Football tips: Go Ahead Eagles vs NAC Breda - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Sun 26.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: De Adelaarshorst (8000 seats)

Go Ahead Eagles and NAC Breda are both riding high in the Eerste Divisie with their 6th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It's no vacation for neither Go Ahead Eagles nor NAC Breda as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Go Ahead Eagles form and stats

Go Ahead Eagles have collected 19 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 4-7-0. Go Ahead Eagles has a nice streak going on as they have played 18 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the FC Eindhoven defeat 148 days ago. The Go Ahead Eagles fans aren't used to losing here at De Adelaarshorst and will expect new points from this game. Go Ahead Eagles has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

The home team returns to De Adelaarshorst after being equal after 90 minutes with IJsselmeervogels on their last time out; the KNVB Beker game ended 1-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting FC Den Bosch and winning 3-2.

The Go Ahead Eagles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Go Ahead Eagles are not conceding a lot of goals here at De Adelaarshorst in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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NAC Breda form and stats

4-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for NAC Breda in their Eerste Divisie matches away. Two points from the last two away games for NAC Breda, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

NAC Breda won their last game, 2-0 versus PSV played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie.

NAC Breda are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). NAC Breda have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the NAC Breda - Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: 5 - 1 - 2 (Go Ahead Eagles wins - draws - NAC Breda wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Go Ahead EaglesE. Lieftink
E. Lieftink
6 goals
NAC BredaS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
6 goals
Go Ahead EaglesM. Corboz
M. Corboz
5 goals

Go Ahead Eagles missing players

NAC Breda missing players

Go Ahead Eagles NAC Breda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 1 10 22
9 4 1 Won W 0 4 11
11 7 1 Drew D 0 3 5
2 0 0 Lost L 1 3 6
39 20 4 Scored S 1 14 35
27 10 1 Conceded C 2 12 22
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
95% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 73%
55% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 55%
32% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 23%
18% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 9%
73% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 59%
23% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 36%
9% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 14%
 
6.4 8.5 9 Corners For (avg) C F 2 5.9 6.2
4.6 4.3 6.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 11 5.3 5
1.6 1.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.5
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
281 154 27 Total Shots T S 7 131 309
119 61 6 Shots on Target S O 3 60 135
33% 33% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 23% 26%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
  • Go Ahead Eagles have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jong Ajax 22 14 4 4 56 26 11 8 2 1 31 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 30 46
2 SC Cambuur 22 14 3 5 51 21 10 7 1 2 29 10 12 7 2 3 22 11 30 45
3 Graafschap 22 11 10 1 45 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 11 4 6 1 19 13 25 43
4 FC Volendam 22 13 4 5 43 33 11 7 3 1 26 16 11 6 1 4 17 17 10 43
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Go Ahead Eagles 22 9 11 2 39 27 11 4 7 0 20 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 12 38
7 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
8 NEC 22 9 7 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 34
9 Telstar 22 9 6 7 37 33 11 5 1 5 16 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 4 33
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 Jong Utrecht 22 8 7 7 33 33 11 6 4 1 23 14 11 2 3 6 10 19 0 31
12 FC Den Bosch 22 6 10 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 10 2 4 4 13 20 1 28
13 FC Eindhoven 22 7 4 11 34 48 11 6 2 3 22 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -14 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 22 5 6 11 25 39 11 4 4 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 22 4 9 9 27 36 11 3 4 4 20 20 11 1 5 5 7 16 -9 18
17 FC Oss 22 5 3 14 21 44 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 1 1 9 7 29 -23 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 22 3 6 13 22 49 11 2 3 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 15
20 FC Dordrecht 22 2 6 14 26 54 11 1 4 6 15 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -28 12

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.