Heracles fell to a heavy 1–4 defeat against NEC Nijmegen on Saturday, 16 August 2025, at the AFAS Stadion in a Matchday 2 fixture of the Eredivisie season. The match kicked off at 18:00 UTC under the supervision of referee Alex Bos from the Netherlands, with the score level at 1–1 at the interval before NEC pulled decisively clear in the second half.

For Heracles, the result left them searching for their first win of the new campaign after a difficult opening weekend. A home defeat of this marg...