

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RefereeEdwin van de Graaf
1st AssistantRob van de Ven
2nd AssistantFrans Ozinga
4th OfficialKevin Puts

Pressure index

Almere CityNEC Nijmegen

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Goal19'

Rajiv van La Parra · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card21'

Stije Resink · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal32'

Kodai Sano (assist: Tjaronn Chery) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Dirk Proper (assist: Tjaronn Chery) · Right foot shot 1-2

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Théo Barbet · Out: Álvaro Peña · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Sylla Sow · Out: Sontje Hansen · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Jason van Duiven · Out: Rajiv van La Parra · Tactical sub

GOAL

Goal63'

Koki Ogawa · Right foot shot 1-3

OUT

Substitution68'

In: F. Mattoir · Out: Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Lasse Schöne · Out: Dirk Proper · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal80'

Tjaronn Chery (assist: Sylla Sow) · Right foot shot 1-4

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Danny Post · Out: Sherel Floranus · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Loïc Mbe Soh · Out: Stije Resink · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Lars Olden Larsen · Out: Koki Ogawa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Nils Rossen · Out: Mees Hoedemakers · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

104

90+3′The second half has concluded - Almere City FC trails with 1 goal, while N.E.C. leads with 4 goals.
90+2′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., due to Kornelius Hansen's defensive action.
90+2′Attempt thwarted. Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. tries a left-footed shot from beyond the box but it's deflected. The assist was by Kodai Sano.
89′Mathias Ross from N.E.C. has committed a handball offense.
86′A new offensive move is underway. Kornelius Hansen of Almere City FC attempts a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper successfully saves it in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Hamdi Akujobi, who provided a cross.
85′Nils Rossen of N.E.C. has committed a foul.
85′Faïz Mattoir of Almere City FC has secured a free kick on the left flank.
83′Player change - N.E.C. has decided to swap Koki Ogawa with Lars Olden Larsen.
83′Player swap for N.E.C. - Nils Rossen is coming on to replace Mees Hoedemakers.
82′Player swap - Almere City FC. Danny Post is coming on for Stije Resink.
82′Player change - Almere City FC. Sherel Floranus is being replaced by Loïc Mbe Soh.
80′Score! Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 4. Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. fires a left-footed shot from beyond the box into the top right corner. The goal was set up by Sylla Sow after a swift counter-attack.
76′Théo Barbet of Almere City FC has secured a free kick on the right flank.
76′Koki Ogawa of N.E.C. has committed a foul.
75′Opportunity missed. Koki Ogawa from N.E.C. attempts a header from the middle of the box but it sails over the bar. The assist came from Lasse Schöne, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
75′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Thomas Robinet's defensive play.
74′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Hamdi Akujobi.
74′Attempt thwarted. Youri Baas from N.E.C. tries a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but it's stopped. The assist came from Lasse Schöne.Penalty
74′New attacking attempt. Youri Baas - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
74′A new offensive move is underway. Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's deflected into the left corner. The assist came from Lasse Schöne.Penalty
73′Sylla Sow of N.E.C. has earned a free kick on the right flank.
73′Sherel Floranus from Almere City FC commits a foul.
72′Missed chance. Thomas Robinet - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from outside the box missed.
71′Player swap for N.E.C. - Dirk Proper is being replaced by Lasse Schöne.
70′Stije Resink of Almere City FC has secured a free kick on the right flank.
70′Dirk Proper from N.E.C. has committed a foul.
69′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Mees Hoedemakers.
69′Attempt thwarted. Stije Resink of Almere City FC tries a left-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's stopped. The assist came from Hamdi Akujobi.
68′Player switch - Almere City FC. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp is replaced by Faïz Mattoir.
68′Opportunity squandered. Sylla Sow of N.E.C. takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it sails over the bar. The assist was provided by Kodai Sano.Penalty
67′Attempt thwarted. Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's stopped. Sylla Sow provided the assist.
66′Sylla Sow from N.E.C. has earned a free kick on the right flank.
66′Fouled by Théo Barbet - Almere City FC
65′New attacking attempt. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Kodai Sano.
63′Goal! Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 3. Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the right corner.
63′Shot blocked. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Kodai Sano with a cross.
60′Sherel Floranus - Almere City FC - won a free kick in defence.
60′Fouled by Sylla Sow - N.E.C.
59′Kornelius Hansen - Almere City FC - hits the bar with a shot with right foot from outside the box. Assist - Jason van Duiven with a head.
59′Substitution - Almere City FC. Jason van Duiven for Rajiv van La Parra.
56′Corner - N.E.C.. Conceded by Sherel Floranus.
54′Shot blocked. Thomas Robinet - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Rajiv van La Parra.
53′Missed chance. Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
53′New attacking attempt. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved in the right corner. Assist - Tjaronn Chery.
52′Corner - Almere City FC. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
52′New attacking attempt. Kornelius Hansen - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
49′Sylla Sow - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.
49′Fouled by Sherel Floranus - Almere City FC
48′Fouled by Kornelius Hansen - Almere City FC
48′Brayann Pereira - N.E.C. - won a free kick in defence.
48′New attacking attempt. Kodai Sano - N.E.C. - shot with the head from few metres is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Mathias Ross.
48′Missed chance. Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - shot with the head from few metres missed to the left after corner.
48′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Thomas Robinet's defense.
47′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., brought about by Sherel Floranus' defense.
45′Player change for N.E.C.: Sylla Sow comes in, replacing Sontje Hansen.
45′Player change - Almere City FC. Théo Barbet is coming on to replace Álvaro Peña.
45′The second half commences with Almere City FC trailing behind N.E.C. with a score of 1 to 2.
45+4′First Half ended - Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 2.
45+4′Almere City FC has been awarded a corner kick. This was due to Mees Hoedemakers' defensive action.
45+4′Attempt thwarted. Almere City FC's Hamdi Akujobi's left-footed strike from the middle of the box is obstructed.
45+2′Score! Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 2. Dirk Proper of N.E.C. delivers a header from the middle of the box into the left corner. The assist came from a cross by Tjaronn Chery.
45+1′Kodai Sano of N.E.C. has earned a free kick on the left flank.
45+1′Joey Jacobs of Almere City FC commits a foul.
45′Opportunity squandered. Kornelius Hansen of Almere City FC takes a shot with his right foot from outside the box following a free kick, but the ball sails high.
44′Kornelius Hansen of Almere City FC has earned an offensive free kick.
44′Dirk Proper from N.E.C. has committed a foul.
44′Opportunity squandered. Almere City FC's Thomas Robinet fires a right-footed shot from the left side of the box but fails to hit the mark. The assist was provided by Kornelius Hansen.
43′Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp of Almere City FC has committed a foul.
43′Brayann Pereira from N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
38′Opportunity lost. Kodai Sano of N.E.C. attempted a shot with his left foot from a challenging angle on the left, but it went wide to the left. The assist was by Tjaronn Chery.
37′Attempt thwarted. Tjaronn Chery from N.E.C. tries a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's stopped. Youri Baas provided the assist.
36′New attacking attempt. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Sontje Hansen.
32′Score! Almere City FC and N.E.C. are now tied at 1-1. Kodai Sano of N.E.C. has just executed a brilliant header from a short distance, sending the ball into the top left corner of the net. The assist was provided by Tjaronn Chery with a well-placed cross.
31′Opportunity squandered. Joey Jacobs of Almere City FC attempts a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it sails over the bar. The assist was provided by Kornelius Hansen.
31′Koki Ogawa of N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
31′Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC commits a foul.
30′Thomas Robinet of Almere City FC has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
30′Tjaronn Chery commits a foul - N.E.C.
29′Kornelius Hansen commits a foul - representing Almere City FC.
29′Brayann Pereira from N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
28′Sontje Hansen's attempt is thwarted. The N.E.C. player took a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it was deflected. The assist came from Tjaronn Chery.
27′Tjaronn Chery from N.E.C. has been penalized for a handball.
25′Opportunity squandered. Álvaro Peña from Almere City FC takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it veers off to the left. The assist came from Rajiv van La Parra with a cross.
22′Attempt thwarted. Almere City FC's Álvaro Peña's left-footed strike from the middle of the box is hindered. The assist was provided by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
21′Stije Resink of Almere City FC has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
21′Fouled by Stije Resink - Almere City FC
21′Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.
21′Koki Ogawa of N.E.C. has earned an offensive free kick.
21′Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC commits a foul.
19′Goal! Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 0. Rajiv van La Parra - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the right corner.
17′Corner kick awarded to N.E.C., forced by Joey Jacobs.
16′Sontje Hansen of N.E.C. has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
16′Sherel Floranus of Almere City FC has committed a foul.
16′Rajiv van La Parra of Almere City FC commits a foul.
16′Brayann Pereira of N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
8′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, forced by Brayann Pereira's defense.
8′Attempt thwarted. Damian van Bruggen of Almere City FC's right-footed shot from the right side of the box gets stopped. The assist came from Álvaro Peña with a cross.
8′Almere City FC has been awarded a corner kick, thanks to Calvin Verdonk's defensive play.
5′Corner - Almere City FC. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
Thats all. Game finished - Almere City FC 1, N.E.C. 4.
2′Brayann Pereira of N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
1′Corner kick awarded to Almere City FC, due to a deflection off Jasper Cillessen.
1′New attacking attempt. Kornelius Hansen - Almere City FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assist - Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

ALMNEC

Possession and passing

46%Possession54%

73%Pass accuracy78%

363Passes437

270Successful Passes343

79Ball Safe102

10Key Passes17

2 more

5Substitutions4

17Throw-ins20

Attack

1Goals4

15Shots Total20

4Shots On Target11

6Corners7

59Dangerous Attacks41

3Accurate Crosses5

10 more

116Attacks89

25Dribble Attempts23

10Goal Attempts14

6Shots Blocked5

10Shots inside the box16

11Shots Off Target9

5Shots outside the box4

56%Successful dribbles64%

14Successful Dribbles13

18Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

7Saves3

21Tackles15

9Interceptions10

13Fouls9

1Yellow cards0

8Goal Kicks10

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

20Successful Headers27

19Successful Interceptions15

51Headers43

8Challenges10

0Assists3

1 more

2Counter Attacks4

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

E. van de GraafPer-match averages this season · 14 matches · career: 129

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.43	2.00	1.43	2.95
Red cards	0.29	0.21	0.07	0.12
Second yellows	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.08
Penalties	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.27

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Almere CityxGNEC Nijmegen

1.002.59

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.605.01

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.002.59

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.912.04

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.090.54

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.040.43

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.050.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.542.30

Starting XI

NEC NijmegenFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €27M9/11

Rogier Meijer

Almere CityFormation: 4-4-2 · €8.1M5/11

Alex Pastoor

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Almere City€8.1Mstarting XI · 5/11€15Mwith bench · 9/23

NEC Nijmegen€27Mstarting XI · 9/11€40Mwith bench · 12/18

NEC Nijmegen's starting XI cost €19M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Almere City — bench

Loïc Mbe SohDefender · €3M (2026)6.3 7

Jason van DuivenAttacker · €3M (2024)6.0 8

Danny PostMidfielder6.1 11

Yann KitalaAttacker · €300K (2020)14

PascuMidfielder16

Adi NalicMidfielder18

Samuel Sahin-RadlingerGoalkeeper · €250K (2011)21

Milan CorrynMidfielder22

Théo BarbetDefender6.4 24

F. MattoirAttacker6.0 25

Christopher MamengiDefender52

Joël van der WiltGoalkeeper

NEC Nijmegen — bench

Lars Olden LarsenAttacker · €300K (2026)6.1 19

Sylla SowAttacker7.2 20

Lasse SchöneMidfielder · €1.5M (2019)6.6 21

D'Leanu ArtsDefender22

Robin RoefsGoalkeeper · €11M (2025)29

Kas de WitMidfielder32

Nils RossenMidfielder6.1

Player statistics

Almere City starters then subs, by rating

Rajiv van La Parra#27 · Midfielder · 59′7.9

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.04

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/18
Pass accuracy: 50%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 4/9
Aerials won: 2
Dribbles (won/attempted): 0/2
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Bas Dost🩹 injury · Heart Problems	injury · Heart Problems	26 Sept 2025
Yvandro Borges Sanches🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	6 Oct 2024
Bart van Rooij🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	1 Jul 2024
Philippe Sandler🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	30 Jun 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City	3.0033.33%	2.8834.72%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.6027.78%
NEC Nijmegen	2.3043.48%	2.2843.86%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City or Draw	1.5763.65%	1.6062.5%
Almere City or NEC Nijmegen	–	1.2977.52%
Draw or NEC Nijmegen	–	1.4170.92%
Draw or NEC	1.3673.37%	–
Almere City FC or NEC	1.2877.82%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1984.03%
0–1 goals	–	4.6021.74%
3+ goals	1.6161.92%	1.6660.24%
0–2 goals	2.2544.44%	2.2344.84%
4+ goals	–	2.6537.74%
0–3 goals	–	1.4867.57%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Almere City	3.2530.77%	3.2031.25%
Draw	2.3043.48%	2.4041.67%
NEC Nijmegen	2.8734.78%	2.7536.36%

Outcome	bet365
ALM → ALM	4.5022.22%
ALM → X	13.007.69%
X → ALM	7.0014.29%
X → X	6.0016.67%
Draw - NEC	6.0016.67%
Almere City FC - NEC	23.004.35%
NEC - Draw	13.007.69%
NEC - Almere City FC	26.003.85%
NEC - NEC	3.7526.67%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	Unibet
2+ cards	1.2182.64%
0–1 cards	3.6527.4%
3+ cards	1.6759.88%
0–2 cards	2.0449.02%
4+ cards	2.5040%
0–3 cards	1.4369.93%
5+ cards	4.1024.39%
0–4 cards	1.1785.47%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ Alkmaar	7	19
2	Feyenoord	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente	7	16
5	Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC Nijmegen	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar	7	5
14	SC Cambuur	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5365.23%	1.5863.29%
No	2.3742.11%	2.3043.48%