NAC Breda vs Excelsior
Ref: S. GozubuyukRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat NAC Breda 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hansson and Yegoian scored for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.08 for NAC Breda versus 0.86 for Excelsior. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
VAR
Card upgrade
Hillen
Red Card
14'
⇄
Naujoks
18'
⚽
Hansson
31'
⚽
Yegoian
Assist: de Regt
⇄
Candelaria
Second Half
46'
⇄
Hansson
52'
Zagré
Yellow Card
⇄
Talvitie
62'
⇄
Zagré
Nassoh
Yellow Card
68'
Jonathans
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Hartjes
70'
⇄
Schouten
⇄
Brym
⇄
Nassoh
⇄
Sowah
Leemans
Yellow Card
| # | 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
NAC BredaExcelsior
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.08VS0.86
Attack4 · 0 won
15
Shots
9
6
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
8
7
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
420
Total passes
441
292
Accurate passes
340
70%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
6
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
6
2
Blocked shots
0
1.60
Goals prevented
1.60
NAC Breda
3-4-1-2
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 3Denis Frimpong OdoiD
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 9Moussa SoumanoF
- 10Mohamed NassohF
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 21Jayden CandelariaM
- 22Rio HillenD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 19Amine SalamaF
- 24André Morgan Rami AyewF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 7Emil HanssonM
- 10Noah NaujoksF
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 14Lewis SchoutenM
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 18Chris Kevin NadjeM
- 25Gijs van den BergM
- 26Miliano JonathansF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Nassoh | F | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Leo Greiml | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Soumano | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Maximilien Balard(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jayden Candelaria | M | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Denis Odoi | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 12 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 17 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 58 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| André Ayew | F | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amine Salama | F | 35 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Clint Leemans | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Lewis Schouten | M | 70 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Emil Hansson | M | 45 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Noah Naujoks | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gijs van den Berg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 28 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |