§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 6

NAC Breda 2–1 Heracles Almelo

  • Kemper 57'
  • van Hooijdonk 85'
  • Sanches 11'

20 September 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for NAC Breda against Heracles Almelo on 20 September 2025, on matchday 6 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

NAC Breda came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 11'.

Player of the match: Sydney van Hooijdonk (NAC Breda), rated 59, thanks above all to 1 goal and 0.36 xG. van Hooijdonk produced 1.0 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Heracles Almelo, the highest-rated player was Ivan Mesik, with 58.

59
Player of the match

Sydney van Hooijdonk

NAC Breda · 90'

Produced 1.03× and cost 0.44× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 3.7×
  • 0.36 xG 1.2×
  • 1 shot on target 1.1×
Took away
  • 2 shots off target, worth 0.24 1.4×
  • 5 duels lost 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
Sydney van Hooijdonk ★ Forward 90 59
Kamal Sowah Midfielder 90 58
Max Balard Midfielder 90 54
Boyd Lucassen Defender 81 53
Rio Hillen Defender 90 52
Leo Greiml Defender 69 52
Boy Kemper Defender 90 51
Mohamed Nassoh Midfielder 88 44
Juho Talvitie Forward 81 43
Lewis Holtby Midfielder 90 39
Daniel Bielica Goalkeeper 90 38
Enes Mahmutovic Defender 21 32
Cherrion Valerius Defender 9 no rating
Raul Paula Midfielder 9 no rating
Fredrik Oldrup Jensen Midfielder 2 no rating
Heracles Almelo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ivan Mesik Defender 90 58
Tristan van Gilst Forward 28 57
Yvandro Borges Sanches Forward 90 54
Ajdin Hrustic Midfielder 90 53
Sem Scheperman Midfielder 90 50
Damon Mirani Defender 87 48
Bryan Limbombe Forward 62 47
Mimeirhel Benita Defender 87 45
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Defender 90 38
Luka Kulenovic Forward 22 38
Walid Ould-Chikh Midfielder 28 36
Fabian de Keijzer Goalkeeper 90 35
Jizz Hornkamp Forward 68 34
Thomas Bruns Midfielder 62 33
Mario Engels Forward 3 no rating
Mike te Wierik Defender 3 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Heracles Almelo player won the most aerial duels?

Jizz Hornkamp, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Damon Mirani 3, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 3.

Jizz Hornkamp doubled the tally of any teammate by winning 6 aerial duels for Heracles Almelo. That physical presence could not avert a 2–1 defeat away to NAC Breda.

Which NAC Breda player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Lewis Holtby, with 4 key passes. Next: Boy Kemper 2, Kamal Sowah 2.

In NAC Breda's 2–1 victory over Heracles Almelo, Lewis Holtby served as the primary playmaker with 4 key passes. Holtby doubled the totals of Boy Kemper and Kamal Sowah, who created 2 each.

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 2–1 Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Sydney van Hooijdonk, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.