§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 16

NAC Breda 1–1 FC Utrecht

  • Paula 20'
  • de Wit 26'

14 December 2025

The match in data

A 1–1 draw between NAC Breda and FC Utrecht on 14 December 2025, on matchday 16 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Player of the match: Max Balard (NAC Breda), rated 58, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 62 passes. Balard produced 1.3 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.8 times the cost.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For FC Utrecht, the highest-rated player was Gjivai Zechiël, with 56.

58
Player of the match

Max Balard

NAC Breda · 90'

Produced 1.27× and cost 0.78× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 2.0×
  • 62 passes 1.6×
  • 2 key passes 1.6×
Took away
  • 2 balls lost 2.1×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

NAC Breda
PlayerPositionMinRating
Mohamed Nassoh Midfielder 23 80
Rio Hillen Defender 90 64
Sydney van Hooijdonk Forward 23 59
Max Balard ★ Midfielder 90 58
Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper 90 56
Clint Leemans Midfielder 67 52
Denis Odoi Defender 90 50
Juho Talvitie Forward 83 50
Lewis Holtby Midfielder 67 48
Cherrion Valerius Defender 90 43
Brahim Ghalidi Forward 23 42
Kamal Sowah Midfielder 90 40
Boy Kemper Defender 90 39
Raul Paula Midfielder 67 30
Moussa Soumano Forward 7 no rating
FC Utrecht
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gjivai Zechiël Midfielder 68 56
Mike van der Hoorn Defender 90 54
Vasilios Barkas Goalkeeper 90 53
Niklas Vesterlund Defender 81 49
Dani de Wit Midfielder 68 48
Alonzo Engwanda Midfielder 90 44
Can Bozdogan Midfielder 22 44
Victor Jensen Midfielder 90 43
Miguel Rodríguez Forward 68 43
Souffian El Karouani Defender 90 42
Yoann Cathline Forward 90 38
Nick Viergever Defender 90 37
Adrian Blake Forward 22 29
Sébastien Haller Forward 12 no rating
Emirhan Demircan Forward 10 no rating
Siebe Horemans Defender 9 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which NAC Breda player made the most tackles?

Boy Kemper, with 4 tackles. Next: Max Balard 2, Rio Hillen 2.

In the 1–1 draw with FC Utrecht, Boy Kemper led NAC Breda with 4 tackles, doubling the tallies of Max Balard and Rio Hillen (2 each). That defensive resistance helped preserve the point.

Which FC Utrecht player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Souffian El Karouani, with 4 key passes. Next: Gjivai Zechiël 2, Victor Jensen 1.

Souffian El Karouani drove FC Utrecht's playmaking with 4 key passes in the 1–1 draw at NAC Breda. El Karouani stood clear of Gjivai Zechiël with 2 and Victor Jensen with 1.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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NAC Breda 1–1 FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Max Balard, 58
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.