Utrecht 2-0 NAC Breda – Match Report, Lineups & Stats

Match summary

Utrecht beat NAC Breda 2-0 in Eredivisie on Sat, 2 May 2026.

Goals — Utrecht: De Wit 86'; Blake 90'.

Utrecht had 66% of the possession and 28 shots (11 on target) against 9 (1) for NAC Breda; corners 8-4, yellow cards 0-2.

Red cards: Utrecht 0, NAC Breda 1.

In their last 14 meetings Utrecht won 7, NAC Breda won 3 and 4 ended level.

Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard. Referee: Alex Bos.

Match timeline

35'NassohRed card
40'BalardYellow card
46'⇄In KarlssonOut EerdhuijzenSubstitution
65'⇄In S. HallerOut A. StepanovSubstitution
66'⇄In BlakeOut AlarconSubstitution
72'⇄In HillenOut ValeriusSubstitution
72'⇄In SoumanoOut AyewSubstitution
74'⇄In HoremansOut VesterlundSubstitution
81'⇄In J. CandelariaOut HoltbySubstitution
82'D. BielicaYellow card
86'De WitAssist: KarlssonGoal1-0
89'⇄In D. MinOut De WitSubstitution
90'⇄In C. BozdoğanOut CathlineSubstitution
90'⇄In PaulaOut MahmutovicSubstitution
90'⇄In GhalidiOut BalardSubstitution
90'⇄In ReulenOut SowahSubstitution
90'BlakeAssist: D. MinGoal2-0

Top performers

BlakeUtrecht · Attacker

Expected Goals0.68
Shots On Target1
Minutes25

GhalidiNAC Breda · Attacker

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes1

De WitUtrecht · Midfielder

Expected Goals0.68
Shots On Target1
Minutes88

SowahNAC Breda · Midfielder

Expected Goals0
Shots On Target0
Minutes90

VesterlundUtrecht · Defender

Interceptions0
Tackles0
Minutes73

J. CandelariaNAC Breda · Defender

Interceptions0
Tackles0
Minutes10

Lineups

NAC Breda 4-4-2Utrecht 4-3-3

Utrecht

Coach: Ron Jans

Substitutes

2Siebe HoremansDefender6.5
8Can BozdoganMidfielder6.5
15Adrian BlakeAttacker7.8
11Jesper KarlssonAttacker7.6
91Sébastien HallerAttacker7.3
9David MinAttacker7.2
51Mees EppinkGoalkeeper
33Kevin GadellaaGoalkeeper
53Neal ViereckDefender
24Nick ViergeverDefender
5Emeka AdieleDefender

Unavailable players

Matisse DiddenRed Card
Miguel RodríguezKnee injury
Victor JensenKnee injury
Jaygo van OmmerenBack injury

NAC Breda

Coach: Carl Hoefkens

Substitutes

22Rio HillenDefender5.9
21Jayden CandelariaDefender6.7
11Raul PaulaMidfielder6.5
55Brahim GhalidiAttacker6.6
26Pepijn ReulenAttacker6.5
9Moussa SoumanoAttacker5.7
1Roy KortsmitGoalkeeper
31Kostas LamprouGoalkeeper
32Juho TalvitieAttacker
7Charles BrymAttacker
19Amine SalamaAttacker

Unavailable players

Leo GreimlShoulder injury

Statistics

UtrechtNAC Breda

Key statistics

66%Possession34%

3.55Expected Goals0.48

28Total Shots9

11Shots On Target1

7Big Chances Created1

8Corners4

12Fouls13

0Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards1

1Offsides0

1Goalkeeper Saves9

446Passes Completed181

All statistics

229Attacks154

10Shots Off Target7

7Shots Blocked1

0Hit Woodwork0

2.68Expected Goals On Target0.23

12Free Kicks12

19Shots Inside The Box7

505Total Passes260

9Shots Outside The Box2

5Big Chances Missed1

3.79Expected Assists0.53

15/39 (38%)Crosses Completed7/18 (39%)

194Passes Own Half112

350Passes Opposition Half166

30/42 (71%)Long Passes Completed23/63 (37%)

14Throw-Ins19

26Key Passes7

133Passes Into Final Third38

69Backward Passes35

9Goal Kicks15

10Interceptions5

0.48Expected Goals Conceded3.55

7/11 (64%)Tackles Won10/16 (62%)

28Clearances24

54Duels Won50

25/45 (56%)Aerial Duels Won20/45 (44%)

29/59 (49%)Ground Duels Won30/59 (51%)

12Was Fouled12

7/15 (47%)Successful Dribbles2/7 (29%)

8Was Dribbled Past5

5Final Third Possession Won2

117Possession Lost120

Previous meetings

7 Utrecht4 draws3 NAC Breda

Match information

Competition: Eredivisie
Round: Round 32
Kick-off: Sat, 2 May 2026
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Capacity: 24,426
Attendance: 23,034
Referee: Alex Bos