Ajax vs NAC Breda
Ref: Marc Nagtegaal, NetherlandsJohan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam · 55,885 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat NAC Breda 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Gloukh and Taylor scored for Ajax; van Hooijdonk replied for NAC Breda. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.87 for Ajax versus 1.56 for NAC Breda. Ajax sit 5th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Gloukh
Assist: Godts
14'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
16'
⚽
van Hooijdonk
Penalty
35'
VAR
Goal cancelled
39'
Hillen
Yellow Card
Itakura
Yellow Card
41'
Nassoh
Yellow Card
Edvardsen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Edvardsen
⚽
Taylor
⇄
Christoffel Annum-Assamoah Konadu
VAR
Goal confirmed
64'
Balard
Yellow Card
71'
Balard
Red Card
71'
Balard
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Talvitie
⇄
Godts
81'
⇄
Holtby
82'
⇄
Nassoh
82'
⇄
Lucassen
⇄
Klaassen
⇄
Gloukh
88'
⇄
Sowah
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AjaxNAC Breda
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.87VS1.56
Attack0 · 5 won
12
Shots
17
7
Shots on target
7
10
Shots in the box
14
2
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
5
2
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
452
Total passes
434
372
Accurate passes
345
82%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline4 · 0 won
11
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
5
0.83
Goals prevented
0.83
Ajax
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
Ajax
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JarošG
- 3A. GaaeiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5O. WijndalD
- 8K. TaylorM
- 10O. GloukhM
- 11M. GodtsM
- 17O. EdvardsenM
- 18D. KlaassenM
- 19Don-Angelo Christoffel Annum-Assamoah KonaduF
- 37J. ŠutaloD
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 6Y. RegeerM
- 7Raul MoroF
- 12J. HeerkensG
- 22R. PasveerG
- 23S. BerghuisF
- 24J. MokioD
- 25W. WeghorstF
- 28K. Fitz-JimM
- 30A. BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
- 48Sean SteurM
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2B. LucassenD
- 4B. KemperD
- 10M. NassohM
- 12L. GreimlD
- 14K. SowahM
- 16M. BalardM
- 17S. van HooijdonkF
- 22R. HillenD
- 32J. TalvitieM
- 90L. HoltbyM
- 99D. BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1R. KortsmitG
- 5T. KongoloD
- 6C. StaringM
- 7C. BrymF
- 8C. LeemansM
- 11R. PaulaM
- 15E. MahmutovićD
- 20F. Oldrup JensenM
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 23D. VersluisF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 31K. LamprouG
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 84 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5/7 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mika Godts | M | 76 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/6 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Don-Angelo Konadu | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rayane Bounida | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joeri Heerkens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Regeer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 45 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Steven Berghuis | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Leo Greiml | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 82 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 71 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | 10 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Raul Paula | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |