Jong Ajax manager M. van der Gaag looking for three points in NAC Breda showdown

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 17.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Toekomst (2000 seats)

A key match in Eerste Divisie as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Jong Ajax in 2nd position and NAC Breda placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Jong Ajax and NAC Breda should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 12 Eerste Divisie games here at Sportpark De Toekomst for Jong Ajax, who have the most scored goals (66) in Eerste Divisie,. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Jong Ajax has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sportpark De Toekomst. We remember; it was Helmond Sport.

In their previous game, the manager M. van der Gaag led his Jong Ajax to a defeat in the Eerste Divisie match away at Jong Utrecht. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportpark De Toekomst. Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Go Ahead Eagles.

Jong Ajax were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Jong Ajax handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The manager M. van der Gaag will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Helmond Sport in only four days.

Jong Ajax are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sportpark De Toekomst in their league games, having scored an impressive 36 goals in 12 matches. From these home matches, Jong Ajax have conceded only 11 goals.

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NAC Breda form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of NAC Breda playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.

Two travels in a row for NAC Breda, whose manager P. Hyballa could celebrate last time after the KNVB Beker win against AZ. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs TOP Oss.

We have checked recent matches where NAC Breda have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Almere City in just four days.

NAC Breda find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, NAC Breda have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; NAC Breda - Jong Ajax 1-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Jong Ajax wins - draws - NAC Breda wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Jong Ajax missing players

NAC Breda missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Ajax NAC Breda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 2 12 25
15 9 4 Won W 0 4 11
5 2 0 Drew D 0 4 7
5 1 0 Lost L 2 4 7
66 36 18 Scored S 1 16 38
37 11 3 Conceded C 3 15 26
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
96% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 72%
68% 58% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 52%
60% 58% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 24%
48% 42% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
68% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 60%
32% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 32%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 16%
 
6.9 6.9 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5.8 6.2
4 2.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5 4.7
1.8 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.6 1.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
306 165 48 Total Shots T S 16 160 367
147 80 24 Shots on Target S O 4 71 157
45% 45% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 23% 24%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Jong Ajax's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong Ajax has the most scored goals (36) at home
  • Jong Ajax has the most scored goals (66)
  • Jong Ajax has the most scored goals in the second half (39)
  • Jong Ajax has the the best goal difference (+25) at home
  • Jong Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Jong Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals at home as NAC Breda have scored away.
  • Jong Ajax have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Jong Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • NAC Breda has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
  • NAC Breda has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)

  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 26 18 3 5 59 23 12 9 1 2 34 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 36 57
2 De Graafschap 26 14 11 1 54 25 13 9 4 0 31 9 13 5 7 1 23 16 29 53
3 FC Volendam 26 15 6 5 50 38 13 8 4 1 29 18 13 7 2 4 21 20 12 51
4 Jong Ajax 25 15 5 5 66 37 12 9 2 1 36 11 13 6 3 4 30 26 29 50
5 Go Ahead Eagles 25 11 11 3 44 33 13 6 7 0 24 11 12 5 4 3 20 22 11 44
6 NEC 26 11 8 7 47 33 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 41
7 Excelsior 26 11 8 7 55 48 13 7 3 3 35 28 13 4 5 4 20 20 7 41
8 NAC Breda 25 11 7 7 38 26 13 7 3 3 22 11 12 4 4 4 16 15 12 40
9 Almere City 26 11 6 9 42 40 13 9 1 3 23 14 13 2 5 6 19 26 2 39
10 FC Den Bosch 26 9 11 6 48 39 14 6 6 2 30 18 12 3 5 4 18 21 9 38
11 Telstar 26 10 7 9 42 45 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 6 3 24 25 -3 37
12 Jong Utrecht 26 9 8 9 44 42 13 7 5 1 31 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 2 35
13 FC Eindhoven 26 7 6 13 37 54 13 6 4 3 24 20 13 1 2 10 13 34 -17 27
14 Jong AZ 26 6 8 12 42 51 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 1 3 9 18 31 -9 26
15 MVV Maastricht 25 6 6 13 31 45 12 5 4 3 18 14 13 1 2 10 13 31 -14 24
16 Jong PSV 26 5 6 15 31 50 13 4 4 5 17 18 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 21
17 TOP Oss 26 5 5 16 23 49 13 4 3 6 15 18 13 1 2 10 8 31 -26 20
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 4 10 12 30 46 13 3 4 6 23 28 13 1 6 6 7 18 -16 19
19 FC Dordrecht 26 4 7 15 32 58 13 2 4 7 17 27 13 2 3 8 15 31 -26 19
20 Helmond Sport 26 3 7 16 24 57 13 2 4 7 13 22 13 1 3 9 11 35 -33 16

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 26 18 3 5 59 23 12 9 1 2 34 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 36 57
2 De Graafschap 26 14 11 1 54 25 13 9 4 0 31 9 13 5 7 1 23 16 29 53
3 FC Volendam 26 15 6 5 50 38 13 8 4 1 29 18 13 7 2 4 21 20 12 51
4 Jong Ajax 25 15 5 5 66 37 12 9 2 1 36 11 13 6 3 4 30 26 29 50
5 Go Ahead Eagles 25 11 11 3 44 33 13 6 7 0 24 11 12 5 4 3 20 22 11 44
6 NEC 26 11 8 7 47 33 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 41
7 Excelsior 26 11 8 7 55 48 13 7 3 3 35 28 13 4 5 4 20 20 7 41
8 NAC Breda 25 11 7 7 38 26 13 7 3 3 22 11 12 4 4 4 16 15 12 40
9 Almere City 26 11 6 9 42 40 13 9 1 3 23 14 13 2 5 6 19 26 2 39
10 FC Den Bosch 26 9 11 6 48 39 14 6 6 2 30 18 12 3 5 4 18 21 9 38
11 Telstar 26 10 7 9 42 45 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 6 3 24 25 -3 37
12 Jong Utrecht 26 9 8 9 44 42 13 7 5 1 31 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 2 35
13 FC Eindhoven 26 7 6 13 37 54 13 6 4 3 24 20 13 1 2 10 13 34 -17 27
14 Jong AZ 26 6 8 12 42 51 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 1 3 9 18 31 -9 26
15 MVV Maastricht 25 6 6 13 31 45 12 5 4 3 18 14 13 1 2 10 13 31 -14 24
16 Jong PSV 26 5 6 15 31 50 13 4 4 5 17 18 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 21
17 TOP Oss 26 5 5 16 23 49 13 4 3 6 15 18 13 1 2 10 8 31 -26 20
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 4 10 12 30 46 13 3 4 6 23 28 13 1 6 6 7 18 -16 19
19 FC Dordrecht 26 4 7 15 32 58 13 2 4 7 17 27 13 2 3 8 15 31 -26 19
20 Helmond Sport 26 3 7 16 24 57 13 2 4 7 13 22 13 1 3 9 11 35 -33 16

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