Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs NAC Breda, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie

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FC Groningen are hosting NAC Breda at Euroborg, Groningen, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Rio Hillen (NAC Breda).
  • 2': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Jorg Schreuders.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Moussa Soumano (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Lewis Holtby with a cross.
  • 10': Charles-Andreas Brym (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  • 12': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Younes Taha (FC Groningen).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Younes Taha.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Holtby with a cross.
  • 23': Dangerous play by Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda).
  • 23': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Moussa Soumano (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym with a cross.
  • 29': 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 Marvin Peersman.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  • 30': Denis Odoi (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 32': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (NAC Breda).
  • 32': Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda).
  • 33': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Younes Taha.
  • 35': Offside, FC Groningen. Jorg Schreuders is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
  • 41': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Lewis Holtby.
  • 45': Foul by Denis Odoi (NAC Breda).
  • 45': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 47': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Moussa Soumano (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
  • 51': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tika de Jonge with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Cherrion Valerius.
  • 57': Substitution, NAC Breda. André Ayew replaces Moussa Soumano.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Max Balard (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 63': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 63': Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Stije Resink (FC Groningen).
  • 65': Substitution, FC Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Taha.
  • 67': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (FC Groningen) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
  • 69': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury André Ayew (NAC Breda).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 72': Substitution, FC Groningen. David van der Werff replaces Younes Taha.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Oskar Zawada (FC Groningen) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Jorg Schreuders with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Oskar Zawada (FC Groningen).
  • 73': Max Balard (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. André Ayew (NAC Breda) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charles-Andreas Brym with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.
  • 77': Substitution, NAC Breda. Mohamed Nassoh replaces Sydney van Hooijdonk.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 85': Substitution, NAC Breda. Juho Talvitie replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
  • 85': Substitution, NAC Breda. Jayden Candelaria replaces Boy Kemper.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Marvin Peersman.
  • 85': Substitution, NAC Breda. Clint Leemans replaces Lewis Holtby.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Tika de Jonge.
  • 88': Offside, NAC Breda. André Ayew is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 0, NAC Breda 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 2
44.8 Possession 55.2
10 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
296 Accurate Passes 388
393 Passes 481
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.1
66 Long Balls 32
30 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 6
16 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 8
36 Effective Clearances 26
36 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 21,991

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 19 +36 52
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 19 +20 36
3 Ajax Amsterdam 19 +11 34
4 NEC Nijmegen 18 +15 32
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
4 Dies Janse
3 Thijmen Blokzijl
43 Marvin Peersman Yellow Card
5 Marco Rente
6 Stije Resink
8 Tika De Jonge
10 Younes Taha
14 Jorg Schreuders
26 Thom Van Bergen
9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson

NAC NAC Breda (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
99 Daniel Bielica (GK)
3 Denis Odoi
22 Rio Hillen
25 Cherrion Valerius Yellow Card
14 Kamal Sowah Yellow Card
16 Maximilien Balard
90 Lewis Holtby
4 Boy Kemper
7 Charles-Andreas Brym
9 Moussa Soumano
17 Sydney van Hooijdonk

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