NAC Breda vs Groningen
Ref: Jannick van der Laan, NetherlandsRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat NAC Breda 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Nassoh scored for NAC Breda; de Jonge and van Bergen replied for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.72 for NAC Breda versus 1.46 for Groningen. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
Hillen
Yellow Card
34'
⚽
de Jonge
45+1'
Janse
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Lucassen
54'
⚽
van Bergen
Assist: Vaessen
⇄
Talvitie
⇄
Holtby
⇄
Oldrup Jensen
Greiml
Yellow Card
Sowah
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Tyrique Mercera
73'
⇄
van der Werff
⇄
van Hooijdonk
84'
⇄
van Bergen
90'
⇄
Taha
⚽
Nassoh
Assist: Brym
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 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 BredaGroningen
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72VS1.46
Attack3 · 3 won
11
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
9
8
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
9
3
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
523
Total passes
339
422
Accurate passes
265
81%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
3
0.11
Goals prevented
0.11
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 20Fredrik Oldrup JensenM
- 22Rio HillenD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieM
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 5Terence KongoloD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 21Jayden CandelariaD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17David van der WerffM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7Travis Enrique HernesM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 44Besnik MashukuM
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 58 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Leo Greiml | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Jensen | M | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 32 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Clint Leemans | M | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Raul Paula | M | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom van Bergen | F | 84 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Younes Taha | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 17 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |