Sparta Rotterdam vs NAC Breda
Ref: Bas Nijhuis, NetherlandsSparta-Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam · 11,026 cap
Match recap
Sparta Rotterdam beat NAC Breda 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Mito scored for Sparta Rotterdam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.43 for Sparta Rotterdam versus 2.26 for NAC Breda. Sparta Rotterdam sit 10th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Mito
Assist: Kitolano
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
⇄
Kitolano
⇄
Oufkir
⇄
Santos
73'
⇄
Holtby
73'
⇄
Nassoh
73'
⇄
Paula
⇄
Kleijn
85'
⇄
Balard
⇄
Mito
89'
⇄
Hillen
Baas
Yellow Card
90+4'
Ghalidi
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 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
Sparta RotterdamNAC Breda
1Won
Statistical edge
1–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.43VS2.26
Attack0 · 6 won
12
Shots
22
6
Shots on target
9
10
Shots in the box
14
2
Shots outside box
8
4
Shots off goal
10
1
Corners
14
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
349
Total passes
468
275
Accurate passes
380
79%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 2 won
11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
3
1.11
Goals prevented
1.11
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1
NAC Breda
5-3-2
Sparta Rotterdam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Joël DrommelG
- 2Shurandy Ruggerio SamboD
- 3Marvin YoungD
- 4Teo QuinteroD
- 5Mike KleijnD
- 6Julian BaasM
- 7Ayoub OufkirM
- 8Joshua Gaston KitolanoM
- 9Tobias LauritsenF
- 10Ayoni SantosM
- 11Shunsuke MitoM
Substitutes
- 12Saïd Riad Yves Lebret BakariD
- 13L. MartesD
- 14Tijs VelthuisD
- 15Patrick John Miguel van AanholtD
- 16Jonathan Alexander de GuzmánM
- 17Pelle ClementM
- 18Jens ToornstraM
- 19Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonF
- 20Filip BednarekG
- 21Lance DuijvestijnM
- 22Y. el Meftahi
- 30Pascal KuiperG
NAC Breda
5-3-2Starting XI
- 3Denis Frimpong OdoiD
- 4Boy KemperD
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 11Raul Carlos Vasko Caldaroska PaulaF
- 14Kamal Deen SowahF
- 16Maximilien BalardM
- 22Rio HillenD
- 25Cherrion ValeriusD
- 32Juho Jaakko TalvitieD
- 90Lewis Harry HoltbyM
- 99Daniel BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1Roy KortsmitG
- 2Boyd LucassenD
- 6Casper StaringM
- 7Charles-Andreas BrymF
- 8Clint LeemansM
- 15Enes MahmutovićD
- 17Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 18Daan van ReeuwijkD
- 23Dion VersluisF
- 26Pepijn ReulenF
- 31Konstantinos LamprouG
- 55Brahim GhalidiF
Sparta Rotterdam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Drommel | G | 90 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teo Quintero | D | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ayoni Santos | M | 57 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/5 |
| Shurandy Sambo | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Baas | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Shunsuke Mito | M | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tobias Lauritsen | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Marvin Young | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Kleijn | D | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Kitolano(C) | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lushendry Edward Martes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pascal Kuiper | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijs Velthuis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Toornstra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Bednarek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nökkvi Þórisson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan de Guzmán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick van Aanholt | D | 16 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 33 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Clement | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Younes Jaber el Maftahi | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Saïd Bakari | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Holtby | M | 73 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Kamal Sowah | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Juho Talvitie | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Cherrion Valerius | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Denis Odoi | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Raul Paula | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Rio Hillen | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daan Van Reeuwijk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Versluis | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boyd Lucassen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Staring | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |