Matchday

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 24 Aug 2025

NEC Nijmegen 3–0 NAC Breda

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
4.2 – 0.5
Goals
3 – 0

NEC Nijmegen won and made the better chances: 4.2 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cherrion Valerius, 70.5 in 66′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

NEC Nijmegen

16 Aug 2025W 4–1at Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
9 Aug 2025W 5–0v Excelsior Eredivisie

NAC Breda

17 Aug 2025W 2–1v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
9 Aug 2025L 0–2at Feyenoord Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

NEC Nijmegen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Vito van Crooij Midfielder19101.1084.7–
Kodai Sano Midfielder9000–67.5–
Virgil Misidjan Forward3201–65.3–
Bryan Linssen Forward71001.2064.3–
Başar Önal Midfielder84100.3359.4–
Sami Ouaissa Midfielder58000.0259.3–
Tjaronn Chery Forward90101.0358.6–
Koki Ogawa Forward71000.5257.9–
Gonzalo Crettaz Goalkeeper9000–56.6–
Brayann Pereira Defender8400–53.9–
Dirk Wanner Proper Midfielder9000–45.9–
Philippe Sandler Defender9000–43.9–
Calvin Verdonk Defender9001–39.8–
Kento Shiogai Forward1900–36.5–
Yousri Sbai Defender1000–25.1–
Rober González Midfielder1000–23.6–

NAC Breda

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Raul Paula Midfielder10000.07100.0–
Cherrion Valerius Defender6600–70.5–
Juho Talvitie Midfielder79000.1469.2–
Rio Hillen Defender9000–67.5–
Enes Mahmutović Defender90000.0563.9–
Kamal Sowah Midfielder9000–63.5–
Clint Leemans Midfielder1100–59.6–
Mohamed Nassoh Midfielder8400–54.8–
Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper9000–54.0–
Boy Kemper Defender90000.0250.2–
Sydney van Hooijdonk Forward9000–45.8–
Dion Versluis Forward11000.0345.0–
Lewis Holtby Midfielder79000.0845.0–
Maximilien Balard Midfielder79000.0639.0–
Jayden Candelaria Defender1100–38.2–
Boyd Lucassen Defender2400–37.4–