Eredivisie Knockout phase Mon, May 11 2026 · 13:30 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda
NAC Breda
First leg3–3 2–0 Full time · HT 1–0
Heerenveen
  • B. Kemper 36’, 74’ (P)
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

NAC Breda beat Heerenveen

Heerenveen entered as favourites, but NAC Breda won 2–0 through two Kemper goals.

NAC Breda ✓28%
Draw24%
Heerenveen48%

Model vs reality

NAC Breda goals
2
Model 1.35
Heerenveen goals
0
Model 1.80
Total goals
2
Model 3.14
Score 2–0
4%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 61%
Both scored
No
Model 62%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. KemperNAC Breda · 2 goals
8.2
  • RefereeSander van der Eijk
  • CoachesC. Hoefkens · —
  • VenueRat Verlegh Stadion
  • Table before kick-offNAC Breda 17th · Heerenveen 8th

Timeline

  1. B. Kemper 1–0
    36’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ L. NordåsFor L. Oyen
    64’
  4. ⇄ H. PetrovFor J. Trenskow
    64’
  5. VAR D. VenteGoal Disallowed - offside
    66’
  6. B. Kemper (pen) 2–0
    74’
  7. ⇄ B. GhalidiFor L. Holtby
    78’
  8. ⇄ P. ReulenFor M. Soumano
    78’
  9. D. OdoiYellow card · Tripping
    80’
  10. ⇄ Eser GürbüzFor V. Zagaritis
    81’
  11. ⇄ N. CourtensFor R. Meerveld
    81’
  12. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

NAC Breda19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
Heerenveen8 shots · 6 in box, 2 outside
NAC BredaHeerenveen
50% Possession 50%
19 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 2
8 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 6
8 Shots outside the box 2
312 Passes 331
76% Pass accuracy 77%
6 Corners 2
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
8 Fouls 9
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.04 Team rating 6.59

Line-ups

NAC Breda 3-4-1-2

997.7 D. Bielica(G)
227.2 R. Hillen 157.5 E. Mahmutović 36.9 D. Odoi
48.2★ B. Kemper 166.9 M. Balard 146.6 K. Sowah 256.9 C. Valerius
906.5 L. Holtby ↓78’
96.6 M. Soumano ↓78’ 246.3 A. Ayew
  • 99D. Bielica (G)7.7
  • 22R. Hillen7.2
  • 15E. Mahmutović7.5
  • 3D. Odoi6.9
  • 4B. Kemper ★8.2
  • 16M. Balard6.9
  • 14K. Sowah6.6
  • 25C. Valerius6.9
  • 90L. Holtby↓78’6.5
  • 9M. Soumano↓78’6.6
  • 24A. Ayew6.3

Substitutes used

  • 26P. Reulen↑78’
  • 55B. Ghalidi↑78’

Unused: J. Candelaria, K. Lamprou, R. Kortsmit, F. Oldrup Jensen, J. Talvitie, C. Leemans, A. Salama, C. Brym

Coach: C. Hoefkens

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

226.2 B. Klaverboer(G)
196.7 V. Zagaritis ↓81’ 36.6 M. Willemsen 46.3 S. Kersten 456.5 O. Braude
167.3 M. Linday 87.0 L. Brouwers
116.9 L. Oyen ↓64’ 106.5 R. Meerveld ↓81’ 206.2 J. Trenskow ↓64’
96.3 D. Vente
  • 22B. Klaverboer (G)6.2
  • 19V. Zagaritis↓81’6.7
  • 3M. Willemsen6.6
  • 4S. Kersten6.3
  • 45O. Braude6.5
  • 16M. Linday7.3
  • 8L. Brouwers7.0
  • 11L. Oyen↓64’6.9
  • 10R. Meerveld↓81’6.5
  • 20J. Trenskow↓64’6.2
  • 9D. Vente6.3

Substitutes used

  • 28H. Petrov↑64’6.3
  • 18L. Nordås↑64’6.7
  • 36N. Courtens↑81’
  • 50Eser Gürbüz↑81’

Unused: N. Bakker, Timo Schreuder, M. Egbring, Ingmar Mulder, I. Ahmed

Player stats

Top rated
B. KemperNAC Breda8.2
2nd
D. BielicaNAC Breda7.7
3rd
E. MahmutovićNAC Breda7.5

NAC Breda

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Bielica G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 64% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
R. Hillen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 32 2 3 0/1 0/0 7.2
E. Mahmutović D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 35 2 0 0/0 1/0 7.5
D. Odoi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 72% 32 3 1 0/0 2/1 6.9
B. Kemper D 90 2 0 2 (2) 1 80% 30 2 1 0/0 2/1 8.2
M. Balard M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 23 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
K. Sowah M 90 0 0 2 (1) 3 82% 28 2 1 1/2 0/0 6.6
C. Valerius D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 79% 24 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.9
L. Holtby M 78 0 0 3 (0) 3 79% 28 0 1 0/1 2/0 6.5
M. Soumano F 78 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 16 2 0 0/2 0/1 6.6
A. Ayew F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 58% 26 0 0 1/3 1/2 6.3
P. Reulen F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
B. Ghalidi F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 0/0 —

Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Klaverboer G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 68% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
V. Zagaritis D 81 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 29 3 2 0/0 0/1 6.7
M. Willemsen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 54 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Kersten D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 32 2 1 0/0 2/0 6.3
O. Braude D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 39 1 0 0/1 2/3 6.5
M. Linday M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 38 3 0 1/1 0/1 7.3
L. Brouwers M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 21 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
L. Oyen F 64 0 0 2 (1) 1 77% 13 2 0 2/3 1/1 6.9
R. Meerveld M 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 0 2 0/2 1/2 6.5
J. Trenskow F 64 0 0 1 (1) 2 77% 13 1 1 1/4 0/0 6.2
D. Vente F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 19 0 0 0/2 1/0 6.3
H. Petrov D 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
L. Nordås F 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
N. Courtens M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Eser Gürbüz F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.