BREDA. NAC Breda prevails over TOP Oss 1-0 after O. Velanas scored just 1 goal (28′).

The match was played at the Rat Verlegh Stadion stadium in Breda on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the collaboration of Cristian Dobre and Kevin Bodde. The 4th official was Florian Lodeweeg. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 72.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

NAC Breda was in firm control of the ball 55% while TOP Oss was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

NAC Breda was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why NAC Breda won the match​.

NAC Breda shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, TOP Oss shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

NAC Breda didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, TOP Oss received 2 yellow cards (L. Pique and J. Mathieu).

Standings

After this match, NAC Breda has 6 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, TOP Oss stays with 3 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, NAC Breda will host Heracles Almelo on the 12th of May with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Heracles Almelo (3 draws).

TOP Oss will play away agasint FC Dordrecht on the 19th of May with a 13-9 head to head stats in favor of FC Dordrecht (9 draws).

NAC Breda – Formation

NAC Breda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Robert Molenaar decided to play with the following team: Roy Kortsmit (7.6), Boyd Lucassen (7.8), Anselmo Garcia McNulty (7.8), Tijs Velthuis (7.4), Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (7.2), Sabir Agougil (7.1), Alex Plat (7.1), Kaj de Rooij (6.4), Ezechiel Banzuzi (7.0), Odysseus Velanas (7.6) and Charles-Jesaja Herrmann (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Stef de Wijs, Moreno Rutten, Ayouba Kosiah, Jort van der Sande (7.2), Pepijn van de Merbel, Rowan Besselink, Jarchinio Antonia (6.8), Martijn Brandt, Boris van Schuppen (7.6) and Thomas Marijnissen (6.8).

Substitutions

NAC Breda made 5 changes: C. Herrmann for J. van der Sande (63′), E. Banzuzi for B. van Schuppen (63′), O. Velanas for T. Marijnissen (73′), K. de Rooij for J. Antonia (73′) and B. Lucassen for R. Besselink (89′).

Best player: Anselmo Garcia McNulty​

The most impressive player for NAC Breda was Anselmo Garcia McNulty even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 67 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

TOP Oss – Formation

TOP Oss started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Kristof Aelbrecht played with: Norbert Alblas (7.0), Trevor David (7.0), Lorenzo Pique (7.1), Roshon van Eijma (7.2), Dean van der Sluys (6.6), Rick Stuy van den Herik (6.6), Justin Mathieu (6.9), Rick Dekker (7.4), Joep van der Sluijs (6.9), Delano Ladan (6.2) and Jearl Margaritha (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Kyvon Leidsman (6.6), Milan Hilderink, Arthur Allemeersch, Richie Musaba (6.4), Brend Leeflang, Thijs Jansen, Toshio Lake (6.5), Lars Van Meurs, Ömer Gündüz, Joshua Sanches (6.6), Marouane Afaker and Nicolas Abdat (7.2).

Substitutions

TOP Oss made 5 changes: D. Ladan for T. Lake (46′), J. Margaritha for R. Musaba (58′), D. van der Sluys for N. Abdat (58′), R. Dekker for J. J. Sanches (79′) and L. Pique for K. Leidsman (85′).

Best player: Rick Dekker​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for TOP Oss was Rick Dekker.

His rating is (7.4) with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Willem II – Telstar – 2-1
• NAC Breda – TOP Oss – 1-0
• MVV Maastricht – ADO Den Haag – 3-1
• Helmond Sport – FC Eindhoven – 0-1
• FC Dordrecht – Jong Utrecht – 2-1
• FC Den Bosch – Roda JC Kerkrade – 0-3