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
	6	AZ	39	25	11	6	8
	16	NAC	22	25	5	7	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	T. Parrott	13
6	J. Hornkamp	10
24	S. Mijnans	6
33	S. van Hooijdonk	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

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

L W L L W

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

3.6

0.3

Average card count per match for 16 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: 14619
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	65	25	21	2	2	73	30	43
2	Feyenoord	48	25	15	3	7	55	35	20
3	Ajax	44	25	11	11	3	47	31	16
4	NEC	43	25	12	7	6	61	43	18
5	Twente	41	25	10	11	4	41	26	15
6	AZ	39	25	11	6	8	42	40	2
7	Sparta	37	25	11	4	10	32	42	-10
8	Utrecht	34	25	9	7	9	38	31	7
9	Heerenveen	34	25	9	7	9	42	43	-1
10	Fortuna	32	25	9	5	11	39	45	-6
11	Groningen	31	25	9	4	12	33	35	-2
12	Go Ahead	29	25	6	11	8	38	39	-1
13	Zwolle	28	25	7	7	11	34	50	-16
14	Volendam	27	25	7	6	12	29	41	-12
15	Excelsior	26	25	7	5	13	26	42	-16
16	NAC	22	25	5	7	13	25	39	-14
17	Telstar	21	25	4	9	12	31	41	-10
18	Heracles	17	25	5	2	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	29	12	9	2	1	39	17	22
2	Feyenoord	28	13	9	1	3	32	19	13
3	Ajax	27	13	8	3	2	24	11	13
4	Twente	25	13	7	4	2	22	12	10
5	NEC	23	12	7	2	3	32	20	12
6	Volendam	22	13	6	4	3	22	17	5
7	Fortuna	21	12	6	3	3	21	18	3
8	Utrecht	21	13	6	3	4	21	12	9
9	AZ	20	12	5	5	2	25	21	4
10	Zwolle	20	12	6	2	4	15	15	0
11	Heerenveen	20	13	5	5	3	24	22	2
12	Go Ahead	18	12	4	6	2	21	16	5
13	Sparta	18	12	5	3	4	14	19	-5
14	Groningen	15	12	4	3	5	17	13	4
15	NAC	15	13	4	3	6	15	18	-3
16	Excelsior	14	13	4	2	7	13	17	-4
17	Heracles	13	12	4	1	7	21	28	-7
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	20	12	6	2	4	23	16	7
3	NEC	20	13	5	5	3	29	23	6
4	AZ	19	13	6	1	6	17	19	-2
5	Sparta	19	13	6	1	6	18	23	-5
6	Ajax	17	12	3	8	1	23	20	3
7	Twente	16	12	3	7	2	19	14	5
8	Groningen	16	13	5	1	7	16	22	-6
9	Heerenveen	14	12	4	2	6	18	21	-3
10	Utrecht	13	12	3	4	5	17	19	-2
11	Excelsior	12	12	3	3	6	13	25	-12
12	Go Ahead	11	13	2	5	6	17	23	-6
13	Fortuna	11	13	3	2	8	18	27	-9
14	Telstar	10	12	2	4	6	10	17	-7
15	Zwolle	8	13	1	5	7	19	35	-16
16	NAC	7	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11
17	Volendam	5	12	1	2	9	7	24	-17
18	Heracles	4	13	1	1	11	11	37	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	51	25	15	6	4	40	14	26
2	Feyenoord	46	25	14	4	7	27	15	12
3	Ajax	46	25	13	7	5	27	14	13
4	Twente	38	25	9	11	5	14	8	6
5	Utrecht	36	25	10	6	9	16	13	3
6	Sparta	35	25	9	8	8	11	13	-2
7	Excelsior	34	25	8	10	7	14	16	-2
8	NEC	33	25	8	9	8	22	23	-1
9	Zwolle	32	25	8	8	9	19	27	-8
10	Heerenveen	32	25	8	8	9	17	19	-2
11	AZ	32	25	7	11	7	21	21	0
12	Groningen	32	25	6	14	5	15	13	2
13	Fortuna	29	25	7	8	10	19	25	-6
14	Go Ahead	29	25	6	11	8	16	18	-2
15	Telstar	27	25	6	9	10	13	18	-5
16	Volendam	24	25	5	9	11	11	22	-11
17	NAC	23	25	5	8	12	10	18	-8
18	Heracles	20	25	5	5	15	15	30	-15