NAC Breda favourites for feisty fight facing Roda JC Kerkrade

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sat 09.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

NAC Breda challenge Roda JC Kerkrade for glory and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the the best goal difference (+7) in Eerste Divisie

Roda JC Kerkrade play their home games on artifical turf, while this match is played on grass. Relevant results for Roda JC Kerkrade when featuring on grass are 4 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats from 13 matches. They have scored {20 goals} and conceded 25 times on these occasions.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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NAC Breda form and stats

NAC Breda have played 1 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for NAC Breda, facing Willem II in a game that ended 0-0. A disappointing finish for Breda in their match versus Willem II as their 3-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 0-0 full time score.

Prior to that, an away loss at FC Eindhoven.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how NAC Breda have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

NAC Breda has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

Roda JC Kerkrade are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eerste Divisie, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Kerkrade are travelling again after losing away to Jong Utrecht in their previous match (0-1). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Roda JC Kerkrade were so close to getting something from the game against Jong Utrecht, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime. Bijleveld, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.94. Bijleveld hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against FC Oss.

Kerkrade are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

It's early days yet, but Roda JC Kerkrade has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

NAC Breda have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (3-4-0) when playing Roda JC Kerkrade.

Top Goalscorers

BredaD. Janosek
D. Janosek
3 goals
Roda JC KerkradeW. Ould-Chikh
W. Ould-Chikh
3 goals
Roda JC KerkradeE. Peña Zauner
E. Peña Zauner
3 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 2 0 Scored S 0 3 9
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.8 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5.8
4 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 5
2.2 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.8 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.5 12.8
3.2 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 5.8
31% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 39%
 
9.5 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 11
3 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.8
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Eerste Divisie
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have the the best goal difference (+7) in Eerste Divisie
NAC Breda Last season Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
1 1   Played P   19 38
0 0   Won W   5 12
1 1   Drew D   3 7
0 0   Lost L   11 19
1 1   Scored S   22 49
1 1   Conceded C   33 59
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 79%
0% 0%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 16%
100% 100%   BTTS BTTS   53% 61%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 16%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
4 4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5
7 7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.5
1 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11 11   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.7
3 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 4.7
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 28%
 
9 9   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 9.7
1 1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 9
2 Jong PSV 4 3 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 0 9
3 FC Groningen 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 7
4 VVV-Venlo 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
5 MVV Maastricht 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
6 FC Eindhoven 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
7 SC Cambuur 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 7
8 ADO Den Haag 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
9 Jong AZ 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -1 6
10 Helmond Sport 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -2 6
11 Jong Utrecht 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
12 Willem II 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 5
13 FC Dordrecht 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
14 FC Emmen 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 5
15 NAC Breda 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
16 Graafschap 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
17 FC Oss 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Den Bosch 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Telstar 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 0
20 Jong Ajax 4 0 0 4 5 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 10 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 38 27 4 7 103 42 19 15 3 1 61 17 19 12 1 6 42 25 61 85
2 PEC Zwolle 38 27 4 7 99 43 19 15 2 2 58 18 19 12 2 5 41 25 56 85
3 Almere City 38 21 7 10 58 41 19 10 4 5 29 21 19 11 3 5 29 20 17 70
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 19 13 2 4 37 17 19 6 9 4 31 23 28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 19 13 3 3 42 23 19 5 2 12 23 42 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 19 10 3 6 34 27 19 8 2 9 30 37 0 59
7 VVV-Venlo 38 16 10 12 56 51 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 10 3 6 32 29 5 58
8 FC Eindhoven 38 16 10 12 58 54 19 10 4 5 37 23 19 6 6 7 21 31 4 58
9 Telstar 38 14 11 13 39 52 19 8 5 6 22 25 19 6 6 7 17 27 -13 53
10 Graafschap 38 15 7 16 64 54 19 10 2 7 31 20 19 5 5 9 33 34 10 52
11 Jong AZ 38 14 9 15 60 58 19 8 7 4 37 24 19 6 2 11 23 34 2 51
12 ADO Den Haag 38 13 12 13 51 57 19 6 6 7 30 31 19 7 6 6 21 26 -6 51
13 Jong Ajax 38 12 10 16 69 72 19 7 5 7 41 31 19 5 5 9 28 41 -3 46
14 Jong PSV 38 12 9 17 59 63 19 8 3 8 34 29 19 4 6 9 25 34 -4 45
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 12 7 19 49 59 19 7 4 8 27 26 19 5 3 11 22 33 -10 43
16 Helmond Sport 38 11 10 17 39 57 19 7 4 8 26 25 19 4 6 9 13 32 -18 43
17 FC Oss 38 10 7 21 45 76 19 6 3 10 27 37 19 4 4 11 18 39 -31 37
18 FC Dordrecht 38 9 8 21 41 68 19 6 4 9 23 28 19 3 4 12 18 40 -27 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 10 5 23 46 85 19 7 3 9 30 33 19 3 2 14 16 52 -39 35
20 Jong Utrecht 38 7 7 24 33 65 19 5 5 9 18 21 19 2 2 15 15 44 -32 28

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 9
2 Jong PSV 4 3 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 0 9
3 FC Groningen 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 7
4 VVV-Venlo 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
5 MVV Maastricht 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
6 FC Eindhoven 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
7 SC Cambuur 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 7
8 ADO Den Haag 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
9 Jong AZ 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -1 6
10 Helmond Sport 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -2 6
11 Jong Utrecht 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
12 Willem II 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 5
13 FC Dordrecht 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
14 FC Emmen 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 5
15 NAC Breda 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
16 Graafschap 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
17 FC Oss 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Den Bosch 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Telstar 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 0
20 Jong Ajax 4 0 0 4 5 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 10 -7 0

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