NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen
Ref: E. BlankRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 4–3 in their Eredivisie fixture. Soumano, Soumano, and Kemper scored for NAC Breda; Dasa, Ouaissa, Proper, and Sano replied for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.82 for NAC Breda versus 1.19 for NEC Nijmegen. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while NEC Nijmegen are 3rd.
First Half
Brym
Yellow Card
10'
⚽
Dasa
17'
⚽
Ouaissa
Assist: Ogawa
30'
⇄
Nejašmić
⚽
Soumano
Assist: Hillen
Second Half
⚽
Soumano
Assist: Brym
63'
⇄
Ouaissa
63'
⇄
Ogawa
⇄
Greiml
Balard
Yellow Card
69'
⚽
Proper
Assist: Chery
⇄
Soumano
⇄
van Hooijdonk
⚽
Kemper
Assist: Holtby
86'
⇄
Önal
87'
Proper
Yellow Card
⇄
Holtby
90'
⚽
Sano
Assist: Lebreton
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 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 BredaNEC Nijmegen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.82VS1.19
Attack3 · 2 won
14
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
1
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
309
Total passes
401
221
Accurate passes
306
72%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
2
-2.04
Goals prevented
-2.04
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3D. OdoiD
- 4B. KemperD
- 7C. BrymM
- 9M. SoumanoM
- 12L. GreimlD
- 14K. SowahM
- 16M. BalardM
- 17S. van HooijdonkF
- 22R. HillenD
- 90L. HoltbyM
- 99D. BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1R. KortsmitG
- 2B. LucassenD
- 6C. StaringM
- 8C. LeemansM
- 10M. NassohM
- 11R. PaulaM
- 15E. MahmutovićD
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 24A. AyewF
- 31K. LamprouG
- 32J. TalvitieF
- 55B. GhalidiF
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 3P. SandlerD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 14E. DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 20N. LebretonF
- 23K. SanoM
- 25S. OuaissaM
Substitutes
- 2B. PereiraD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 15J. WillemsD
- 21RóberM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31R. JanseG
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 71D. ProperM
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Soumano | M | 71 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Leo Greiml | D | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7/9 |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Denis Odoi | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho Talvitie | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Clint Leemans | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| André Ayew | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 63 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Eli Dasa | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Noe Lebreton | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Başar Önal | M | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rijk Janse | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 60 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 27 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |