WIJDEWORMER. NAC Breda overcome Jong AZ. Jong AZ lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the AFAS Trainingscomplex stadium in Wijdewormer on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 650 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Hardeman with the collaboration of Michael Osseweijer and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was Florian Lodeweeg. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.82 degrees Celsius or 42.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Jong AZ had a strong ball possession 56% while NAC Breda was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Jong AZ had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, NAC Breda was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Jong AZ shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, NAC Breda shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Jong AZ received 3 yellow cards (Ernest Poku, Loek Postma and Alexandre Penetra). On the opposite side, NAC Breda received 3 yellow cards (Manel Royo, P. Sejdiu and Sigurd Haugen).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Jong AZ stays with 39 points like SC Cambuur to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, NAC Breda will has 40 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Jong AZ will play away with FC Eindhoven on the 1st of March with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of FC Eindhoven (2 draws).

NAC Breda will host Jong Utrecht on the 1st of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of NAC Breda (3 draws).

Jong AZ – Formation

Jong AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Leeroy Echteld decided to play with the following team: Daniël Virginio Deen (6.6), Denso Kasius (7.8), Alexandre Penetra (7.3), Maxim Dekker (7.0), Gonçalo Esteves (7.5), Loek Postma (6.3), Finn Stam (6.8), Ricuenio Kewal (6.6), Nick Koster (6.3), Ernest Poku (7.3) and Lequincio Zeefuik (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jurre van Aken, Jorn Berkhout (6.8), Misha Engel, Arouna Kabba, Jayen Gerold (6.8), Jesse Buurmeester, Tom Kerssens (6.8) and Job Kalisvaart (6.7).

Jong AZ could not rely on the presence of Jurre van Aken (injured).

Substitutions

Jong AZ made 5 changes: Ricuenio Kewal for Job Kalisvaart (63′), Nick Koster for Jorn Berkhout (77′), Loek Postma for Jayen Gerold (77′), Lequincio Zeefuik for Tom Kerssens (63′) and Denso Kasius for Jurre van Aken (90′).

Player of the match: Denso Kasius​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Jong AZ was Denso Kasius.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 63 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

NAC Breda – Formation

Also NAC Breda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ton Lokhoff played with: Roy Kortsmit (6.6), Lucassen Boyd (6.3), Cuco Martina (6.4), Jan Van den Bergh (7.5), Manel Royo (6.3), Fredrik Jensen (7.3), Casper Staring (6.4), P. Sejdiu (7.3), Aimé Omgba (7.9), Dominik Janošek (8.4) and Elías Már Ómarsson (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Martin Koscelník (6.3), Sigurd Haugen (6.6), Adam Kaied, Tom Boere, Rowan Besselink, Cherrion Valerius, Thomas Marijnissen, Stef de Wijs, Boris van Schuppen, Pepijn van de Merbel and Tein Troost.

Substitutions

NAC Breda made 2 changes: Fredrik Jensen for Martin Koscelník (86′) and Elías Már Ómarsson for Sigurd Haugen (78′).

Player of the match: Dominik Janošek​

The player that probably impressed the most for NAC Breda was Dominik Janošek.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 46 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• Jong Utrecht – TOP Oss – 0-3
• Jong PSV – FC Dordrecht – 0-1
• Jong AZ – NAC Breda – 2-3
• Jong Ajax – Telstar – 0-3