NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar

NAC Breda

0 - 1

AZ Alkmaar

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Rat Verlegh Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

NAC Breda 17 · AZ Alkmaar 7

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

NAC Breda (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.18 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 25

Avg: 1.12 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18

PPG

1.24

1.18

1.12

1.35

1.47

41%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

35%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

NAC Breda rank17th

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

NAC Breda points29

AZ Alkmaar points52

NAC Breda: #17 · 29 pts · GD -23

36 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NAC Breda last 5 home

W L D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

NAC Breda trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 12%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NAC Breda score at home65%

NAC Breda clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

NAC Breda score first35%

NAC Breda win after scoring first50%

AZ Alkmaar score first35%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NAC Breda 25% · AZ Alkmaar 33%

Avg first goal minute: NAC Breda 44.3' · AZ Alkmaar 32.5'

Vs league average

NAC Breda score at home1.18 vs 1.80

NAC Breda concede at home1.35 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar score away1.12 vs 1.38

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.47 vs 1.80

NAC Breda score 35% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: NAC Breda are 2% below league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

NAC Breda goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35'

35' M. de Wit

41'

41' S. van Hooijdonk

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Talvitie

1st substitution · For: Cherrion Valerius

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Nassoh

2nd substitution · For: C. Brym

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ VAR

B. Kemper

Penalty confirmed

55'

55' I. Sadiq

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. de Wit

1st substitution · For: S. Mijnans

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ I. Sadiq

2nd substitution · For: Weslley Patati

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Greiml

3rd substitution · For: E. Mahmutović

69'

69' Alexandre Penetra

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Daal

3rd substitution · For: I. Jensen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Kasius

4th substitution · For: L. Zeefuik

83'

83' K. Smit

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Smit

5th substitution · For: M. Šín

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Šín

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ L. Holtby

4th substitution · For: C. Leemans

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ B. Lucassen

5th substitution · For: D. Versluis

90+4'

90+4' S. Mijnans

NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat NAC Breda 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. de Wit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 35'. S. van Hooijdonk received a red card for NAC Breda at 41'.

Second half: NAC Breda made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Talvitie replacing Cherrion Valerius. NAC Breda made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Nassoh replacing C. Brym. VAR intervened at 54' for NAC Breda (Penalty confirmed). I. Sadiq received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 55'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. de Wit replacing S. Mijnans. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 60', with I. Sadiq replacing Weslley Patati. NAC Breda made their 3rd substitution at 67', with L. Greiml replacing E. Mahmutović. Alexandre Penetra received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 69'. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Daal replacing I. Jensen. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Kasius replacing L. Zeefuik. K. Smit received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 83'. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 86', with K. Smit replacing M. Šín. AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 89' when S. Mijnans scored, with the assist credited to M. Šín, making the score 0-1. NAC Breda made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with L. Holtby replacing C. Leemans. NAC Breda made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with B. Lucassen replacing D. Versluis. S. Mijnans received a yellow card for AZ Alkmaar at 90+4'.

NAC Breda used 5 substitutions while AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions. NAC Breda got 1 red card, while AZ Alkmaar got 5 yellow cards.