NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda

NEC Nijmegen

3 - 0

NAC Breda

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Goffertstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Bas Nijhuis 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

NEC Nijmegen 3 · NAC Breda 17

Referee Stats

Bas Nijhuis

13 matches · 3.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.69
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	54%
Draws	15%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

41 / 25

Avg: 2.41 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NAC Breda (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-6-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 35

Avg: 0.88 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 0.53

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

1.88

PPG

0.53

2.41

0.88

1.47

2.06

82%

O2.5

59%

76%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

NAC Breda rank17th

NEC Nijmegen points59

NAC Breda points29

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.

NAC Breda: #17 · 29 pts · GD -23

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

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

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

NAC Breda last 5 away

D L D L L

Points2/15

Weighted index18

Goals5-14

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.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 35%

NAC Breda trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home24%

NAC Breda score away53%

NAC Breda clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first47%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first88%

NAC Breda score first18%

NAC Breda win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 71% · NAC Breda 23%

Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen 19.4' · NAC Breda 42.7'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home2.41 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.47 vs 1.38

NAC Breda score away0.88 vs 1.38

NAC Breda concede away2.06 vs 1.80

NEC Nijmegen score 34% above league average, while NAC Breda score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 7% above league average at home, and NAC Breda are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

NAC Breda goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

0-15 7

46-60 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

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

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ VAR

T. Chery

Penalty confirmed

7' R. Hillen

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Chery

Penalty

22'

22' E. Mahmutović

22'

22' Cherrion Valerius

24'

24' S. Ouaissa

45'

45' B. Pereira

46'

46' M. Nassoh

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Önal

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Verdonk

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Ouaissa

1st substitution · For: V. Misidjan

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Cherrion Valerius

1st substitution · For: B. Lucassen

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Koki Ogawa

2nd substitution · For: K. Shiogai

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Linssen

3rd substitution · For: V. van Crooij

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

V. van Crooij

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Misidjan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Balard

2nd substitution · For: C. Leemans

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Holtby

3rd substitution · For: J. Candelaria

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Talvitie

4th substitution · For: D. Versluis

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Önal

4th substitution · For: Róber

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Pereira

5th substitution · For: Yousri Sbai

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Nassoh

5th substitution · For: R. Paula

NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NEC Nijmegen beat NAC Breda 3-0 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Bas Nijhuis. It was played at Goffertstadion.

First half: VAR intervened at 6' for NEC Nijmegen (Penalty confirmed). R. Hillen received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 7'. NEC Nijmegen took an early lead at 8' when T. Chery scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. E. Mahmutović received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 22'. Cherrion Valerius received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 22'. S. Ouaissa received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 24'. B. Pereira received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 45'.

Second half: M. Nassoh received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 46'. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 47' when B. Önal scored, with the assist credited to C. Verdonk, making the score 2-0. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 58', with S. Ouaissa replacing V. Misidjan. NAC Breda made their 1st substitution at 66', with Cherrion Valerius replacing B. Lucassen. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Koki Ogawa replacing K. Shiogai. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 71', with B. Linssen replacing V. van Crooij. NEC Nijmegen extended the lead at 78' when V. van Crooij scored, with the assist credited to V. Misidjan, making the score 3-0. NAC Breda made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Balard replacing C. Leemans. NAC Breda made their 3rd substitution at 79', with L. Holtby replacing J. Candelaria. NAC Breda made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Talvitie replacing D. Versluis. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 84', with B. Önal replacing Róber. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 84', with B. Pereira replacing Yousri Sbai. NAC Breda made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Nassoh replacing R. Paula.

NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions while NAC Breda used 5 substitutions. NEC Nijmegen got 2 yellow cards, while NAC Breda got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

NEC Nijmegen vs NAC Breda 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