NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen

NAC Breda

3 - 4

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Rat Verlegh Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Erwin Blank 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

NAC Breda 17 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Erwin Blank

14 matches · 2.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	7%
Home wins	36%
Draws	29%
Away wins	36%

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

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

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

1.59

1.18

2.12

1.35

1.65

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

88%

35%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

NAC Breda rank17th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

NAC Breda points29

NEC Nijmegen points59

NAC Breda: #17 · 29 pts · GD -23

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

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

30-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.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

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.

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%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

NAC Breda score at home65%

NAC Breda clean sheet at home24%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

NAC Breda score first35%

NAC Breda win after scoring first50%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NAC Breda 25% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: NAC Breda 44.3' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

NAC Breda score at home1.18 vs 1.80

NAC Breda concede at home1.35 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

NAC Breda score 35% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: NAC Breda are 2% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

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

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

8' C. Brym

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Dasa

Normal Goal

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Ouaissa

Normal Goal · Assist: Koki Ogawa

30' ↑↓

↑↓

30' ⇄ D. Nejašmić

1st substitution · For: D. Proper

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Soumano

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hillen

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Soumano

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Brym

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Greiml

1st substitution · For: B. Lucassen

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Ouaissa

2nd substitution · For: B. Pereira

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

3rd substitution · For: Deveron Fonville

65'

65' M. Balard

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

D. Proper

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Chery

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. van Hooijdonk

2nd substitution · For: A. Ayew

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Soumano

3rd substitution · For: J. Talvitie

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

B. Kemper

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Holtby

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Önal

4th substitution · For: V. Misidjan

87'

87' D. Proper

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Holtby

4th substitution · For: C. Leemans

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

K. Sano

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Lebreton

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 4-3 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Erwin Blank. It was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

First half: C. Brym received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 8'. NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 10' when E. Dasa scored, making the score 0-1. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 17' when S. Ouaissa scored, with the assist credited to Koki Ogawa, making the score 0-2. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 30', with D. Nejašmić replacing D. Proper. NAC Breda reduced the deficit at 38' when M. Soumano scored, with the assist credited to R. Hillen, making the score 1-2.

Second half: NAC Breda leveled the score at 55' when M. Soumano scored, with the assist credited to C. Brym, making the score 2-2. NAC Breda made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Greiml replacing B. Lucassen. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Ouaissa replacing B. Pereira. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Koki Ogawa replacing Deveron Fonville. M. Balard received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 65'. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 69' when D. Proper scored, with the assist credited to T. Chery, making the score 2-3. NAC Breda made their 2nd substitution at 71', with S. van Hooijdonk replacing A. Ayew. NAC Breda made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Soumano replacing J. Talvitie. NAC Breda leveled the score at 81' when B. Kemper scored, with the assist credited to L. Holtby, making the score 3-3. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 86', with B. Önal replacing V. Misidjan. D. Proper received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 87'. NAC Breda made their 4th substitution at 88', with L. Holtby replacing C. Leemans. NEC Nijmegen took the lead at 90' when K. Sano scored, with the assist credited to N. Lebreton, making the score 3-4.

NAC Breda used 4 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 4 substitutions. NAC Breda got 2 yellow cards, while NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Jan 2026 NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen 3 - 4 24 Aug 2025 NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda 3 - 0

2024-2025 Season

14 May 2025 NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda 3 - 0 05 Oct 2024 NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 0

2020-2021 Season

23 May 2021 NAC Breda vs NEC Nijmegen 1 - 2