NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda
Ref: B. NijhuisGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Chery, Önal, and van Crooij scored for NEC Nijmegen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.19 for NEC Nijmegen versus 0.45 for NAC Breda. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
7'
Hillen
Yellow Card
⚽
Chery
Penalty
22'
Valerius
Yellow Card
22'
Mahmutović
Yellow Card
Ouaissa
Yellow Card
Pereira
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
Nassoh
Yellow Card
⚽
Önal
Assist: Verdonk
⇄
Ouaissa
66'
⇄
Valerius
⇄
Ogawa
⇄
Linssen
⚽
van Crooij
Assist: Misidjan
79'
⇄
Holtby
79'
⇄
Talvitie
79'
⇄
Balard
⇄
Pereira
⇄
Önal
84'
⇄
Nassoh
| # | 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
NEC NijmegenNAC Breda
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.19VS0.45
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
7
10
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
4
5
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
409
Total passes
396
323
Accurate passes
301
79%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline3 · 0 won
16
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
2
Blocked shots
1
-0.06
Goals prevented
-0.06
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-3
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Gonzalo Alejandro CrettazG
- 2Brayann Leanceley Christva PereiraD
- 3Philippe SandlerD
- 10Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryF
- 11Başar ÖnalM
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23Kodai SanoM
- 24Calvin Ronald VerdonkD
- 25Sami OuaissaM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenF
- 71Dirk Wanner ProperM
Substitutes
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 7Virgil Roy MisidjanF
- 8Argyrios DarelasM
- 9Kento ShiogaiF
- 21RóberM
- 22Jasper CillessenG
- 32Vito van CrooijF
- 33Yousri SbaiM
- 34Youssef El KachatiF
- 35Sam de LaatM
- 36Freek EntiusG
- 37Yassin MoslihD
NAC Breda
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Boy KemperD
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 14Kamal Deen SowahM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 22Rio HillenD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieM
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaM
- 12Leo GreimlD
- 20Fredrik Oldrup JensenM
- 21Jayden CandelariaD
- 23Dion VersluisF
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Başar Önal | M | 84 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4/5 |
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Dirk Proper | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 84 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Calvin Verdonk | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 71 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yassin Moslih | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam de Laat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freek Entius | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argyrios Darelas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 32 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Vito van Crooij | F | 19 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Yousri Sbai | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kento Shiogai | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rober González | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Holtby | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Juho Talvitie | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 79 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pepijn Reulen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Greiml | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Dion Versluis | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | 24 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |