NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar

Eredivisie 31 Aug 2025, 14:45
NAC Breda
NAC Breda
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
🏟 Rat Verlegh Stadion Round 4

Match report

AZ Alkmaar edged past NAC Breda 1-0 in the Eredivisie on 31 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

AZ Alkmaar dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 25 shots to NAC Breda's 11.

S. van Hooijdonk was sent off in the 41th minute.

The match was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 11 - 25 On target 6 - 8 Corners 1 - 7 Fouls 8 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Daniel Bielica
NAC Breda · 7 saves
8 Leo Greiml captained the side
8 Maximilien Balard captained the side
8 Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro 6 saves
8 Wouter Goes 65 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
AZ Alkmaar came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 5–16
Shots On Goal 4–4 2–4
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 0–2 1–5
Attacks 56–43 23–48
Match statistics
1 Corners 7
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
79 Attacks 91
35 Dangerous Attacks 72
5 On Target 8
4 Off Target 14
11 Shots Total 25
6 Shots On Goal 8
2 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 7
9 Shots Inside Box 15
2 Shots Outside Box 10
8 Fouls 13
1 Corners 7
1 Offsides 3
39% Ball Possession 61%
0 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 6
288 Passes Total 461
218 Passes Accurate 397
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
NAC Breda · 4-2-3-1
99 D. Bielica
2 B. Lucassen 12 L. Greiml 22 R. Hillen 4 B. Kemper
16 M. Balard 90 L. Holtby
32 J. Talvitie 10 M. Nassoh 14 K. Sowah
17 S. Hooijdonk
AZ Alkmaar · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Owusu-Oduro
30 D. Kasius 3 W. Goes 5 A. Penetra 34 M. Wit
6 P. Koopmeiners 8 J. Clasie
11 I. Sadiq 26 K. Smit 27 R. Daal
35 M. Meerdink
NAC Breda
Coach
Carl Hoefkens
Substitutes
  • 25 Cherrion Valerius
  • 7 Charles-Andreas Brym
  • 15 Enes Mahmutović
  • 8 Clint Leemans
  • 23 Dion Versluis
  • 31 Kostas Lamprou
  • 1 Roy Kortsmit
  • 5 Terence Kongolo
  • 21 Jayden Candelaria
  • 11 Raul Paula
  • 20 Fredrik Jensen
  • 26 Pepijn Reulen
AZ Alkmaar
Coach
Maarten Martens
Substitutes
  • 7 Weslley Patati
  • 10 Sven Mijnans
  • 17 Isak Steiner Jensen
  • 25 Lequincio Zeefuik
  • 33 Matěj Šín
  • 41 Jeroen Zoet
  • 12 Hobie Verhulst
  • 22 Elijah Dijkstra
  • 15 Mateo Chávez
  • 4 Maxim Dekker
  • 21 Dave Kwakman
  • 28 Zico Buurmeester
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Valerius ↓ J. Talvitie NAC Breda
  • 46' ↑ C. Brym ↓ M. Nassoh NAC Breda
  • 60' ↑ S. Mijnans ↓ M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 60' ↑ Weslley Patati ↓ I. Sadiq AZ Alkmaar
  • 67' ↑ E. Mahmutovic ↓ L. Greiml NAC Breda
  • 81' ↑ I. Jensen ↓ R. Daal AZ Alkmaar
  • 81' ↑ L. Zeefuik ↓ D. Kasius AZ Alkmaar
  • 86' ↑ M. Sin ↓ K. Smit AZ Alkmaar
  • 90+1' ↑ C. Leemans ↓ L. Holtby NAC Breda
  • 90+1' ↑ D. Versluis ↓ B. Lucassen NAC Breda
Cards
  • 41' S. van Hooijdonk NAC Breda
  • 35' M. de Wit AZ Alkmaar
  • 55' I. Sadiq AZ Alkmaar
  • 69' Penetra AZ Alkmaar
  • 83' K. Smit AZ Alkmaar
  • 90+4' S. Mijnans AZ Alkmaar
Head-to-head
NAC Breda 1 2 draws 2 AZ Alkmaar
2026-05-17 AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 0 - 0
2025-08-31 NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 1
2025-04-24 AZ vs NAC Breda 1 - 1
2024-12-15 NAC Breda vs AZ 1 - 2
2020-02-12 AZ vs NAC Breda 1 - 3
Recent form
NAC Breda D D D D D
AZ Alkmaar D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar?
NAC Breda lost 0-1 against AZ Alkmaar on 31 August 2025.
Who won NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar?
AZ Alkmaar won the match 1-0.
Where was NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar played?
The match was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion.
Who had more possession in NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar?
AZ Alkmaar had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.