Utrecht vs NAC Breda

2 May 2026 · Eredivisie · 2025/26 · Referee Alex Bos

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Dani De Wit 86’
Adrian Blake 90+9’

Match summary

Utrecht saw off NAC Breda 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Dani De Wit put Utrecht ahead in the 86th minute and Adrian Blake made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Utrecht created 3.55 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to NAC Breda's 0.48 from 9. NAC Breda had a player sent off.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%

28 Shots 9

11 Shots on target 1

8 Corners 4

125 Attacks 101

77 Dangerous attacks 47

505 Passes 260

88.3% Pass accuracy 69.6%

11 Tackles 16

12 Fouls 13

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Utrecht NAC Breda

Kick-off

Mike EerdhuijzenShot on target

9’

34’

Mohamed NassohVAR: Card upgraded

35’

Mohamed Nassoh

40’

Maximilien Balard

Half-time0-0

Jesper KarlssonMike Eerdhuijzen

46’

Jesper KarlssonShot on target

48’

50’

André AyewShot on target

Second half underway

Souffian El KarouaniShot on target

63’

Sébastien HallerArtem Stepanov

65’

Jesper KarlssonShot on target

65’

Adrian BlakeÁngel Alarcón

66’

Niklas VesterlundShot on target

67’

Gjivai ZechiëlShot on target

69’

72’

Rio HillenCherrion Valerius

72’

Moussa SoumanoAndré Ayew

Siebe HoremansNiklas Vesterlund

74’

Gjivai ZechiëlShot on target

74’

Yoann CathlineShot on target

76’

81’

Jayden CandelariaLewis Holtby

82’

Daniel Bielica

Dani De Wit

1-0

86’

Dani De WitVAR: Goal ruled out

88’

David MinDani De Wit

89’

90’

Raul PaulaEnes Mahmutović

90’

Brahim GhalidiMaximilien Balard

Can BozdoğanYoann Cathline

90+4’

90+5’

Pepijn ReulenKamal Sowah

Gjivai ZechiëlShot on target

90+7’

Adrian BlakeRight foot shot

2-0

90+9’

Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Utrecht 3.55 xGNAC Breda 0.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

NAC Breda attacking Utrecht attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Utrecht 4-3-3 Starting XI

NAC Breda 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Vasilis Barkas	90′	1	0	30	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Niklas Vesterlund Taken off	74′	–	–	–	4	4	40	–	–	–	–
Mike Van der Hoorn	90′	–	2	–	8	5	82	4	–	–	–
Mike Eerdhuijzen Taken off	45′	1	1	–	1	–	44	–	–	–	–
Souffian El Karouani	90′	4	1	–	6	1	65	–	–	–	–
Siebe Horemans Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	13	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Alonzo Engwanda	90′	–	–	53	1	–	1	3	4	2	–	–
Dani De Wit Taken off	89′	1	–	22	1	–	3	–	8	2	–	–
Gjivai Zechiël	90′	–	–	62	5	–	–	2	1	–	1	–
Ángel Alarcón Taken off	66′	–	–	13	1	–	–	–	4	–	3	–
Yoann Cathline Taken off	89′	–	–	23	4	–	1	–	10	1	2	–
David Min Came on as a substitute	10′	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Artem Stepanov Taken off	65′	–	–	2	–	0.57	–	1	2	–	10	–
Jesper Karlsson Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	6	2	0.51	–	1	2	–	19	–
Sébastien Haller Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	4	1	13	–
Adrian Blake Came on as a substitute	24′	1	–	2	1	0.68	–	1	1	–	12	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel Bielica	90′	9	2	34	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Denis Odoi	90′	3	–	–	8	4	14	1	–	–	–
Enes Mahmutović Taken off	89′	2	2	–	5	2	12	1	–	–	–
Clint Leemans	90′	2	–	–	4	1	43	–	–	–	–
Boy Kemper	90′	2	–	–	6	3	30	2	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Cherrion Valerius Taken off	72′	–	–	18	1	–	2	–	4	–	1	–
Mohamed Nassoh Sent off	35′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	1	1	–
Maximilien Balard Taken off	89′	–	–	29	–	–	–	–	1	1	1
Kamal Sowah Taken off	89′	–	–	18	1	–	–	2	–	1	–	–
Rio Hillen Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Lewis Holtby Taken off	81′	–	–	2	–	0.12	–	–	6	2	15	–
André Ayew Taken off	72′	–	–	1	1	0.12	–	–	10	4	20	–
Moussa Soumano Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	–	1	–	5	–
Jayden Candelaria Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Utrecht win 55% Avg odds 1.68

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.90

NAC Breda win 21% Avg odds 4.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Utrecht W W L W L

NAC Breda L L D D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: NAC Breda 1-1 Utrecht, 14 Dec 25 All Utrecht vs NAC Breda meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.