NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar
Ref: J. ManschotRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat NAC Breda 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Mijnans scored for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.96 for NAC Breda versus 2.82 for AZ Alkmaar. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while AZ Alkmaar are 7th.
First Half
35'
de Wit
Yellow Card
van Hooijdonk
Red Card
Second Half
⇄
Talvitie
⇄
Nassoh
VAR
Penalty confirmed
55'
Sadiq
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Sadiq
60'
⇄
de Wit
⇄
Greiml
69'
Alexandre Penetra
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Daal
81'
⇄
Kasius
83'
Smit
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Smit
89'
⚽
Mijnans
Assist: Šín
⇄
Lucassen
⇄
Holtby
90+4'
Mijnans
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 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
NAC BredaAZ Alkmaar
4Won
Statistical edge
4–12
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.96VS2.82
Attack0 · 6 won
11
Shots
25
6
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
15
2
Shots outside box
10
2
Shots off goal
10
1
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
282
Total passes
463
215
Accurate passes
405
76%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 1 won
8
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
5
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
6
3
Blocked shots
7
1.69
Goals prevented
1.69
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1
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
- 7C. BrymF
- 8C. LeemansM
- 11R. PaulaM
- 15E. MahmutovićD
- 20F. Oldrup JensenM
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 23D. VersluisF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 26P. ReulenF
- 31K. LamprouG
AZ Alkmaar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1R. Owusu-OduroG
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 6P. KoopmeinersM
- 8J. ClasieM
- 11I. SadiqM
- 26K. SmitM
- 27R. DaalM
- 30D. KasiusD
- 34M. de WitD
- 35M. MeerdinkF
Substitutes
- 4M. DekkerD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 10S. MijnansM
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 15M. ChávezD
- 17I. JensenF
- 21D. KwakmanM
- 22E. DijkstraD
- 25L. ZeefuikF
- 28Z. BuurmeesterM
- 33M. ŠínM
- 41J. ZoetG
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Greiml | D | 67 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 41 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fredrik Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordy Clasie(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1/3 |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Denso Kasius | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Kees Smit | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Peer Koopmeiners | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Mees de Wit | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dave Kwakman | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zico Buurmeester | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Chávez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Mijnans | M | 30 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matěj Šín | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Weslley Patati | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |