
NAC Breda vs FC Groningen, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
NAC Breda are hosting FC Groningen
at Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands, starting on
. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
- 4': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
- 4': Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
- 6': Attempt blocked. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stije Resink.
- 6': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Boy Kemper.
- 7': Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
- 8': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Younes Taha with a through ball.
- 11': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Tyrique Mercera.
- 12': Offside, NAC Breda. Boy Kemper is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
- 13': Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
- 14': Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Offside, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Peersman.
- 16': Offside, FC Groningen. David van der Werff is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Juho Talvitie (NAC Breda).
- 20': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Offside, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
- 22': Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
- 23': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': David van der Werff (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Rio Hillen (NAC Breda).
- 24': Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt saved. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
- 27': Offside, NAC Breda. Mohamed Nassoh is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
- 29': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
- 32': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 33': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
- 33': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
- 33': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! NAC Breda 0, FC Groningen 1. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
- 39': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
- 39': Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by David van der Werff (FC Groningen).
- 39': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
- 41': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
- 42': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
- 42': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Boyd Lucassen.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Younes Taha (FC Groningen).
- 45'+1': Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Dies Janse (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, NAC Breda 0, FC Groningen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins NAC Breda 0, FC Groningen 1.
- 45': Substitution, NAC Breda. Cherrion Valerius replaces Boyd Lucassen.
- 46': Foul by Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen).
- 46': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Attempt saved. Fredrik Oldrup Jensen (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Rio Hillen.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Younes Taha (FC Groningen).
- 49': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
- 51': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
- 54': Goal! NAC Breda 0, FC Groningen 2. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Vaessen following a fast break.
- 56': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Tyrique Mercera.
- 57': Foul by Juho Talvitie (NAC Breda).
- 57': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Substitution, NAC Breda. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Fredrik Oldrup Jensen.
- 58': Substitution, NAC Breda. Raul Paula replaces Juho Talvitie.
- 58': Substitution, NAC Breda. Clint Leemans replaces Lewis Holtby.
- 59': Attempt saved. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross.
- 62': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Leo Greiml.
- 64': Foul by Raul Paula (NAC Breda).
- 64': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Marvin Peersman with a through ball.
- 65': Foul by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
- 65': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt saved. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Dies Janse.
- 68': Attempt missed. Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Charles-Andreas Brym (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
- 70': Attempt missed. Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cherrion Valerius with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
- 71': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Tyrique Mercera because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces David van der Werff.
- 75': Substitution, NAC Breda. Pepijn Reulen replaces Sydney van Hooijdonk.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt saved. Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
- 80': Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
- 82': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cherrion Valerius.
- 83': Offside, NAC Breda. Mohamed Nassoh is caught offside.
- 83': Handball by Leo Greiml (NAC Breda).
- 84': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Thom van Bergen.
- 84': Foul by Wouter Prins (FC Groningen).
- 84': Raul Paula (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Younes Taha (FC Groningen).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, FC Groningen. Noam Emeran replaces Younes Taha.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raul Paula.
- 90'+1': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
- 90'+1': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Dies Janse.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Marvin Peersman.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Raul Paula (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh.
- 90'+4': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Wouter Prins.
- 90'+4': Goal! NAC Breda 1, FC Groningen 2. Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
- 90'+5': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Noam Emeran (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 90'+8': Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
- 90'+8': Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Leo Greiml (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raul Paula with a cross.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, NAC Breda 1, FC Groningen 2.
- 0': Match ends, NAC Breda 1, FC Groningen 2.
Statistics
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NAC![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 16 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
3 | Saves | 7 |
39.5 | Possession | 60.5 |
14 | SHOTS | 11 |
9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
265 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
339 | Passes | 523 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
17 | Crosses | 24 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
61 | Long Balls | 62 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
19 | Tackles | 15 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
26 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,369
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Attendance: 20,369
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# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 9 | +19 | 25 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | +15 | 22 |
3 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | +7 | 18 |
4 | Ajax Amsterdam | 9 | +5 | 16 |
Line-Ups
NAC Breda (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Daniel Bielica (GK) |
22 | Rio Hillen ![]() |
12 | Leo Greiml ![]() |
4 | Boy Kemper |
2 | Boyd Lucassen |
10 | Mohamed Nassoh |
90 | Lewis Holtby |
20 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen |
17 | Sydney van Hooijdonk |
14 | Kamal Sowah ![]() |
32 | Juho Talvitie |
FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Etienne Vaessen (GK) |
4 | Dies Janse ![]() |
3 | Thijmen Blokzijl |
43 | Marvin Peersman |
16 | Tyrique Mercera |
10 | Younes Taha |
6 | Stije Resink |
8 | Tika De Jonge |
26 | Thom Van Bergen |
14 | Jorg Schreuders |
17 | David Van Der Werff |
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