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
	7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10
	17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	T. Parrott	16
11	S. Mijnans	11
15	J. Hornkamp	10

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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17/02/18

Referees

Jeroen Manschot main referee

3.7

0.3

Average card count per match for 22 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: 12609
Maximum attendance: 19000
% sold: 66

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	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

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	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20