Eredivisie Knockout phase Fri, Jan 30 2026 · 19:00 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda
NAC Breda
First leg2–2 2–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.30 – 1.63
Twente
  • C. Brym 61’
  • M. Soumano 87’
  • 41’ M. Rots
  • 51’ R. van Wolfswinkel
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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 fight back from two goals down

Twente entered as narrow favourites and led 2–0 after 51 minutes through goals from Rots and van Wolfswinkel. But Brym and Soumano scored to rescue a draw for NAC Breda. Twente finished with the higher xG (1.63 vs 1.30).

NAC Breda31%
Draw ✓26%
Twente43%

Model vs reality

NAC Breda goals
2
Model 1.26 · xG 1.30
Twente goals
2
Model 1.54 · xG 1.63
Total goals
4
Model 2.80 · xG 2.93
Score 2–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. BielicaNAC Breda
9.2
  • RefereeJoey Kooij
  • CoachesC. Hoefkens · J. van den Brom
  • VenueRat Verlegh Stadion
  • Table before kick-offNAC Breda 17th · Twente 8th

Timeline

  1. D. RotsYellow card · Tripping
    9’
  2. L. HoltbyYellow card · Foul
    10’
  3. M. Rots 0–1Assist D. Rots
    41’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. ⇄ J. TalvitieFor R. Hillen
    46’
  6. R. van Wolfswinkel 0–2Assist S. Ørjasæter
    51’
  7. ⇄ J. CandelariaFor B. Kemper
    53’
  8. ⇄ M. KjøløFor R. Zerrouki
    57’
  9. C. Brym 1–2Assist J. Talvitie
    61’
  10. ⇄ A. AyewFor L. Holtby
    67’
  11. ⇄ B. LucassenFor C. Valerius
    67’
  12. ⇄ K. HlynssonFor A. Verschueren
    68’
  13. ⇄ M. PjacaFor S. Ørjasæter
    69’
  14. ⇄ S. LammersFor D. Rots
    77’
  15. ⇄ M. BrunsFor T. van den Belt
    78’
  16. ⇄ C. LeemansFor M. Balard
    83’
  17. M. Soumano 2–2
    87’
  18. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

NAC Breda19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
Twente18 shots · 11 in box, 7 outside
NAC BredaTwente
63% Possession 37%
1.30 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.16 Expected points (xPts) 1.60
19 Shots 18
10 Shots on target 9
4 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 6
11 Shots inside the box 11
8 Shots outside the box 7
522 Passes 313
79% Pass accuracy 69%
7 Corners 4
7 Goalkeeper saves 7
7 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.15 Team rating 6.99

Line-ups

NAC Breda 5-3-2

999.2★ D. Bielica(G)
46.5 B. Kemper ↓53’ 226.6 R. Hillen ↓46’ 128.3 L. Greiml 36.5 D. Odoi 256.5 C. Valerius ↓67’
146.2 K. Sowah 906.9 L. Holtby ↓67’ 166.9 M. Balard ↓83’
96.6 M. Soumano 78.2 C. Brym
  • 99D. Bielica (G) ★9.2
  • 4B. Kemper↓53’6.5
  • 22R. Hillen↓46’6.6
  • 12L. Greiml8.3
  • 3D. Odoi6.5
  • 25C. Valerius↓67’6.5
  • 14K. Sowah6.2
  • 90L. Holtby↓67’6.9
  • 16M. Balard↓83’6.9
  • 9M. Soumano6.6
  • 7C. Brym8.2

Substitutes used

  • 32J. TalvitieA↑46’6.9
  • 21J. Candelaria↑53’7.3
  • 2B. Lucassen↑67’6.3
  • 24A. Ayew↑67’6.3
  • 8C. Leemans↑83’6.3

Unused: K. Lamprou, R. Kortsmit, E. Mahmutović, C. Staring, R. Paula, B. Ghalidi, P. Reulen

Coach: C. Hoefkens

Twente 4-2-3-1

17.2 L. Unnerstall(G)
397.9 M. Rots 436.3 Ruud Nijstad 236.7 S. Lemkin 287.5 B. van Rooij
206.3 T. van den Belt ↓78’ 66.5 R. Zerrouki ↓57’
277.5 S. Ørjasæter A↓69’ 326.3 A. Verschueren ↓68’ 116.6 D. Rots A↓77’
98.0 R. van Wolfswinkel
  • 1L. Unnerstall (G)7.2
  • 39M. Rots7.9
  • 43Ruud Nijstad6.3
  • 23S. Lemkin6.7
  • 28B. van Rooij7.5
  • 20T. van den Belt↓78’6.3
  • 6R. Zerrouki↓57’6.5
  • 27S. ØrjasæterA↓69’7.5
  • 32A. Verschueren↓68’6.3
  • 11D. RotsA↓77’6.6
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel8.0

Substitutes used

  • 4M. Kjølø↑57’6.7
  • 14K. Hlynsson↑68’7.2
  • 7M. Pjaca↑69’6.7
  • 38M. Bruns↑78’6.2
  • 10S. Lammers↑77’6.5

Unused: P. Tytoń, S. Karssies, Guilherme Peixoto, D. Weidmann

Coach: J. van den Brom

Player stats

Top rated
D. BielicaNAC Breda9.2
2nd
L. GreimlNAC Breda8.3
3rd
C. BrymNAC Breda8.2

NAC Breda

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Bielica G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 63% 32 0 0 0/0 0/1 9.2
B. Kemper D 53 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 30 2 2 1/1 0/1 6.5
R. Hillen D 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 37 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.6
L. Greiml D 90 0 0 2 (2) 1 92% 64 5 2 0/0 2/2 8.3
D. Odoi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 1 2 0/0 1/1 6.5
C. Valerius D 67 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 30 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
K. Sowah M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 57 1 1 0/0 2/1 6.2
L. Holtby M 67 0 0 1 (0) 4 78% 18 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
M. Balard M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 64 2 1 1/2 0/0 6.9
M. Soumano F 90 1 0 3 (3) 2 85% 26 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.6
C. Brym F 90 1 0 4 (4) 3 75% 36 3 0 0/2 0/3 8.2
J. Talvitie F 44 0 1 0 (0) 3 80% 15 1 0 0/3 0/0 6.9
J. Candelaria D 37 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 14 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.3
B. Lucassen D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Ayew F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Leemans M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Unnerstall G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 48% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Rots D 90 1 0 2 (2) 2 81% 27 2 1 2/3 0/1 7.9
Ruud Nijstad D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 28 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.7
B. van Rooij D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 30 3 0 1/1 1/1 7.5
T. van den Belt M 78 0 0 2 (2) 1 62% 29 1 4 0/1 0/1 6.3
R. Zerrouki M 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
S. Ørjasæter M 69 0 1 1 (0) 6 84% 19 1 0 4/6 0/1 7.5
A. Verschueren M 68 0 0 0 (0) 2 44% 18 2 1 1/1 1/1 6.3
D. Rots F 77 0 1 2 (2) 1 71% 24 0 0 1/5 2/1 6.6
R. van Wolfswinkel F 90 1 0 3 (2) 1 68% 19 1 1 1/1 3/0 8.0
M. Kjølø M 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
K. Hlynsson M 22 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
M. Pjaca F 21 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.7
M. Bruns M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
S. Lammers F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5

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.