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
- 3Denis Frimpong OdoiD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymM
- 9Moussa SoumanoM
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 22Rio HillenD
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 21Jayden CandelariaD
- 24André Morgan Rami AyewF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieF
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 4Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6Darko NejašmićM
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 14Elazar DasaD
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 20Noé LebretonF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 25Sami OuaissaM
Substitutes
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 15Jetro Danovich Sexer WillemsD
- 21RóberM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 71Dirk Wanner 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |