Excelsior vs NAC Breda
Ref: Serdar Gozubuyuk, NetherlandsVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat NAC Breda 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Naujoks scored for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.94 for Excelsior versus 1.57 for NAC Breda. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
Widell
Yellow Card
⚽
Naujoks
Penalty
45'
Hillen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Hartjes
60'
⇄
Lucassen
60'
⇄
Brym
60'
⇄
van Hooijdonk
Yegoian
Yellow Card
⇄
Armantrading
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Martens
Zagré
Yellow Card
Meissen
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Sowah
90+2'
⇄
Odoi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 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
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1Won
Statistical edge
1–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.94VS1.57
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
22
2
Shots on target
3
3
Shots in the box
13
3
Shots outside box
9
4
Shots off goal
13
1
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
350
Total passes
452
264
Accurate passes
362
75%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
22
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
0
Blocked shots
6
-0.17
Goals prevented
-0.17
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
5-3-2
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
- 40Tijmen HollaG
NAC Breda
5-3-2Starting XI
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 3Denis Frimpong OdoiD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 22Rio HillenD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 5Terence KongoloD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 9Moussa SoumanoF
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 23Dion VersluisF
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 27J. EratD
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieF
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Odoi | D | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jemuel Erat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho Talvitie | F | 30 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Raul Paula | M | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Moussa Soumano | F | 30 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |