DordrechtD14 Aug · Away Waalwijk · 2:2L21 Aug · Home Roda · 0:1L28 Aug · Away FC Volendam · 1:6L5 Sep · Home Jong AZ · 3:6L11 Sep · Away FC Eindhoven · 1:2L18 Sep · Away FC OSS · 0:3
0:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
RodaW14 Aug · Home Helmond Sport · 2:1W21 Aug · Away Dordrecht · 1:0D28 Aug · Home NAC Breda · 2:2D6 Sep · Away MVV Maastricht · 1:1W12 Sep · Home Vitesse · 1:0D18 Sep · Away Jong Ajax · 0:0
In the Eerste Divisie game on 21 August 2026, Roda beat Dordrecht 0:1. Match numbers: corners 7:3, fouls 9:20.
Match report
Roda secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie's third round of fixtures, played on Friday evening. The away side took all three points despite facing sustained pressure throughout the ninety minutes. Joshua Nisbet's twenty-second minute strike proved to be the difference between the two teams.
And here's the thing about that opening goal — it came at a moment when Dordrecht had already established control. The hosts were dominating possession and creating more chances, yet Nisbet found space in the box to finish cleanly. Roda's defence had to stay compact after that, knowing one mistake could cost them dearly.
By then the match had settled into a rhythm that suited the visitors. Multiple substitutions followed as both managers tried to shift momentum, with Dordrecht bringing on Beni Mpanzu in the sixty-fifth minute and Mitchell Paulissen shortly after. Roda responded with changes of their own, bringing on Xander van den Berg and Martin Vetkal as the game entered its final quarter.
The statistics tell a story of uneven dominance. Dordrecht registered 137 attacks compared to Roda's 60, while holding 58 per cent possession. Yet Roda's shot accuracy of 56 per cent against 33 per cent for the hosts suggests they made better use of what they had. Five shots on target for each side, but only one found the back of the net.
The result keeps Roda in eighth place with seven points from four matches, while Dordrecht remain fourteenth with just four. It was a hard-fought point for the visitors, who had not won since their opener but showed resilience here. By then, the pattern of this season was becoming clearer — efficiency matters more than volume.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %58.00–42
Shots on target5–5
Shots off target3–1
Attacks137–60
HT⚽22' Joshua Nisbet — Goal⇄46' Björn Hardley — Substitution⇄46' Nicolás Rossi — Substitution🟨52' Koen Jansen — Yellow card🟨54' Jeremiah Mensah — Yellow card🟨58' Anthony van den Hurk — Yellow card⇄65' Beni Mpanzu — Substitution⇄71' Mitchell Paulissen — Substitution⇄78' Jeremiah Mensah — Substitution⇄78' Xander van den Berg — Substitution⇄78' Adil Lechkar — Substitution🟨82' Lucas Beerten — Yellow card🟨83' Martin Vetkal — Yellow card⇄84' Martin Vetkal — Substitution⇄90' Joshua Nisbet — Substitution⇄90+2' J. Nisbet — Substitution
D14 Aug · Away Waalwijk · 2:2L21 Aug · Home Roda · 0:1L28 Aug · Away FC Volendam · 1:6L5 Sep · Home Jong AZ · 3:6L11 Sep · Away FC Eindhoven · 1:2L18 Sep · Away FC OSS · 0:3
