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Excelsior vs NAC Breda – Lineups & Match Details

Excelsior beat NAC Breda 1-0. Goals: N. Naujoks (23' pen.). Excelsior had 43% possession against NAC Breda's 57%. Shots on target: 2-3.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 14

Saturday, 29 November 2025

ExcelsiorExcelsior

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

NAC BredaNAC Breda

Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Lineups

ExcelsiorExcelsior4-2-3-1
S. van Gassel1S. van GasselG
I. Bronkhorst2I. BronkhorstD
C. Widell4C. WidellD
R. Meissen3R. MeissenD
N. Martens17N. MartensD
I. Yegoian23I. YegoianM
L. Hartjes20L. HartjesM
D. Sanches Fernandes30D. Sanches FernandesM
N. Naujoks10N. NaujoksM
G. de Regt11G. de RegtM
J. Bergraaf33J. BergraafF

Substitutes

6A. CarlenM
34N. El HamdaouiM
5S. HenderikxD
40T. HollaG
15S. JanssenD
22S. MitrovicF
14L. SchoutenD
9S. WlodarczykF
7D. YoonF
12A. ZagreD
29M. van DuinenF
NAC BredaNAC Breda5-3-2
D. Bielica99D. BielicaG
B. Lucassen2B. LucassenD
C. Valerius25C. ValeriusD
D. Odoi3D. OdoiD
R. Hillen22R. HillenD
B. Kemper4B. KemperD
M. Nassoh10M. NassohM
M. Balard16M. BalardM
K. Sowah14K. SowahM
C. Brym7C. BrymF
S. van Hooijdonk17S. van HooijdonkF

Substitutes

11R. PaulaM
27J. EratD
55B. GhalidiF
5T. KongoloD
1R. KortsmitG
31K. LamprouG
8C. LeemansM
26P. ReulenF
9M. SoumanoF
6C. StaringM
32J. TalvitieF
23D. VersluisF

Match Events

6'Y

C. Widell

23'P

N. Naujoks

45'Y

R. Hillen

56'S

L. Hartjes

Substitution 1

60'S

C. Brym

Substitution 1

60'S

S. van Hooijdonk

Substitution 2

60'S

B. Lucassen

Substitution 3

65'Y

I. Yegoian

74'S

D. Sanches Fernandes

Substitution 2

74'S

N. Martens

Substitution 3

74'S

Jerolldino Armantrading

Substitution 4

81'Y

A. Zagré

84'Y

R. Meissen

89'S

K. Sowah

Substitution 4

90'+2S

D. Odoi

Substitution 5

Statistics

Excelsior
43%57%
NAC Breda
0.94Expected Goals (xG)1.57
6Total Shots22
2Shots on Target3
1Corners6
22Fouls12
1Offsides1
75Pass Accuracy (%)80
4Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Excelsior host NAC Breda on Saturday, 29 November 2025. The kick-off time is 15:30 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Excelsior go into the match 14th in the table; NAC Breda sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Excelsior have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. NAC Breda have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Jun 2024: Excelsior 4-1 NAC Breda; 28 May 2024: Excelsior 2-6 NAC Breda; 3 Apr 2019: Excelsior 1-2 NAC Breda. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Excelsior beat NAC Breda 1-0. Excelsior scored through N. Naujoks 23' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 23 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Excelsior held 43% of the ball against 57% for NAC Breda. Shots on target finished 2-3. Expected goals read 0.94 for Excelsior, 1.57 for NAC Breda.

Verdict

The win nudges Excelsior forward and leaves NAC Breda with work to do. Excelsior sat 14th and NAC Breda 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.