AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

Apr 24, 2025, 4:45 PM

90'+7': Mexx Meerdink

FT
1 - 1

75': Leo Sauer

Introduction

AZ Alkmaar are hosting NAC Breda at AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands, starting on Thursday 24 Apr 2025 4:45 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
67': Substitution, AZ. Jayden Addai replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
67': Substitution, AZ. Sven Mijnans replaces Zico Buurmeester.
67': Substitution, AZ. Mayckel Lahdo replaces Ruben van Bommel.
68': Boy Kemper (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, AZ. Seiya Maikuma replaces Peer Koopmeiners.
75': Goal! AZ 0, NAC Breda 1. Leo Sauer (NAC Breda) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clint Leemans with a cross following a corner.
82': Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces David Møller Wolfe.
83': Substitution, NAC Breda. Maxime Busi replaces Elías Már Ómarsson.
83': Substitution, NAC Breda. Fredrik Oldrup Jensen replaces Clint Leemans.
90'+1': Substitution, NAC Breda. Casper Staring replaces Cherrion Valerius.
90'+1': Clint Leemans (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, NAC Breda. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Leo Sauer.
90'+6': Substitution, NAC Breda. Raul Paula replaces Kamal Sowah.
90'+6': Daniel Bielica (NAC Breda) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Goal! AZ 1, NAC Breda 1. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma with a headed pass.

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
4:45 PM, Thu, Apr 24, 2025
Venue: AFAS Stadion
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
Attendance: 17,537

Dutch Eredivisie Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+36	Ajax Amsterdam	31	74	3
+55	PSV Eindhoven	30	67	5
+36	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30	62	4
+19	FC Utrecht	31	62	5

Full Table

Statistics

NAC		AZ
12	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
28.9	Possession	71.1
7	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
174	Accurate Passes	543
251	Passes	621
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	9
7	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	48
26	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
16	Effective Tackles	10
22	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	9
39	Effective Clearances	13
39	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
22	Maxim Dekker
5	Alexandre Penetra
18	David Wolfe
30	Denso Kasius
28	Zico Buurmeester
26	Kees Smit
6	Peer Koopmeiners
35	Mexx Meerdink
7	Ruben Van Bommel
11	Ibrahim Sadiq

Substitutes:

Mees De Wit, Seiya Maikuma, Mayckel Lahdo, Bruno Martins Indi, Sven Mijnans, Daniel Deen, Wouter Goes, Ro-Zangelo Daal, Jayden Addai, Hobie Verhulst, Lewis Schouten, Ernest Poku.

NAC Breda (5-4-1)

No.	Name
99	Daniel Bielica (GK)
15	Enes Mahmutovic
23	Terence Kongolo
12	Leo Greiml
4	Boy Kemper
25	Cherrion Valerius
8	Clint Leemans
16	Maximilien Balard
77	Leo Sauer
55	Kamal Sowah
10	Elías Már Ómarsson

Substitutes:

Lars Mol, Daan Van Reeuwijk, Adam Kaied, Dominik Janosek, Kostas Lamprou, Kacper Kostorz, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Raul Paula, Maxime Busi, Casper Staring, Fredrik Oldrup Jensen, Saná Fernandes.

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