UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 1 | 2026-09-25 03:45 JST
Match summary
Netherlands took on Germany in the UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 1 on September 25. The match ended 1-1. It was 0-1 at half-time and 1-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Netherlands – C. Gakpo; Germany – F. Nmecha. Assists: Netherlands – R. van Bommel; Germany – K. Adeyemi.
Possession: Netherlands 54%, Germany 46%. Shots: Netherlands 22, Germany 10. Yellow cards: Netherlands 3, Germany 1.
Team stats
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| Netherlands | Stat | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 3.18 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.45 |
| 22 | Shots | 10 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 12 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 409 | Passes | 370 |
| 348 | Accurate passes | 303 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 9 |
| 1.93 | Goals prevented (xG) | 1.93 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Player stats
Netherlands
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | B. Verbruggen | 0 | 22(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | D. Dumfries | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 6(4) | |||
| DF | J. van Hecke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 67(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 11(7) | ||
| DF | V. van Dijk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62(86%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 8(5) | ||||||
| DF | M. van de Ven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 4 | 35(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 11(7) | |||
| MF | R. Gravenberch | 0 | 2(100%) | 31(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(4) | |||||
| MF | Q. Timber | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 57 | 2 | 6(4) | ||||
| MF | Crysencio Summerville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 20(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 | 83 | 2 | 5(4) | |||
| MF | Tijjani Reijnders | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 19(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 7(5) | |||
| MF | C. Gakpo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 90 | 2 | 6(2) | ||||
| FW | B. Brobbey | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 35 | 6(2) | |||||||
| FW | M. Meerdink | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 55 | 1 | 7(4) | |||||
| MF | J. Veerman | 0 | 15(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 33 | 4 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| MF | G. Til | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 12 | 2(1) | |||||||||
| FW | R. van Bommel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 12 | 1 | 2(None) | ||||||
| GK | R. Roefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | M. Flekken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | L. Geertruida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Hato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | N. Aké | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Frimpong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Koopmeiners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | N. Lang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germany
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | M. ter Stegen | 0 | 19(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 90 | 3(2) | ||||||||
| DF | P. Treu | 0 | 3 | 29(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | ||||||
| DF | J. Tah | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 90 | 2 | 9(4) | |||||
| DF | N. Schlotterbeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 50(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(2) | |||
| DF | N. Brown | 0 | 1 | 16(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 3(1) | |||||||
| MF | F. Nmecha | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 | 64 | 1 | 6(4) | |||
| MF | J. Kimmich | 0 | 1 | 51(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 7(1) | |||||
| MF | K. Adeyemi | 3 | 0 | 1(33%) | 28(90%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 80 | 1 | 9(3) | ||||
| MF | N. Amiri | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 6(1) | ||||||
| MF | K. Schade | 0 | 1 | 8(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 64 | 1 | 6(3) | |||||
| FW | K. Havertz | 0 | 1 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 30 | 5(3) | |||||||
| FW | Y. Ebnoutalib | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 60 | 6(3) | |||||
| MF | A. Stach | 0 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 26 | 1 | 5(2) | |||||||
| MF | C. Führich | 0 | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 26 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| MF | Y. Engelhardt | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 2(1) | ||||||||
| FW | S. Gnabry | 0 | 1 | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2(1) | ||||||||
| GK | F. Dahmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | A. Nübel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Y. Bisseck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | M. Rosenfelder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Vagnoman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Hennes Behrens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Netherlands
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | B. Verbruggen |
| Starter | DF | 22 | D. Dumfries |
| Starter | DF | 6 | J. van Hecke |
| Starter | DF | 4 | V. van Dijk |
| Starter | DF | 15 | M. van de Ven |
| Starter | MF | 8 | R. Gravenberch |
| Starter | MF | 19 | Q. Timber |
| Starter | MF | 7 | C. Summerville |
| Starter | MF | 14 | T. Reijnders |
| Starter | MF | 11 | C. Gakpo |
| Starter | FW | 9 | B. Brobbey |
| Bench | MF | 18 | J. Veerman |
| Bench | MF | 16 | G. Til |
| Bench | FW | 21 | R. van Bommel |
| Bench | FW | 17 | M. Meerdink |
Show unused substitutes (8)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 23 | M. Flekken |
| Bench | GK | 13 | R. Roefs |
| Bench | DF | 5 | N. Aké |
| Bench | DF | 2 | L. Geertruida |
| Bench | DF | 3 | J. Hato |
| Bench | DF | 12 | J. Frimpong |
| Bench | MF | 20 | T. Koopmeiners |
| Bench | FW | 10 | N. Lang |
Germany
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | M. ter Stegen |
| Starter | DF | 13 | P. Treu |
| Starter | DF | 4 | J. Tah |
| Starter | DF | 15 | N. Schlotterbeck |
| Starter | DF | 18 | N. Brown |
| Starter | MF | 8 | F. Nmecha |
| Starter | MF | 6 | J. Kimmich |
| Starter | MF | 19 | K. Adeyemi |
| Starter | MF | 11 | N. Amiri |
| Starter | MF | 9 | K. Schade |
| Starter | FW | 7 | K. Havertz |
| Bench | MF | 16 | A. Stach |
| Bench | MF | 5 | Y. Engelhardt |
| Bench | FW | 20 | S. Gnabry |
| Bench | MF | 17 | C. Führich |
| Bench | FW | 23 | Y. Ebnoutalib |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | F. Dahmen |
| Bench | GK | 21 | A. Nübel |
| Bench | DF | 3 | M. Rosenfelder |
| Bench | DF | 14 | J. Vagnoman |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Y. Bisseck |
| Bench | DF | 22 | Hennes Behrens |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 14' | Netherlands | 📺 VAR | V. van Dijk | |
| 1H 22' | Netherlands | 🟨 Yellow card | Q. Timber | |
| 1H 24' | Netherlands | 🟨 Yellow card | J. van Hecke | |
| 1H 30' | Germany | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Havertz → IN Y. Ebnoutalib | |
| 1H 32' | Germany | ⚽ Goal | F. Nmecha | 0-1 |
| 1H 35' | Netherlands | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Brobbey → IN M. Meerdink | |
| 2H 12' | Netherlands | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Q. Timber → IN J. Veerman | |
| 2H 19' | Germany | 🔄 Substitution | OUT F. Nmecha → IN A. Stach | |
| 2H 19' | Germany | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Schade → IN C. Führich | |
| 2H 23' | Germany | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Amiri | |
| 2H 24' | Netherlands | 🟨 Yellow card | V. van Dijk | |
| 2H 35' | Germany | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Amiri → IN Y. Engelhardt | |
| 2H 35' | Germany | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Adeyemi → IN S. Gnabry | |
| 2H 38' | Netherlands | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Reijnders → IN G. Til | |
| 2H 38' | Netherlands | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Summerville → IN R. van Bommel | |
| 2H 45' | Netherlands | ⚽ Goal | C. Gakpo | 1-1 |
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