Highlights

76'

N. Vesterlund (Foul)

HT 1 - 1

38'

D. de Wit (Foul)

36'

C. Leemans (Foul)

26'

D. de Wit (assist S. El Karouani)

20'

R. Paula (assist J. Talvitie)

D. Odoi (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

83'

M. Soumano (J. Talvitie - tactical)

81'

S. Horemans (N. Vesterlund - tactical)

80'

E. Demircan (S. Haller - injury)

68'

C. Bozdoğan (G. Zechiël - tactical)

68'

A. Blake (Miguel Rodríguez - tactical)

68'

S. Haller (D. de Wit - tactical)

67'

S. van Hooijdonk (L. Holtby - tactical)

67'

B. Ghalidi (R. Paula - tactical)

67'

M. Nassoh (C. Leemans - tactical)

Player of the match

Maximilien Balard # 16 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 1
Duel won 7/10 (70%)
Accurate passes 57/62 (91.94%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	9	Utrecht	35	26	9	8	9
	17	NAC	23	26	5	8	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
37	S. van Hooijdonk	5
-	G. Zechiël	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

S. Haller

K. Sowah 1
S. El Karouani 1

Shots off target

B. Ghalidi

C. Leemans 1
B. Kemper 1

Big chance created

D. Odoi

S. El Karouani 1
M. Nassoh 1

Successful contests

Miguel Rodríguez

Y. Cathline 2
R. Hillen 1

Fouls suffered

Y. Cathline

V. Jensen 2
Miguel Rodríguez 2

Dispossessed

Y. Cathline

R. Paula 3
A. Engwanda 2

Touches

M. van der Hoorn

D. Odoi 89
N. Viergever 85

Duel won

M. Balard

L. Holtby 6
V. Jensen 6

Duel lost

Y. Cathline

C. Valerius 8
L. Holtby 6

Interceptions

K. Sowah

A. Engwanda 3
C. Valerius 3

Challenge lost

R. Paula

C. Bozdoğan 1
N. Viergever 1

Tackles

A. Engwanda

B. Kemper 4
V. Jensen 3

Aerial duels won

N. Viergever

M. van der Hoorn 5
D. Odoi 4

Aerial duels lost

L. Holtby

C. Leemans 3
D. de Wit 3

Fouls

Y. Cathline

D. Odoi 3
C. Bozdoğan 2

Saves

D. Bielica

V. Barkas 2

Passes

M. van der Hoorn

D. Odoi 78
N. Viergever 72

Accurate passes

D. Odoi

M. van der Hoorn 67
N. Viergever 65

Accurate crosses

S. El Karouani

B. Ghalidi 1
G. Zechiël 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.9

0.4

Average card count per match for 16 matches arbitrated
Thomas Krijt assistant referee
Roan van Marrewijk VAR referee
Joris Westhof assistant referee
Sander van der Eijk VAR assistant referee
Stan Teuben fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

NAC Breda

Leo Greiml Foot injury

Jayden Justice Candelaria Unknown

Fredrik Jensen Knee injury

Dion Versluis Unknown

Terence Kongolo Unknown

Utrecht

Derry John Murkin Back injury

David Min Ankle Injury

Dave Johannes Andreas van den Berg Knee injury

Matisse Didden Broken leg

Miguel Rodríguez Ankle Injury

Gjivai Zechiël Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Unknown

Zidane Iqbal Illness

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Noah Ohio Hamstring

Noah Ohio Unknown

Siebe Horemans Arm Injury

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen Unknown

Match venue

Rat Verlegh Stadion - Breda

Year of construction: 1996
Surface: grass
Capacity: 20500
Average attendance: 14620
Maximum attendance: 20369
% sold: 76

Match result NAC Utrecht

Date 14 December 2025 15:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 16
Match attendance 20108
Code NAC-UTR
Area Netherlands
Home team NAC Breda
Away team Utrecht

FAQ

What is the result between NAC Utrecht?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for NAC Utrecht?

NAC Breda : Coached by C. Hoefkens, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: D. Bielica, B. Kemper (C), R. Hillen, D. Odoi, C. Valerius, K. Sowah, M. Balard, R. Paula, C. Leemans, J. Talvitie, L. Holtby

Utrecht : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. Jans, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : V. Barkas, S. El Karouani, N. Viergever (C), M. van der Hoorn, N. Vesterlund, G. Zechiël, A. Engwanda, Y. Cathline, V. Jensen, Miguel Rodríguez, D. de Wit

Who is the referee of the match NAC Utrecht ?

