Heerenveen vs NAC Breda
Ref: Martin Van den Kerkhof, NetherlandsAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen and NAC Breda drew 3–3 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kongolo, Willemsen, and Sejk scored for Heerenveen; Greiml, van Hooijdonk, and Nassoh replied for NAC Breda. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.30 for Heerenveen versus 1.44 for NAC Breda. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
34'
⇄
Hillen
⚽
Kongolo (OG)
Second Half
46'
⇄
Reulen
55'
⚽
Greiml
Assist: Holtby
58'
⚽
van Hooijdonk
Assist: Sowah
⇄
Rivera
⇄
Linday
⚽
Willemsen
Assist: Braude
76'
⇄
Lucassen
76'
⇄
Holtby
⇄
Meerveld
Gürbüz
Yellow Card
⚽
Sejk
Assist: Braude
82'
⇄
Balard
⇄
Trenskow
⇄
Zagaritis
90'
⚽
Nassoh
Assist: Brym
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 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
HeerenveenNAC Breda
5Won
Statistical edge
5–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.30VS1.44
Attack1 · 4 won
10
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
6
0
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
441
Total passes
366
361
Accurate passes
272
82%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline0 · 1 won
10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.95
Goals prevented
-0.95
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
4-4-2
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 6Joris van OvereemD
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 27Václav SejkF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 33Jermaine RijsselF
- 34Robin BouwD
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
NAC Breda
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2Boyd LucassenM
- 4Boy KemperD
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 22Rio HillenD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 5Terence KongoloD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 20Fredrik Oldrup JensenM
- 21Jayden CandelariaD
- 23Dion VersluisF
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieF
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Joris van Overeem | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dylan Vente | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Marcus Linday | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Bouw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Rijssel | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Václav Sejk | F | 14 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Greiml | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 76 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 34 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Boyd Lucassen | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bielica | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Juho Talvitie | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Clint Leemans | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | 56 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |