NAC Breda 3-4 NEC Nijmegen — Eredivisie, 17 Jan 2026
NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 4-3 in the Eredivisie on 17 January 2026 at Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda. E. Dasa, Sami Ouaissa, M. Soumano, Dirk Proper got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, NAC Breda have won 1 and NEC Nijmegen 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 8'
- 0-110'E. Dasa
- 0-217'assist: K. Ogawa
- 30'
- 1-238'assist: Rio Hillen
- Half-time1-2
- 2-255'assist: C. Brym
- 63'
- 63'
- 63'out: D. Fonville
- 65'
- 2-369'assist: Tjaronn Chery
- 71'out: A. Ayew
- 71'
- 3-381'Boy Kemperassist: L. Holtby
- 86'out: V. Misidjan
- 87'Foul
- 88'out: C. Leemans
- 3-490'assist: Noé Lebreton
- Full-time3-4
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
NAC Breda
- 8.9Moussa SoumanoM
- 7.6Rio HillenD
- 7.2Leo GreimlD
- 7.2Charles-Andreas BrymM
- 7.0Maximilien BalardM
- 6.9Kamal SowahM
- 6.9Boy KemperD
- 6.7Sydney van HooijdonkF
- 6.6Juho TalvitieF
- 6.5Clint LeemansM
- 6.3Boyd LucassenD
- 6.3Daniel BielicaG
- 6.3Lewis HoltbyM
- 6.2André AyewF
- 5.9Denis OdoiD
NEC Nijmegen
- 7.9Kodai SanoM
- 7.3Dirk ProperM
- 7.2Eli DasaD
- 7.2Sami OuaissaM
- 6.9Noé LebretonF
- 6.9Darko NejašmićM
- 6.5Virgil MisidjanF
- 6.5Ahmetcan KaplanD
- 6.5Deveron FonvilleD
- 6.5Başar ÖnalM
- 6.3Tjaronn CheryF
- 6.2Koki OgawaF
- 6.0Philippe SandlerD
- 5.6Brayann PereiraD
- 5.2Gonzalo CrettazG
Line-ups
NEC Nijmegen3-4-1-2
NAC Breda4-2-3-1
Substitutes
NAC BredaCarl Hoefkens
Substitutes
- 31K. LamprouG
- 24A. Ayew71'F6.2
- 8C. Leemans88'M6.5
- 1R. KortsmitG
- 15E. MahmutovicD
- 2B. Lucassen63'D6.3
- 6C. StaringM
- 10Mohamed NassohM
- 32Juho Talvitie71'F6.6
- 21J. CandelariaD
- 11R. PaulaM
- 55B. GhalidiF
NEC NijmegenDick Schreuder
Substitutes
- 22J. CillessenG
- 21R. GonzalezM
- 15J. WillemsD
- 7V. Misidjan86'F6.5
- 5Thomas OuwejanD
- 71Dirk Proper69'87'30'M7.3
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 2Brayann Pereira63'D5.6
- 24D. Fonville63'D6.5
- 35S. de LaatM
Team statistics
44%Possession56%
0.82Expected goals (xG)1.19
14Total shots11
5Shots on target8
6Shots off target1
3Blocked shots2
2Corners3
3Offsides3
13Fouls15
2Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves2
-2.04Goals prevented-2.04
309Total passes401
221Accurate passes306
72%Pass accuracy76%
NAC Breda
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Soumano | 71 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.9 |
| Rio Hillen | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Leo Greiml | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Charles-Andreas Brym | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Maximilien Balard | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7.0 |
| Kamal Sowah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Boy Kemper | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sydney van Hooijdonk | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Juho Talvitie | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Clint Leemans | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Boyd Lucassen | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Bielica | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Holtby | 88 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| André Ayew | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Denis Odoi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodai Sano | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Dirk Proper | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Eli Dasa | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Sami Ouaissa | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Noé Lebreton | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Darko Nejašmić | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Virgil Misidjan | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Deveron Fonville | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Başar Önal | 86 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tjaronn Chery | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Koki Ogawa | 63 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Philippe Sandler | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Brayann Pereira | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.6 |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
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