Ajax vs NAC Breda

Eredivisie 27 Sep 2025, 14:30
Ajax
Ajax
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
NAC Breda
NAC Breda
🏟 Johan Cruijff Arena Round 7

Match report

Ajax edged past NAC Breda 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 27 September 2025.

NAC Breda had 17 shots to Ajax's 12.

M. Balard was sent off in the 71th minute.

The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 12 - 17 On target 7 - 7 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 11 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Kenneth Taylor
Ajax · 1 goal
8 Oscar Gloukh 1 goal
8 Sydney van Hooijdonk 1 goal
8 Vítězslav Jaroš 6 saves
8 Josip Šutalo 73 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
Ajax stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 10–10
Shots On Goal 1–3 6–4
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 0–2 2–5
Attacks 9–27 58–106
Match statistics
2 Corners 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 133
29 Dangerous Attacks 43
6 On Target 10
5 Off Target 10
12 Shots Total 17
7 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 14
2 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 14
2 Corners 7
2 Offsides 3
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
6 Saves 4
451 Passes Total 429
372 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ajax · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Jaroš
3 A. Gaaei 37 J. Šutalo 4 Ko Itakura 5 O. Wijndal
18 D. Klaassen 8 K. Taylor
17 O. Edvardsen 10 O. Gloukh 11 M. Godts
19 D. Konadu
NAC Breda · 4-2-3-1
99 D. Bielica
2 B. Lucassen 12 L. Greiml 22 R. Hillen 4 B. Kemper
90 L. Holtby 16 M. Balard
32 J. Talvitie 10 M. Nassoh 14 K. Sowah
17 S. Hooijdonk
Ajax
Coach
Johnny Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
Substitutes
  • 24 Jorthy Mokio
  • 7 Raúl Moro
  • 23 Steven Berghuis
  • 28 Kian Fitz-Jim
  • 25 Wout Weghorst
  • 22 Remko Pasveer
  • 12 Joeri Heerkens
  • 2 Lucas Rosa
  • 30 Aaron Bouwman
  • 6 Youri Regeer
  • 43 Rayane Bounida
  • 48 Sean Steur
NAC Breda
Coach
Carl Hoefkens
Substitutes
  • 7 Charles-Andreas Brym
  • 8 Clint Leemans
  • 25 Cherrion Valerius
  • 11 Raul Paula
  • 23 Dion Versluis
  • 31 Kostas Lamprou
  • 1 Roy Kortsmit
  • 5 Terence Kongolo
  • 21 Jayden Candelaria
  • 15 Enes Mahmutović
  • 6 Casper Staring
  • 20 Fredrik Jensen
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Mokio ↓ D. Konadu Ajax
  • 46' ↑ R. Moro ↓ O. Edvardsen Ajax
  • 74' ↑ C. Brym ↓ J. Talvitie NAC Breda
  • 76' ↑ S. Berghuis ↓ M. Godts Ajax
  • 81' ↑ C. Leemans ↓ L. Holtby NAC Breda
  • 82' ↑ R. Paula ↓ M. Nassoh NAC Breda
  • 82' ↑ C. Valerius ↓ B. Lucassen NAC Breda
  • 84' ↑ K. Fitz-Jim ↓ D. Klaassen Ajax
  • 84' ↑ W. Weghorst ↓ O. Gloukh Ajax
  • 88' ↑ D. Versluis ↓ K. Sowah NAC Breda
Cards
  • 71' M. Balard NAC Breda
  • 39' R. Hillen NAC Breda
  • 40' K. Itakura Ajax
  • 41' M. Nassoh NAC Breda
  • 45+3' O. Edvardsen Ajax
  • 64' M. Balard NAC Breda
  • 71' M. Balard NAC Breda
Head-to-head
Ajax 2 1 draws 1 NAC Breda
2026-04-25 NAC Breda vs Ajax 0 - 0
2025-09-27 Ajax vs NAC Breda 2 - 1
2025-04-06 Ajax vs NAC Breda 3 - 1
2024-08-18 NAC Breda vs Ajax 2 - 1
Recent form
Ajax D D L D W
NAC Breda D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ajax vs NAC Breda?
Ajax won 2-1 against NAC Breda on 27 September 2025.
Who won Ajax vs NAC Breda?
Ajax won the match 2-1.
Where was Ajax vs NAC Breda played?
The match was played at Johan Cruijff Arena.
Who had more possession in Ajax vs NAC Breda?
Ajax had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.