Heracles vs NAC Breda
Ref: D. MakkelieErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
NAC Breda beat Heracles 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Leemans scored for NAC Breda. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.12 for Heracles versus 1.26 for NAC Breda. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
36'
⇄
Greiml
Second Half
56'
Holtby
Yellow Card
⇄
Benita
⇄
Ould-Chikh
75'
⇄
Soumano
80'
⚽
Leemans
Penalty
80'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
84'
⇄
Brym
85'
⇄
Leemans
⇄
van der Kust
⇄
Ünüvar
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 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
HeraclesNAC Breda
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.12VS1.26
Attack4 · 2 won
14
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
6
4
Shots outside box
7
6
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
53%
Possession
47%
373
Total passes
340
275
Accurate passes
259
74%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 0 won
12
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
4
1.37
Goals prevented
1.37
Heracles
3-4-2-1
NAC Breda
4-3-3
Heracles
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2M. BenitaM
- 4D. MiraniM
- 5D. van der KustM
- 6S. ČestićD
- 9N. ÜnüvarF
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 22R. PasveerG
- 23M. te WierikD
- 24I. MesíkD
- 70A. HrustićM
- 73W. Ould-ChikhF
Substitutes
- 10T. BrunsM
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 14E. AhlstrandM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 17T. van GilstF
- 18R. BozinovskiM
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 39S. BlokhuisM
NAC Breda
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4B. KemperD
- 7C. BrymF
- 8C. LeemansD
- 9M. SoumanoF
- 12L. GreimlD
- 14K. SowahM
- 16M. BalardM
- 24A. AyewF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 90L. HoltbyM
- 99D. BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1R. KortsmitG
- 2B. LucassenD
- 3D. OdoiD
- 10M. NassohM
- 11R. PaulaM
- 15E. MahmutovićD
- 19A. SalamaF
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 26P. ReulenF
- 31K. LamprouG
- 32J. TalvitieF
- 55B. GhalidiF
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naci Ünüvar | F | 89 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | M | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Bozinovski | M | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Greiml | D | 36 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Clint Leemans | D | 85 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Ayew | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Moussa Soumano | F | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho Talvitie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Odoi | D | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amine Salama | F | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |