NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen won 4-3 at NAC Breda in the Netherlands Eredivisie on Saturday 17 January 2026, 1-2 at half-time. In their last 6 meetings, including this one, NAC Breda won 2, NEC Nijmegen won 4 and 0 were drawn.

Netherlands Eredivisie Sat 17 Jan 2026, 20:00 Save

NAC Breda

HT 1-2

NEC Nijmegen

Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda Erwin Blank

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen timeline

8' Charles-Andreas Brym Yellow card · Foul, NAC Breda
10' Eli Dasa 0-1 Goal · Right foot shot, NEC Nijmegen
17' Sami Ouaissa 0-2 Goal · Assist Koki Ogawa · Left foot shot, NEC Nijmegen
38' Moussa Soumano 1-2 Goal · Assist Rio Hillen · Right foot shot, NAC Breda
55' Moussa Soumano 2-2 Goal · Assist Charles-Andreas Brym · Right foot shot, NAC Breda
65' Max Balard Yellow card · Foul, NAC Breda
69' Dirk Proper 2-3 Goal · Assist Tjaronn Chery · Right foot shot, NEC Nijmegen
81' Boy Kemper 3-3 Goal · Assist Lewis Holtby · Left foot shot, NAC Breda
87' Dirk Proper Yellow card · Foul, NEC Nijmegen
90+4' Boyd Lucassen Yellow card · Foul, NAC Breda
90+4' Kodai Sano 3-4 Goal · Assist Noé Lebreton · Right foot shot, NEC Nijmegen

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NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen stats

1st Half 2nd Half

NAC BredaNEC Nijmegen

0.92 Expected goals (xG) 1.19

0.88 xG on target 2.80

46% Possession 54%

96 Attacks 111

37 Dang. Attacks 23

14 Shots 11

5 Shots On Target 8

2 Big Chances 2

2 Corners 3

70% Pass Accuracy 78%

4 Saves 2

13 Fouls 15

3 Yellow Cards 1

3 Offsides 3

0.92 Expected goals (xG) 1.19

0.88 xG on target 2.80

96 Attacks 111

37 Dang. Attacks 23

14 Shots 11

5 Shots On Target 8

6 Shots Off Target 1

3 Shots Blocked 2

9 Shots Inside Box 9

5 Shots Outside Box 2

12 Goal Attempts 10

2 Big Chances 2

1 Big Chances Missed 0

2 Corners 3

19 Dribbles 20

11 Successful Dribbles 10

58% Dribble Success 50%

3 Offsides 3

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen lineups

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NAC Breda 4-2-3-1

99 Daniel Bielica

3 Denis Odoi
12 Leo Greiml
22 Rio Hillen
4 Boy Kemper

16 Max Balard
14 Kamal Sowah

7 Charles-Andreas Brym
90 Lewis Holtby
9 Moussa Soumano 2

17 Sydney van Hooijdonk

Substitutes

1 Roy Kortsmit
2 Boyd Lucassen 63'
6 Casper Staring
8 Clint Leemans 88'
10 Mohamed Nassoh
11 Raul Paula
15 Enes Mahmutovic
21 Jayden Candelaria
24 André Ayew 71'
31 Kostas Lamprou
32 Juho Talvitie 71'
55 Brahim Ghalidi

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-1-2

1 Gonzalo Crettaz

11 Başar Önal
6 Darko Nejasmic
23 Kodai Sano
25 Sami Ouaissa

10 Tjaronn Chery

20 Noé Lebreton
18 Koki Ogawa

Substitutes

2 Brayann Pereira 63'
5 Thomas Ouwejan
7 Virgil Misidjan 86'
15 Jetro Willems
21 Rober González
22 Jasper Cillessen
24 Deveron Fonville 63'
31 Rijk Janse
35 Sam de Laat
71 Dirk Proper 30'

NAC Breda and NEC Nijmegen player stats

NAC Breda player stats

99 Daniel Bielica GK	90	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
3 Denis Odoi DEF	90	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
4 Boy Kemper DEF	90	1	0	3	1	35	1	3	1	35	1
22 Rio Hillen DEF	90	0	1	2	1	42	2	2	1	42	2
12 Leo Greiml DEF	63	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
7 Charles-Andreas Brym MID	90	0	1	0	0	22	1	0	0	22	1
14 Kamal Sowah MID	90	0	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	32	1
16 Max Balard MID	90	0	0	0	0	23	2	0	0	23	2
90 Lewis Holtby MID	88	0	1	1	1	32	3	1	1	32	3
9 Moussa Soumano MID	71	2	0	5	2	23	0	5	2	23	0
17 Sydney van Hooijdonk FWD	71	0	0	2	1	18	1	2	1	18	1
2 Boyd Lucassen DEF Sub	27	0	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	6	1
8 Clint Leemans MID Sub	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
24 André Ayew FWD Sub	19	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
32 Juho Talvitie FWD Sub	19	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

NEC Nijmegen player stats

1 Gonzalo Crettaz GK	90	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	49	0
3 Philippe Sandler DEF	90	0	0	0	0	48	3	0	0	48	3
4 Ahmetcan Kaplan DEF	90	0	0	0	0	63	1	0	0	63	1
14 Eli Dasa DEF	90	1	0	1	1	35	2	1	1	35	2
23 Kodai Sano MID	90	1	0	1	1	41	1	1	1	41	1
11 Başar Önal MID	86	0	0	2	0	27	0	2	0	27	0
25 Sami Ouaissa MID	63	1	0	1	1	15	0	1	1	15	0
6 Darko Nejasmic MID	30	0	0	1	1	12	1	1	1	12	1
10 Tjaronn Chery FWD	90	0	1	1	1	21	2	1	1	21	2
20 Noé Lebreton FWD	90	0	1	2	1	22	2	2	1	22	2
18 Koki Ogawa FWD	63	0	1	1	1	7	0	1	1	7	0
2 Brayann Pereira DEF Sub	27	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1
24 Deveron Fonville DEF Sub	27	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	19	1
71 Dirk Proper MID Sub	60	1	0	1	1	30	1	1	1	30	1
7 Virgil Misidjan FWD Sub	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen team news

NAC Breda were without 1 player and NEC Nijmegen were without 3 players.

NAC Breda 1 out

Fredrik Oldrup Jensen Knee Injury · Missed 12 games Injured

NEC Nijmegen 3 out

Bryan Linssen Hamstring Injury · Missed 189 games Injured

Bram Nuytinck Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 29 games Injured

Youssef El Kachati Wrist Injury · Missed 11 games Injured

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen form

NAC Breda All venues

0 W · 2 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.40
Scored per game: 0.2
Conceded per game: 0.8
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 0%

NEC Nijmegen All venues

3 W · 2 D · 0 L

Points per game: 2.20
Scored per game: 2.6
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 100%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

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NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen head to head

2 NAC Breda wins 0 draws 4 NEC Nijmegen wins

3.2 goals per game 33% both teams scored 67% over 2.5 goals

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen standings

Eredivisie table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	12	8	2	2	40	15	+25	26
2	Feyenoord	12	7	4	1	36	17	+19	25
3	Ajax	12	7	4	1	32	15	+17	25
4	FC Twente	12	7	3	2	30	12	+18	24
5	AZ Alkmaar	12	7	2	3	24	16	+8	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	6	3	3	24	16	+8	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	5	5	2	20	20	0	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	4	5	3	24	27	-3	17
9	FC Groningen	12	4	3	5	29	28	+1	15
10	SC Cambuur	12	4	3	5	25	27	-2	15
11	NEC Nijmegen	12	3	5	4	20	21	-1	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	3	3	6	21	29	-8	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	3	3	6	13	24	-11	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	3	3	6	21	34	-13	12
15	Excelsior	12	3	2	7	16	29	-13	11
16	Telstar	12	2	4	6	18	25	-7	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	2	3	7	16	25	-9	9
18	Willem II	12	0	3	9	11	40	-29	3

Eredivisie home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	17	13	2	2	58	26	+32	41
2	FC Utrecht	18	11	3	4	34	15	+19	36
3	Feyenoord	17	11	3	3	39	23	+16	36
4	Ajax	19	10	5	4	35	18	+17	35
5	NEC Nijmegen	17	9	5	3	41	25	+16	32
6	FC Twente	17	9	5	3	29	16	+13	32
7	AZ Alkmaar	17	8	7	2	39	26	+13	31
8	SC Heerenveen	17	8	6	3	33	24	+9	30
9	PEC Zwolle	17	8	4	5	21	21	0	28
10	Go Ahead Eagles	17	6	7	4	34	24	+10	25
11	FC Groningen	17	7	4	6	27	18	+9	25
12	Fortuna Sittard	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1	25
13	FC Volendam	17	6	5	6	24	23	+1	23
14	Sparta Rotterdam	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6	23
15	Telstar	17	5	5	7	31	28	+3	20
16	NAC Breda	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3	20
17	Excelsior	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2	18
18	Heracles Almelo	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13	15

Eredivisie away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PSV	17	14	1	2	43	19	+24	43
2	Feyenoord	17	8	5	4	31	21	+10	29
3	NEC Nijmegen	17	7	6	4	36	28	+8	27
4	FC Twente	17	6	8	3	30	24	+6	26
5	Ajax	17	5	10	2	30	24	+6	25
6	FC Groningen	18	7	2	9	22	29	-7	23
7	FC Utrecht	18	5	6	7	25	30	-5	21
8	SC Heerenveen	18	6	3	9	26	32	-6	21
9	AZ Alkmaar	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6	21
10	Excelsior	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11	20
11	Sparta Rotterdam	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16	20
12	Telstar	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9	17
13	Fortuna Sittard	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13	14
14	Go Ahead Eagles	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9	13
15	NAC Breda	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20	9
16	FC Volendam	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21	9
17	PEC Zwolle	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27	9
18	Heracles Almelo	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37	4

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Eredivisie 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 07:32 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda Capacity 19,000 · Grass
Weather: 10°C, light rain Wind 20 km/h · Humidity 70%
Managers: Carl Hoefkens NAC Breda Dick Schreuder NEC Nijmegen
Officials: Referee Erwin Blank 1st Assistant C. Schaap 2nd Assistant C. Dobre 4th Official T. Hardeman

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