Dutch Eredivisie

FC Utrecht vs NAC Breda, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Utrecht
  • 86': Dani de Wit
  • 90'+9': Adrian Blake
FT
2 - 0
NAC Breda
  • Red Card 35': Mohamed Nassoh

About

FC Utrecht are hosting NAC Breda at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 4': Foul by Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht).
  • 4': Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda).
  • 5': Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda).
  • 7': Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
  • 11': Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 13': Handball by Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda).
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury André Ayew (NAC Breda).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Denis Odoi (NAC Breda) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht).
  • 22': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani de Wit.
  • 25': Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Boy Kemper (NAC Breda).
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 30': Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
  • 30': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 30': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kamal Sowah (NAC Breda).
  • 33': Foul by Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda).
  • 33': Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht).
  • 34': Delay in match (NAC Breda). VAR checking.
  • 34': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Mohamed Nassoh (NAC Breda) is shown the red card.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross.
  • 36': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Denis Odoi (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Max Balard (NAC Breda).
  • 39': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Max Balard (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Alarcón with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht).
  • 45': Foul by André Ayew (NAC Breda).
  • 45': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  • 45'+1': Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, FC Utrecht. Artem Stepanov is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, FC Utrecht 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Jesper Karlsson replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Utrecht 0, NAC Breda 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Artem Stepanov (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Yoann Cathline.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cherrion Valerius (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boy Kemper with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt saved. André Ayew (NAC Breda) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vasilios Barkas (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Cherrion Valerius.
  • 50': Foul by Alonzo Engwanda (FC Utrecht).
  • 50': Max Balard (NAC Breda) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Corner, NAC Breda. Conceded by Dani de Wit.
  • 53': Foul by Denis Odoi (NAC Breda).
  • 53': Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yoann Cathline with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Lewis Holtby (NAC Breda) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kamal Sowah.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Cathline.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Souffian El Karouani (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 63': Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by André Ayew (NAC Breda).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Artem Stepanov.
  • 65': André Ayew (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht).
  • 65': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Sébastien Haller replaces Artem Stepanov.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Ángel Alarcón.
  • 67': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Clint Leemans.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Daniel Bielica.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Blake with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Lewis Holtby.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
  • 72': Substitution, NAC Breda. Moussa Soumano replaces André Ayew.
  • 72': Substitution, NAC Breda. Rio Hillen replaces Cherrion Valerius.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda).
  • 74': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Siebe Horemans replaces Niklas Vesterlund.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël with a through ball.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gjivai Zechiël.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 81': Substitution, NAC Breda. Jayden Candelaria replaces Lewis Holtby.
  • 81': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 82': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Kamal Sowah.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani following a corner.
  • 82': Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Kamal Sowah.
  • 84': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  • 85': Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (NAC Breda).
  • 86': Goal! FC Utrecht 1, NAC Breda 0. Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Goal FC Utrecht 1-0 NAC Breda (Dani de Wit).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Utrecht. David Min replaces Dani de Wit because of an injury.
  • 90': Substitution, NAC Breda. Brahim Ghalidi replaces Max Balard.
  • 90': Substitution, NAC Breda. Raul Paula replaces Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 90': Foul by Jayden Candelaria (NAC Breda).
  • 90': Sébastien Haller (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sébastien Haller.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alonzo Engwanda following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Moussa Soumano (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boy Kemper with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, FC Utrecht. Can Bozdogan replaces Yoann Cathline.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, NAC Breda. Pepijn Reulen replaces Kamal Sowah.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Raul Paula (NAC Breda) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda). Assisted by Souffian El Karouani.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Rio Hillen (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jayden Candelaria with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Brahim Ghalidi (NAC Breda) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht).
  • 90'+9': Goal! FC Utrecht 2, NAC Breda 0. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Min following a fast break.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Utrecht 2, NAC Breda 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Utrecht 2, NAC Breda 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
9 Saves 1
34.4 Possession 65.6
9 SHOTS 28
1 ON GOAL 11
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
181 Accurate Passes 446
260 Passes 505
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 15
18 Crosses 39
0.4 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 42
23 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 10
24 Effective Clearances 28
24 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Attendance: 23,034

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 34 +56 84
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 +26 65
3 NEC Nijmegen 34 +24 59
4 FC Twente 34 +19 58
Full Standings

Line-Ups

UTR FC Utrecht (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Vasilios Barkas (GK)
44 Mike Eerdhuijzen
3 Mike van der Hoorn
16 Souffian El Karouani
23 Niklas Vesterlund
20 Dani de Wit
21 Gjivai Zechiël
27 Alonzo Engwanda
18 Artem Stepanov
10 Yoann Cathline
77 Ángel Alarcón
FC Utrecht Substitutes:
Siebe Horemans, David Min, Mees Eppink, Emeka Adeile, Neal Viereck, Jesper Karlsson, Sébastien Haller, Can Bozdogan, Adrian Blake, Kevin Gadellaa, Nick Viergever.

NAC NAC Breda (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Daniel Bielica (GK) Yellow Card
8 Clint Leemans
15 Enes Mahmutovic
4 Boy Kemper
3 Denis Odoi
16 Maximilien Balard Yellow Card
10 Mohamed Nassoh Red Card
14 Kamal Sowah
25 Cherrion Valerius
24 André Ayew
90 Lewis Holtby
NAC Breda Substitutes:
Salama, Raul Paula, Moussa Soumano, Roy Kortsmit, Charles-Andreas Brym, Pepijn Reulen, Juho Talvitie, Brahim Ghalidi, Rio Hillen, Kostas Lamprou, Jayden Candelaria.

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