NAC Breda vs Excelsior 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
Introduction
NAC Breda are hosting Excelsior
at Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) is shown the red card.
- 14': Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks because of an injury.
- 18': Goal! NAC Breda 0, Excelsior 1. Emil Hansson (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 31': Goal! NAC Breda 0, Excelsior 2. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gyan de Regt.
- 32': Substitution, NAC Breda. Cherrion Valerius replaces Jayden Candelaria.
- 45': Second Half begins NAC Breda 0, Excelsior 2.
- 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Miliano Jonathans replaces Emil Hansson.
- 52': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, NAC Breda. Amine Salama replaces Juho Talvitie.
- 62': Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Arthur Zagré.
- 63': Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Miliano Jonathans (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Excelsior. Stan Henderikx replaces Lennard Hartjes.
- 70': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lewis Schouten.
- 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Clint Leemans replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
- 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. Lewis Holtby replaces Mohamed Nassoh.
- 73': Substitution, NAC Breda. André Ayew replaces Kamal Sowah.
- 89': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,922
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Attendance: 19,922
Dutch Eredivisie Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | PSV Eindhoven | 21 | 56 | 1 |
| +19 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 21 | 39 | 6 |
| +18 | NEC Nijmegen | 20 | 38 | 4 |
| +13 | Ajax Amsterdam | 21 | 38 | 3 |
Statistics
EXC |
NAC![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
| 441 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 45 | Clearances | 17 |
NAC Breda (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Daniel Bielica (GK) |
| 12 | Leo Greiml |
| 22 | Rio Hillen |
| 3 | Denis Odoi |
| 14 | Kamal Sowah |
| 16 | Maximilien Balard |
| 10 | Mohamed Nassoh |
| 21 | Jayden Candelaria |
| 32 | Juho Talvitie |
| 9 | Moussa Soumano |
| 7 | Charles-Andreas Brym |
Excelsior (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stijn van Gassel (GK) |
| 3 | Rick Meissen |
| 4 | Casper Widell |
| 12 | Arthur Zagre |
| 2 | Ilias Bronkhorst |
| 23 | Irakli Yegoian |
| 20 | Lennard Hartjes |
| 14 | Lewis Schouten |
| 10 | Noah Naujoks |
| 7 | Emil Hansson |
| 11 | Gyan De Regt |
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