Jeroen Manschot is the referee for this match

Where is the match NAC Utrecht?

The venue Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda is hosting the match

At what time is NAC Utrecht?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 14 December 2025. Kick-off at 15:45

Who is the man of the match NAC - Utrecht ?

Maximilien Balard is the outstanding player of the match NAC - Utrecht. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Successful contests
7/10 Duel won (70%)
57/62 Accurate passes (91.94%)

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Confirmed line-ups

NAC Breda 4-2-3-1

- 6.8 99 D. Bielica
- 6.1 4 (C) B. Kemper
- 6.1 22 R. Hillen
- 6.1 3 D. Odoi
- 6.0 25 C. Valerius
- 6.1 14 K. Sowah
- 7.0 16 M. Balard
- 6.4 11 R. Paula
- 5.2 8 C. Leemans
- 6.3 32 J. Talvitie
- 5.6 90 L. Holtby
- 5.7 1 V. Barkas
- 6.1 16 S. El Karouani
- 5.8 24 (C) N. Viergever
- 6.2 3 M. van der Hoorn
- 5.5 23 N. Vesterlund
- 5.6 21 G. Zechiël
- 6.1 27 A. Engwanda
- 5.2 10 Y. Cathline
- 6.1 7 V. Jensen
- 5.3 22 Miguel Rodríguez
- 6.4 20 D. de Wit

Utrecht 4-2-3-1

- C. Hoefkens Coach
Substitutes
- 67'
  
  S. van Hooijdonk #17 - Striker
- R. Kortsmit #1 - Goalkeeper
- 67'
  
  M. Nassoh #10 - Midfielder
- D. van Reeuwijk #18 - Defender
- 67'
  
  B. Ghalidi #55 - Striker
- E. Mahmutović #15 - Defender
- C. Staring #6 - Midfielder
- K. Lamprou #31 - Goalkeeper
- C. Brym #7 - Striker
- 83'
  
  M. Soumano #9 - Striker
- B. Lucassen #2 - Defender
- P. Reulen #26 - Striker
- R. Jans Coach
Substitutes
- 81'
  
  S. Horemans #2 - Defender
- J. van Ommeren #46 - Midfielder
- 68'
  
  A. Blake #15 - Striker
- R. El Arguioui #43 - Midfielder
- K. Finnsson #5 - Defender
- 68'
  
  80'
  
  S. Haller #91 - Striker
- 80'
  
  E. Demircan #17 - Striker
- M. Brouwer #25 - Goalkeeper
- J. Eversen #53 - Goalkeeper
- 68'
  
  C. Bozdoğan #8 - Midfielder
- M. Jonathans #26 - Striker
- M. Eerdhuijzen #44 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Duel won

47%

53%

Accurate passes

87%

84%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Throws

Passing

536

Passes

411

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

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Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

D. Odoi

S. El Karouani 1
M. Nassoh 1

Shots (%)

S. Haller

100% 2/2

K. Sowah 50% (1/2)
V. Jensen 50% (1/2)
Y. Cathline 50% (1/2)
R. Paula 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

Miguel Rodríguez

Y. Cathline 2

Fouls suffered

Y. Cathline

V. Jensen 2
Miguel Rodríguez 2
B. Ghalidi 2
M. Balard 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

N. Vesterlund

0% 0/2

B. Kemper 0% (0/2)
B. Ghalidi 0% (0/2)
J. Talvitie 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

Y. Cathline

R. Paula 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. van der Hoorn

75% 6/8

M. Balard 70% (7/10)
V. Jensen 67% (6/9)
B. Kemper 63% (5/8)
N. Viergever 63% (5/8)

Interceptions

K. Sowah

A. Engwanda 3
C. Valerius 3
R. Hillen 2
Miguel Rodríguez 2

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Viergever

100% 5/5

D. Odoi 80% (4/5)
M. van der Hoorn 71% (5/7)
M. Balard 67% (2/3)
D. de Wit 40% (2/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

R. Paula

0% 0/5

K. Sowah 0% (0/5)
C. Leemans 0% (0/4)
C. Valerius 33% (4/12)
Y. Cathline 35% (6/17)

Aerial duels won (%)

C. Leemans

0% 0/3

A. Engwanda 0% (0/2)
Y. Cathline 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

M. Balard

92% 57/62

N. Viergever 90% (65/72)
R. Hillen 90% (64/71)
A. Engwanda 89% (31/35)
K. Sowah 88% (60/68)

Accurate crosses

S. El Karouani

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	68	26	22	2	2	75	31	44
2	Feyenoord	49	26	15	4	7	58	38	20
3	NEC	46	26	13	7	6	64	43	21
4	Twente	44	26	11	11	4	45	27	18
5	Ajax	44	26	11	11	4	48	34	14
6	AZ	39	26	11	6	9	43	42	1
7	Sparta	38	26	11	5	10	33	43	-10
8	Heerenveen	37	26	10	7	9	44	44	0
9	Utrecht	35	26	9	8	9	38	31	7
10	Groningen	35	27	10	5	12	37	37	0
11	Fortuna	32	26	9	5	12	40	49	-9
12	Zwolle	30	27	7	9	11	36	52	-16
13	Go Ahead	29	26	6	11	9	39	43	-4
14	Volendam	27	26	7	6	13	29	44	-15
15	Excelsior	26	26	7	5	14	27	44	-17
16	Telstar	24	26	5	9	12	35	42	-7
17	NAC	23	26	5	8	13	28	42	-14
18	Heracles	18	26	5	3	18	32	65	-33

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	32	13	10	2	1	41	18	23
2	Feyenoord	28	13	9	1	3	32	19	13
3	Ajax	27	13	8	3	2	24	11	13
4	NEC	26	13	8	2	3	35	20	15
5	Twente	25	13	7	4	2	22	12	10
6	Volendam	22	13	6	4	3	22	17	5
7	Utrecht	21	13	6	3	4	21	12	9
8	Fortuna	21	13	6	3	4	22	22	0
9	Zwolle	21	13	6	3	4	16	16	0
10	AZ	20	12	5	5	2	25	21	4
11	Heerenveen	20	13	5	5	3	24	22	2
12	Sparta	19	13	5	4	4	15	20	-5
13	Groningen	18	13	5	3	5	20	14	6
14	Go Ahead	18	13	4	6	3	22	20	2
15	NAC	16	14	4	4	6	18	21	-3
16	Heracles	14	13	4	2	7	21	28	-7
17	Excelsior	14	14	4	2	8	14	19	-5
18	Telstar	11	13	2	5	6	21	24	-3

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	36	13	12	0	1	34	13	21
2	Feyenoord	21	13	6	3	4	26	19	7
3	NEC	20	13	5	5	3	29	23	6
4	Twente	19	13	4	7	2	23	15	8
5	Sparta	19	13	6	1	6	18	23	-5
6	AZ	19	14	6	1	7	18	21	-3
7	Ajax	17	13	3	8	2	24	23	1
8	Heerenveen	17	13	5	2	6	20	22	-2
9	Groningen	17	14	5	2	7	17	23	-6
10	Utrecht	14	13	3	5	5	17	19	-2
11	Telstar	13	13	3	4	6	14	18	-4
12	Excelsior	12	12	3	3	6	13	25	-12
13	Go Ahead	11	13	2	5	6	17	23	-6
14	Fortuna	11	13	3	2	8	18	27	-9
15	Zwolle	9	14	1	6	7	20	36	-16
16	NAC	7	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11
17	Volendam	5	13	1	2	10	7	27	-20
18	Heracles	4	13	1	1	11	11	37	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	26	15	7	4	41	15	26
2	Ajax	47	26	13	8	5	28	15	13
3	Feyenoord	46	26	14	4	8	29	18	11
4	Twente	41	26	10	11	5	16	8	8
5	Utrecht	37	26	10	7	9	16	13	3
6	NEC	36	26	9	9	8	23	23	0
7	Sparta	36	26	9	9	8	11	13	-2
8	Heerenveen	35	26	9	8	9	18	19	-1
9	Zwolle	34	27	8	10	9	19	27	-8
10	Excelsior	34	26	8	10	8	14	17	-3
11	Groningen	34	27	6	16	5	16	14	2
12	AZ	33	26	7	12	7	22	22	0
13	Telstar	30	26	7	9	10	15	19	-4
14	Fortuna	29	26	7	8	11	20	27	-7
15	Go Ahead	29	26	6	11	9	16	20	-4
16	NAC	26	26	6	8	12	13	20	-7
17	Volendam	24	26	5	9	12	11	23	-12
18	Heracles	21	26	5	6	15	15	30	-15