NAC Breda vs Heracles
Ref: D. HiglerRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
NAC Breda beat Heracles 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Kemper and van Hooijdonk scored for NAC Breda; Borges Sanches replied for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.50 for NAC Breda versus 1.09 for Heracles. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
11'
⚽
Borges Sanches
Hillen
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
Benita
Yellow Card
⚽
Kemper
62'
⇄
Bruns
62'
⇄
Limbombe
63'
Hrustić
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Hornkamp
⇄
Greiml
⇄
Talvitie
⇄
Lucassen
⚽
van Hooijdonk
Assist: Kemper
87'
⇄
Mirani
87'
⇄
Benita
⇄
Nassoh
| # | 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
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NAC BredaHeracles
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.50VS1.09
Attack3 · 2 won
17
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
5
15
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
7
10
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
505
Total passes
304
431
Accurate passes
232
85%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
2
0.13
Goals prevented
0.13
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-3-3
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 22Rio HillenD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieM
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 5Terence KongoloD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 20Fredrik Oldrup JensenM
- 21Jayden CandelariaD
- 23Dion VersluisF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
Heracles
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoF
- 9Jizz HornkampF
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 21Yvandro Borges SanchesF
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 32Sem SchepermanM
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
Substitutes
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 22Lorenzo MilaniD
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 30Robin MantelG
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Leo Greiml | D | 69 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terence Kongolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Jensen | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Sem Scheperman | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |