FC Utrecht 2-1 NAC Breda: result and report

Eredivisie · Friday 5 October 2018

Result

FC Utrecht 2-1 NAC Breda

Eredivisie · Friday 5 October 2018, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Utrecht 2-1 NAC Breda: match report

FC Utrecht won against NAC Breda 2-1 in Eredivisie on Friday 5 October 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Simon Gustafson opened the scoring in the 45th minute. FC Utrecht's goals came from Simon Gustafson (45+5', penalty) and Simon Gustafson (49'). NAC Breda scored through M. Rosheuvel (65').

Discipline: FC Utrecht received no yellow cards; NAC Breda received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 16th on 6 points from 7 and NAC Breda 18th on 3 points from 7. This fixture belongs to an earlier Eredivisie season and is kept for reference.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and NAC Breda in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Simon Gustafson of FC Utrecht (8.7), ahead of Fabian Sporkslede (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 FC Utrecht wins, 1 draw and 1 for NAC Breda.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+4'Yellow card · Menno KochNAC Breda
  • 45+5'Penalty goal · Simon GustafsonFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 49'Goal · Simon GustafsonFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 55'Yellow card · Gianluca NijholtNAC Breda
  • 65'Goal · M. RosheuvelNAC Breda · 2-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: FC Utrecht 0, draws 1, NAC Breda 1.

Team news

FC Utrecht line-up (4-3-1-2)

David Jensen, Sean Klaiber, Timo Letschert, Willem Janssen, Leon Guwara, Joris van Overeem, Nicolas Gavory, Urby Emanuelson, Simon Gustafson, Sander van de Streek, Gyrano Kerk

NAC Breda line-up (4-2-3-1)

Benjamin van Leer, Fabian Sporkslede, Menno Koch, Karol Mets, Jurich Carolina, Anouar Kali, Gianluca Nijholt, Mikhael Rosheuvel, Robert Mühren, Gervane Kastaneer, Mitchell Te Vrede