NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam Share Goalless Stalemate in Breda

NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam were forced to settle for a point apiece on Sunday afternoon, as their Eredivisie clash on matchday 29 ended in a 0–0 draw.

The game, part of the Dutch top flight’s regular season schedule, produced no goals and few clear-cut talking points beyond a spate of bookings and early second-half substitutions. Detailed shot counts, possession figures and other statistics were not immediately available, but the absence of any goals underlined a tight, at times cagey contest.

Eredivisie FINISHED

2026-04-05 14:45

NAC Breda

0 - 0

Sparta Rotterdam

Matchday 29 REGULAR_SEASON

Sparta Rotterdam collected three yellow cards, all before the hour mark. Lushendry Martes was booked in the 11th minute, setting the tone for a combative afternoon for the visitors. Midfielder Julian Baas followed him into the referee’s book on the stroke of half-time, and winger Vito van Crooij received Sparta’s third caution in the 55th minute.

NAC Breda saw one player cautioned, with Raul Paula shown yellow in the 62nd minute as tensions briefly rose in the second half.

Both coaches turned to their benches early after the interval in an effort to tilt the balance. Sparta made a triple substitution at half-time, withdrawing Martes, experienced defender Bruno Martins Indi and Baas, and introducing Shurandy Sambo, Giannino Vianello and Ayoni Santos.

NAC responded shortly after. In the 55th minute, Amine Salama and Charles-Andréas Brym made way for André Ayew and Juho Talvitie, before Max Balard was replaced by Kamal Sowah a minute later. Lewis Holtby entered the fray on 61 minutes for Rio Hillen, and Pepijn Reulen replaced Mohamed Nassoh in the 77th minute as the hosts sought a breakthrough that never came.

With neither side able to find the finishing touch, the points were shared in Breda. For full match context and standings, visit the Eredivisie page on Ballaxy or the team hubs for NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam. Further detailed match events beyond cards and substitutions were not available at the time of writing.

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Eredivisie Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	PSV	32	25	3	4	92	43	49	78	D W W W
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	32	18	7	7	67	43	24	61	W W D D
3	NEC	32	15	11	6	74	50	24	56	D D D W
4	AFC Ajax	32	14	13	5	61	39	22	55	D W W L
5	FC Twente '65	32	14	13	5	54	35	19	55	D D W W
6	AZ	32	14	8	10	54	47	7	50	D D W W
7	SC Heerenveen	32	14	8	10	57	51	6	50	W W L W
8	FC Utrecht	32	13	8	11	51	41	10	47	W L W L
9	Sparta Rotterdam	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17	43	D L L D
10	FC Groningen	32	12	6	14	45	43	2	42	L L D W
11	Go Ahead Eagles	32	8	14	10	52	47	5	38	D D D W
12	PEC Zwolle	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24	37	W L D L
13	Fortuna Sittard	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13	36	L L D L
14	SBV Excelsior	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14	34	W W D L
15	Telstar 1963	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10	31	D W L L
16	FC Volendam	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19	31	L W L D
17	NAC Breda	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25	25	L L D D
18	Heracles Almelo	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46	19	L L L L