NAC Breda vs Utrecht
Ref: Jeroen Manschot, NetherlandsRat Verlegh Stadion, Breda · 19,000 cap
Match recap
NAC Breda and Utrecht drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Paula scored for NAC Breda; de Wit replied for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for NAC Breda versus 0.66 for Utrecht. NAC Breda sit 17th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
Odoi
Yellow Card
⚽
Paula
Assist: Talvitie
26'
⚽
de Wit
Assist: El Karouani
Leemans
Yellow Card
38'
de Wit
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Leemans
⇄
Paula
⇄
Holtby
68'
⇄
de Wit
68'
⇄
Rodríguez
68'
⇄
Zechiël
76'
Vesterlund
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Unknown
81'
⇄
Vesterlund
⇄
Talvitie
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 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 BredaUtrecht
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS0.66
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
6
10
Shots in the box
9
6
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
535
Total passes
413
464
Accurate passes
346
87%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 0 won
10
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
1
0.13
Goals prevented
0.13
NAC Breda
4-3-3
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Denis Frimpong OdoiD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaF
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 22Rio HillenD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieF
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyF
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 9Moussa SoumanoF
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 18Daan van ReeuwijkD
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Vasilis Cornelius BarkasG
- 3Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der HoornD
- 7Victor Christoffer JensenM
- 10Yoann CathlineM
- 16Souffian El KarouaniD
- 20Dani de WitF
- 21Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezM
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenD
- 24Nick ViergeverD
- 27Alonzo Tim Engwanda-OngenaM
Substitutes
- 2Siebe HoremansD
- 5Kolbeinn Birgir FinnssonD
- 8Can BozdoğanM
- 11Emirhan DemircanF
- 15Adrian BlakeF
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 26Miliano JonathansF
- 43Rafik El ArguiouiM
- 44Mike EerdhuijzenD
- 46Jaygo van OmmerenM
- 53Justin EversenG
- 91Sébastien Romain Teddy HallerF
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | F | 67 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Juho Talvitie | F | 83 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Denis Odoi | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Holtby | F | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Van Reeuwijk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 23 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Moussa Soumano | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dani de Wit | F | 68 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Victor Jensen | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafik El Arguioui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Eversen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |