Highlights

90+4'

S. Mijnans (Argument)

89'

S. Mijnans (assist M. Šín)

83'

K. Smit (Foul)

69'

Alexandre Penetra (Foul)

56'

C. Brym (Penalty missed)

55'

I. Sadiq (Foul)

54'

B. Kemper (VAR - decision : Penalty)

HT 0 - 0

41'

S. van Hooijdonk (Serious Foul)

35'

M. de Wit (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+1'

C. Leemans (L. Holtby - tactical)

90+1'

D. Versluis (B. Lucassen - tactical)

86'

M. Šín (K. Smit - tactical)

81'

L. Zeefuik (D. Kasius - tactical)

81'

I. Jensen (R. Daal - tactical)

67'

E. Mahmutović (L. Greiml - injury)

60'

Weslley Patati (I. Sadiq - tactical)

60'

S. Mijnans (M. de Wit - tactical)

46'

C. Valerius (J. Talvitie - tactical)

46'

C. Brym (M. Nassoh - tactical)

Player of the match

Daniel Bielica # 99 - Goalkeeper

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Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	8	AZ	28	18	8	4	6
	17	NAC	14	19	3	5	11

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	J. Hornkamp	10
4	T. Parrott	9
23	S. van Hooijdonk	5
-	S. Mijnans	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

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Possession percentage

38%

62%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

K. Sowah

I. Jensen 2
I. Sadiq 2

Shots off target

Weslley Patati

S. Mijnans 2
D. Kasius 2

Big chance created

M. Šín

K. Smit 1
D. Kasius 1

Successful contests

M. Balard

K. Sowah 2
B. Kemper 1

Fouls suffered

B. Lucassen

M. Meerdink 3
W. Goes 3

Dispossessed

M. Meerdink

C. Brym 2
I. Sadiq 2

Touches

J. Clasie

W. Goes 78
Alexandre Penetra 77

Duel won

W. Goes

B. Kemper 7
B. Lucassen 7

Duel lost

I. Sadiq

M. Meerdink 7
K. Smit 7

Interceptions

B. Lucassen

Alexandre Penetra 1
R. Hillen 1

Challenge lost

L. Holtby

J. Clasie 2
D. Kasius 1

Tackles

R. Hillen

B. Lucassen 3
M. Balard 3

Aerial duels won

L. Greiml

B. Kemper 3
M. Meerdink 3

Aerial duels lost

M. Meerdink

S. van Hooijdonk 3
L. Greiml 3

Fouls

S. van Hooijdonk

K. Smit 3
I. Sadiq 2

Saves

D. Bielica

R. Owusu-Oduro 6

Passes

J. Clasie

W. Goes 64
Alexandre Penetra 64

Accurate passes

J. Clasie

Alexandre Penetra 63
W. Goes 60

Accurate crosses

I. Jensen

L. Holtby 1
Weslley Patati 1

Current form

Stats

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W W D W W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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08/02/19

12/08/18

17/02/18

Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.9

0.4

Average card count per match for 13 matches arbitrated
Stefan de Groot VAR referee
Don Frijn assistant referee
Richard Wilhelmus Martens fourth referee
Marc Nagtegaal VAR assistant referee
Frans Ozinga assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

NAC Breda

Moussa Soumano Knee injury

Dion Versluis Unknown

Terence Kongolo Unknown

Seiya Maikuma Knee injury

Troy Parrott Knee injury

Mexx Meerdink Groin Injury

Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro Unknown

Sven Mijnans Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Match venue

Rat Verlegh Stadion - Breda

Year of construction: 1996
Surface: grass
Capacity: 20500
Average attendance: 14623
Maximum attendance: 20369
% sold: 76

Match result NAC AZ

Date 31 August 2025 15:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 4
Match attendance 20215
Code NAC-AZ
Area Netherlands
Home team NAC Breda
Away team AZ

FAQ

What is the result between NAC AZ?

AZ won the match with a 0-1 score

What are the official lineups for NAC AZ?

NAC Breda : Coached by C. Hoefkens, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: D. Bielica, B. Kemper (C), R. Hillen, L. Greiml, B. Lucassen, L. Holtby, M. Balard, K. Sowah, M. Nassoh, J. Talvitie, S. van Hooijdonk

AZ : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Martens, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : R. Owusu-Oduro, M. de Wit, Alexandre Penetra, W. Goes, D. Kasius, J. Clasie (C), P. Koopmeiners, R. Daal, K. Smit, I. Sadiq, M. Meerdink

Who is the referee of the match NAC AZ ?

Jeroen Manschot is the referee for this match

Where is the match NAC AZ?

The venue Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda is hosting the match

At what time is NAC AZ?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 31 August 2025. Kick-off at 15:45

Who is the man of the match NAC - AZ ?

Daniel Bielica is the outstanding player of the match NAC - AZ. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

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Confirmed line-ups

NAC Breda 4-2-3-1

- 8.1 99 D. Bielica
- 6.1 4 (C) B. Kemper
- 6.9 22 R. Hillen
- 6.0 12 L. Greiml
- 5.6 2 B. Lucassen
- 4.8 90 L. Holtby
- 6.6 16 M. Balard
- 5.6 14 K. Sowah
- 4.9 10 M. Nassoh
- 5.0 32 J. Talvitie
- 2.8 17 S. van Hooijdonk
- 7.9 1 R. Owusu-Oduro
- 6.3 34 M. de Wit
- 7.1 5 Alexandre Penetra
- 7.8 3 W. Goes
- 6.3 30 D. Kasius
- 7.2 8 (C) J. Clasie
- 6.2 6 P. Koopmeiners
- 5.9 27 R. Daal
- 6.3 26 K. Smit
- 4.5 11 I. Sadiq
- 5.9 35 M. Meerdink

AZ 4-2-3-1

- C. Hoefkens Coach
Substitutes
- T. Kongolo #5 - Defender
- R. Kortsmit #1 - Goalkeeper
- 90+1'
  
  C. Leemans #8 - Midfielder
- F. Oldrup Jensen #20 - Midfielder
- R. Paula #11 - Midfielder
- 67'
  
  E. Mahmutović #15 - Defender
- 90+1'
  
  D. Versluis #23 - Striker
- J. Candelaria #21 - Defender
- K. Lamprou #31 - Goalkeeper
- 46'
  
  C. Valerius #25 - Defender
- 46'
  
  C. Brym #7 - Striker
- P. Reulen #26 - Striker
- M. Martens Coach
Substitutes
- M. Dekker #4 - Defender
- 60'
  
  S. Mijnans #10 - Midfielder
- Z. Buurmeester #28 - Midfielder
- E. Dijkstra #22 - Defender
- J. Zoet #41 - Goalkeeper
- 81'
  
  I. Jensen #17 - Striker
- 60'
  
  Weslley Patati #7 - Striker
- 86'
  
  M. Šín #33 - Midfielder
- D. Kwakman #21 - Midfielder
- M. Chávez #15 - Defender
- H. Verhulst #12 - Goalkeeper
- 81'
  
  L. Zeefuik #25 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

38%

62%

Duel won

55%

45%

Accurate passes

76%

87%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

282

Passes

463

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Goalkeeper

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Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. Šín

K. Smit 1
D. Kasius 1
Weslley Patati 1
R. Daal 1

Shots (%)

M. de Wit

100% 2/2

I. Sadiq 100% (2/2)
I. Jensen 100% (2/2)
K. Sowah 50% (2/4)
R. Hillen 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

M. Balard

K. Sowah 2

Fouls suffered

B. Lucassen

M. Meerdink 3
W. Goes 3
C. Brym 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Weslley Patati

0% 0/3

P. Koopmeiners 0% (0/2)
K. Smit 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

M. Meerdink

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

W. Goes

100% 7/7

B. Lucassen 88% (7/8)
R. Hillen 83% (5/6)
M. Balard 78% (7/9)
K. Sowah 67% (4/6)

Aerial duels won (%)

W. Goes

100% 2/2

B. Kemper 75% (3/4)
L. Zeefuik 67% (2/3)
K. Sowah 67% (2/3)
L. Greiml 50% (3/6)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

R. Daal

0% 0/5

J. Talvitie 0% (0/4)
E. Mahmutović 0% (0/4)
C. Brym 0% (0/4)
J. Clasie 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

E. Mahmutović

0% 0/2

R. Daal 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Alexandre Penetra

98% 63/64

W. Goes 94% (60/64)
J. Clasie 93% (63/68)
P. Koopmeiners 93% (37/40)
K. Smit 89% (32/36)

Successful final third passes

J. Clasie

K. Smit 22

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

D. Bielica

42% 14/33

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	52	19	17	1	1	59	23	36
2	Feyenoord	36	19	11	3	5	47	27	20
3	Ajax	34	19	9	7	3	37	26	11
4	NEC	32	18	9	5	4	47	32	15
5	Groningen	31	19	9	4	6	27	22	5
6	Twente	29	19	7	8	4	29	22	7
7	Sparta	29	19	9	2	8	24	34	-10
8	AZ	28	18	8	4	6	33	31	2
9	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	31	30	1
10	Utrecht	23	18	6	5	7	29	25	4
11	Zwolle	23	19	6	5	8	25	40	-15
12	Fortuna	22	19	6	4	9	28	33	-5
13	Go Ahead	21	19	4	9	6	30	33	-3
14	Excelsior	20	18	6	2	10	19	34	-15
15	Volendam	17	19	4	5	10	21	33	-12
16	Telstar	16	19	3	7	9	24	32	-8
17	NAC	14	19	3	5	11	19	30	-11
18	Heracles	14	19	4	2	13	26	48	-22

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	22	9	7	1	1	31	14	17
2	Ajax	20	10	6	2	2	17	9	8
3	Feyenoord	19	10	6	1	3	25	16	9
4	NEC	17	8	5	2	1	23	12	11
5	Utrecht	17	9	5	2	2	18	9	9
6	Fortuna	17	10	5	2	3	17	15	2
7	Zwolle	16	9	5	1	3	10	12	-2
8	AZ	15	8	4	3	1	19	15	4
9	Groningen	15	9	4	3	2	14	7	7
10	Twente	15	9	4	3	2	13	11	2
11	Volendam	15	10	4	3	3	16	13	3
12	Go Ahead	14	9	3	5	1	15	12	3
13	Sparta	14	10	4	2	4	11	18	-7
14	Heerenveen	13	10	3	4	3	17	18	-1
15	Excelsior	13	10	4	1	5	10	12	-2
16	NAC	11	10	3	2	5	12	14	-2
17	Heracles	10	9	3	1	5	18	23	-5
18	Telstar	7	10	1	4	5	17	22	-5

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	10	10	0	0	28	9	19
2	Feyenoord	17	9	5	2	2	22	11	11
3	Groningen	16	10	5	1	4	13	15	-2
4	Sparta	15	9	5	0	4	13	16	-3
5	NEC	15	10	4	3	3	24	20	4
6	Ajax	14	9	3	5	1	20	17	3
7	Twente	14	10	3	5	2	16	11	5
8	AZ	13	10	4	1	5	14	16	-2
9	Heerenveen	11	9	3	2	4	14	12	2
10	Telstar	9	9	2	3	4	7	10	-3
11	Excelsior	7	8	2	1	5	9	22	-13
12	Go Ahead	7	10	1	4	5	15	21	-6
13	Zwolle	7	10	1	4	5	15	28	-13
14	Utrecht	6	9	1	3	5	11	16	-5
15	Fortuna	5	9	1	2	6	11	18	-7
16	Heracles	4	10	1	1	8	8	25	-17
17	NAC	3	9	0	3	6	7	16	-9
18	Volendam	2	9	0	2	7	5	20	-15

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	19	13	4	2	32	10	22
2	Feyenoord	36	19	11	3	5	22	9	13
3	Ajax	32	19	9	5	5	19	13	6
4	Sparta	29	19	8	5	6	10	11	-1
5	AZ	28	18	7	7	4	20	16	4
6	Twente	27	19	6	9	4	9	6	3
7	Utrecht	26	18	7	5	6	11	10	1
8	Excelsior	25	18	6	7	5	11	13	-2
9	Groningen	25	19	5	10	4	11	9	2
10	NEC	24	18	6	6	6	16	16	0
11	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	13	14	-1
12	Zwolle	23	19	6	5	8	14	23	-9
13	Volendam	20	19	5	5	9	9	17	-8
14	Go Ahead	19	19	4	7	8	14	18	-4
15	Fortuna	19	19	4	7	8	12	18	-6
16	Telstar	19	19	4	7	8	10	15	-5
17	NAC	18	19	4	6	9	8	13	-5
18	Heracles	16	19	4	4	11	11	21	-10