Football tips: FC Volendam vs NAC Breda - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 19.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kras Stadion (7384 seats)

This could be an interesting match as FC Volendam have their presumed home advantage while NAC Breda are ahead 12 points in the Eerste Divisie table.

Insights:
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • NAC Breda have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Eerste Divisie match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at NEC.

NAC Breda play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for NAC Breda when playing on artifical turf are 10 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats from 19 matches. They have scored 34 goals and conceded 20 times in these games.

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FC Volendam form and stats

Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for FC Volendam are 5-3-6 (wins-draw-losses).

Volendam faced defeat in their previous match, away at NEC (0-1). In the preceding match a 5-1 victory visiting FC Den Bosch.

This is expected to be a close game, with FC Volendam perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Volendam as a small favourite), we find eight games. FC Volendam has won two of these, drawn one and lost five.

Goals decide football matches and Volendam are scoring many of them at home; 31 on target from 14 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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NAC Breda form and stats

NAC Breda have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 8-4-2 from 14 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Breda as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Graafschap game have they lost an away game, meaning Breda has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Breda had fun at their own home (Kras Stadion) last time out, beating Helmond Sport 3-2. Mounir El Allouchi, Lex Immers and Mario Bilate scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Jong AZ.

The end of the last match, against Helmond Sport, was very satisfying as Mario Bilate scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by NAC Breda in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for NAC Breda, one draw and six defeats.

NAC Breda are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 14 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Breda as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

FC Volendam and NAC Breda have met before this season: NAC Breda - FC Volendam 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Volendam victories, two draws and five NAC Breda wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC VolendamS. Mulattieri
S. Mulattieri
14 goals
NAC BredaS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
12 goals
FC VolendamB. Deul
B. Deul
7 goals

FC Volendam missing players

NAC Breda missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Volendam NAC Breda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
13 5 0 Won W 3 8 18
8 3 2 Drew D 1 4 5
8 6 2 Lost L 0 2 5
62 31 4 Scored S 9 25 57
40 22 9 Conceded C 2 13 27
93% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 93%
76% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 79%
55% 57% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 61%
48% 57% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 36%
34% 43% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 29% 21%
62% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 46%
21% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 36%
24% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
17 18.4 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.4 12
7.1 7 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.7 5.6
30% 32% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 31% 36%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • NAC Breda have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • NAC Breda is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SC Cambuur 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 Graafschap 28 20 3 5 57 36 14 10 2 2 27 15 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 63
3 NAC Breda 28 18 5 5 57 27 14 10 1 3 32 14 14 8 4 2 25 13 30 59
4 Almere City 28 18 5 5 63 38 14 10 2 2 27 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 25 59
5 NEC 29 17 5 7 58 31 15 9 3 3 28 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 27 56
6 Go Ahead Eagles 28 16 6 6 41 18 14 6 4 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 54
7 FC Volendam 29 13 8 8 62 40 14 5 3 6 31 22 15 8 5 2 31 18 22 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 9 7 54 41 14 6 5 3 27 18 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 45
9 Excelsior 28 11 3 14 53 49 14 6 1 7 30 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 4 36
10 Telstar 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 4 4 6 28 22 14 5 3 6 17 21 2 34
11 MVV Maastricht 28 9 5 14 32 54 14 6 2 6 23 31 14 3 3 8 9 23 -22 32
12 Jong Ajax 29 8 7 14 46 58 14 3 4 7 19 27 15 5 3 7 27 31 -12 31
13 TOP Oss 28 9 4 15 30 48 14 5 2 7 21 24 14 4 2 8 9 24 -18 31
14 Helmond Sport 28 7 9 12 38 51 14 5 2 7 19 27 14 2 7 5 19 24 -13 30
15 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
16 Jong Utrecht 29 9 1 19 39 60 15 5 0 10 20 30 14 4 1 9 19 30 -21 28
17 Jong PSV 29 7 6 16 43 58 14 2 5 7 16 23 15 5 1 9 27 35 -15 27
18 Jong AZ 29 7 5 17 42 76 15 4 3 8 28 40 14 3 2 9 14 36 -34 26
19 FC Dordrecht 28 6 3 19 27 70 14 3 3 8 16 28 14 3 0 11 11 42 -43 21
20 FC Den Bosch 28 4 7 17 33 66 14 3 5 6 20 23 14 1 2 11 13 43 -33 19

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 SC Cambuur 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 Graafschap 28 20 3 5 57 36 14 10 2 2 27 15 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 63
3 NAC Breda 28 18 5 5 57 27 14 10 1 3 32 14 14 8 4 2 25 13 30 59
4 Almere City 28 18 5 5 63 38 14 10 2 2 27 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 25 59
5 NEC 29 17 5 7 58 31 15 9 3 3 28 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 27 56
6 Go Ahead Eagles 28 16 6 6 41 18 14 6 4 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 54
7 FC Volendam 29 13 8 8 62 40 14 5 3 6 31 22 15 8 5 2 31 18 22 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 9 7 54 41 14 6 5 3 27 18 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 45
9 Excelsior 28 11 3 14 53 49 14 6 1 7 30 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 4 36
10 Telstar 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 4 4 6 28 22 14 5 3 6 17 21 2 34
11 MVV Maastricht 28 9 5 14 32 54 14 6 2 6 23 31 14 3 3 8 9 23 -22 32
12 Jong Ajax 29 8 7 14 46 58 14 3 4 7 19 27 15 5 3 7 27 31 -12 31
13 TOP Oss 28 9 4 15 30 48 14 5 2 7 21 24 14 4 2 8 9 24 -18 31
14 Helmond Sport 28 7 9 12 38 51 14 5 2 7 19 27 14 2 7 5 19 24 -13 30
15 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
16 Jong Utrecht 29 9 1 19 39 60 15 5 0 10 20 30 14 4 1 9 19 30 -21 28
17 Jong PSV 29 7 6 16 43 58 14 2 5 7 16 23 15 5 1 9 27 35 -15 27
18 Jong AZ 29 7 5 17 42 76 15 4 3 8 28 40 14 3 2 9 14 36 -34 26
19 FC Dordrecht 28 6 3 19 27 70 14 3 3 8 16 28 14 3 0 11 11 42 -43 21
20 FC Den Bosch 28 4 7 17 33 66 14 3 5 6 20 23 14 1 2 11 13 43 -33 19

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