Utrecht vs NAC Breda
Ref: A. BosStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat NAC Breda 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. de Wit and Blake scored for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.90 for Utrecht versus 0.45 for NAC Breda. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while NAC Breda are 17th.
First Half
34'
VAR
Card upgrade
35'
Nassoh
Red Card
40'
Balard
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Eerdhuijzen
⇄
Stepanov
⇄
Alarcón
72'
⇄
Valerius
72'
⇄
Ayew
⇄
Vesterlund
81'
⇄
Holtby
82'
Bielica
Yellow Card
⚽
de Wit
Assist: Karlsson
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
de Wit
90+4'
⇄
Sowah
⇄
Cathline
90'
⇄
Mahmutović
⚽
Blake
Assist: Min
90'
⇄
Balard
| # | 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
UtrechtNAC Breda
14Won
Statistical edge
14–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.90VS0.45
Attack6 · 0 won
28
Shots
9
11
Shots on target
1
19
Shots in the box
7
9
Shots outside box
2
10
Shots off goal
7
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
504
Total passes
262
444
Accurate passes
180
88%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline3 · 1 won
12
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
9
7
Blocked shots
1
0.47
Goals prevented
0.47
Utrecht
4-3-3
NAC Breda
4-4-2
Utrecht
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 10Y. CathlineF
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónF
Substitutes
- 2S. HoremansD
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 51M. EppinkG
- 53N. ViereckD
- 91S. HallerF
NAC Breda
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3D. OdoiD
- 4B. KemperD
- 8C. LeemansD
- 10M. NassohM
- 14K. SowahM
- 15E. MahmutovićD
- 16M. BalardM
- 24A. AyewF
- 25Cherrion ValeriusM
- 90L. HoltbyF
- 99D. BielicaG
Substitutes
- 1R. KortsmitG
- 7C. BrymF
- 9M. SoumanoF
- 11R. PaulaM
- 19A. SalamaF
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 22R. HillenD
- 26P. ReulenF
- 31K. LamprouG
- 32J. TalvitieF
- 55B. GhalidiF
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0/1 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0/1 |
| Yoann Cathline | F | 89 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6/9 |
| Dani De Wit | M | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mike Van der Hoorn(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ángel Alarcón | F | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 65 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nick Viergever | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mees Eppink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Viereck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 24 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 45 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| David Min | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
NAC Breda
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bielica | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Holtby | F | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| André Ayew | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Clint Leemans | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Denis Odoi | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Enes Mahmutović | D | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximilien Balard | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Boy Kemper(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Cherrion Valerius | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kamal Sowah | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mohamed Nassoh | M | 35 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Roy Kortsmit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juho Talvitie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kostas Lamprou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amine Salama | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepijn Reulen | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brahim Ghalidi | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raul Paula | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rio Hillen | D | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jayden Candelaria | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Moussa Soumano | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |