Match preview Eerste Divisie: NAC Breda - Almere City at Rat Verlegh Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 01.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

NAC Breda and Almere City are both riding high in the Eerste Divisie with their 4th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • NAC Breda has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eerste Divisie
  • Almere City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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NAC Breda form and stats

Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for NAC Breda are 6-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Breda.

An away draw last time out for Breda, facing FC Den Bosch in a game that ended 1-1. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Jong PSV the opponent.

Goals decide football matches and Breda are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. On the other hand, NAC Breda have conceded 11 goals.

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Almere City form and stats

Almere City have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games. Almere City have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

The supporters enjoyed Almere's previous game versus FC Dordrecht (placed 20th), a Eerste Divisie 3-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Almere won their away game at Jong AZ. The scoreline was 5-2.

Almere City goalie Michael Woud was high and low in the FC Dordrecht game, contributing six saves towards the victory.

Almere are a potent attacking force on the road with their 28 goals in 10 league games. For Almere City, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Almere City - Breda 2-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Breda, one draw and two wins for Almere City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

NAC BredaS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
12 goals
Almere CityT. Verheydt
T. Verheydt
12 goals
Almere CityF. Hammouti
F. Hammouti
5 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Almere City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda Almere City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 10 21
11 6 0 Won W 1 6 15
5 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
5 3 2 Lost L 1 1 1
37 20 0 Scored S 3 28 50
19 11 5 Conceded C 7 22 24
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
71% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 90% 81%
48% 70% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 62%
29% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 70% 38%
14% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 50% 29%
38% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 90% 52%
38% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 10% 48%
33% 30% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 12.6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 13.4 13.5
5.1 5.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 6.2 6
35% 37% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 45% 40%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Almere City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Almere City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Almere City have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Almere City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • NAC Breda has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eerste Divisie
  • NAC Breda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • NAC Breda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 21 16 2 3 63 19 11 8 0 3 34 12 10 8 2 0 29 7 44 50
2 Almere City 21 15 5 1 50 24 11 9 2 0 22 2 10 6 3 1 28 22 26 50
3 Graafschap 20 13 2 5 41 29 10 7 1 2 22 13 10 6 1 3 19 16 12 41
4 NAC Breda 21 11 5 5 37 19 10 6 1 3 20 11 11 5 4 2 17 8 18 38
5 Go Ahead Eagles 20 10 5 5 27 15 10 4 3 3 12 7 10 6 2 2 15 8 12 35
6 NEC 20 10 5 5 36 25 10 5 3 2 18 10 10 5 2 3 18 15 11 35
7 FC Volendam 20 9 7 4 44 23 10 4 3 3 24 10 10 5 4 1 20 13 21 34
8 Telstar 21 9 5 7 40 31 11 4 3 4 25 17 10 5 2 3 15 14 9 32
9 FC Eindhoven 20 7 6 7 32 35 10 4 3 3 25 19 10 3 3 4 7 16 -3 27
10 Excelsior 21 8 2 11 38 36 10 4 0 6 18 18 11 4 2 5 20 18 2 26
11 Roda JC Kerkrade 20 6 8 6 30 29 10 4 4 2 17 11 10 2 4 4 13 18 1 26
12 Jong Ajax 20 7 5 8 35 38 10 3 3 4 16 20 10 4 2 4 19 18 -3 26
13 Helmond Sport 21 6 7 8 29 33 10 4 1 5 15 16 11 2 6 3 14 17 -4 25
14 Jong Utrecht 20 8 1 11 31 37 11 4 0 7 15 19 9 4 1 4 16 18 -6 25
15 FC Oss 21 7 4 10 18 31 11 4 2 5 13 16 10 3 2 5 5 15 -13 25
16 Jong PSV 21 5 5 11 32 44 10 1 4 5 12 18 11 4 1 6 20 26 -12 20
17 MVV Maastricht 21 4 5 12 23 48 10 2 2 6 15 28 11 2 3 6 8 20 -25 17
18 Jong AZ 21 4 4 13 29 55 10 1 3 6 18 29 11 3 1 7 11 26 -26 16
19 FC Den Bosch 21 2 6 13 20 48 11 2 5 4 14 15 10 0 1 9 6 33 -28 12
20 FC Dordrecht 21 3 3 15 18 54 10 2 3 5 11 16 11 1 0 10 7 38 -36 12

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 21 16 2 3 63 19 11 8 0 3 34 12 10 8 2 0 29 7 44 50
2 Almere City 21 15 5 1 50 24 11 9 2 0 22 2 10 6 3 1 28 22 26 50
3 Graafschap 20 13 2 5 41 29 10 7 1 2 22 13 10 6 1 3 19 16 12 41
4 NAC Breda 21 11 5 5 37 19 10 6 1 3 20 11 11 5 4 2 17 8 18 38
5 Go Ahead Eagles 20 10 5 5 27 15 10 4 3 3 12 7 10 6 2 2 15 8 12 35
6 NEC 20 10 5 5 36 25 10 5 3 2 18 10 10 5 2 3 18 15 11 35
7 FC Volendam 20 9 7 4 44 23 10 4 3 3 24 10 10 5 4 1 20 13 21 34
8 Telstar 21 9 5 7 40 31 11 4 3 4 25 17 10 5 2 3 15 14 9 32
9 FC Eindhoven 20 7 6 7 32 35 10 4 3 3 25 19 10 3 3 4 7 16 -3 27
10 Excelsior 21 8 2 11 38 36 10 4 0 6 18 18 11 4 2 5 20 18 2 26
11 Roda JC Kerkrade 20 6 8 6 30 29 10 4 4 2 17 11 10 2 4 4 13 18 1 26
12 Jong Ajax 20 7 5 8 35 38 10 3 3 4 16 20 10 4 2 4 19 18 -3 26
13 Helmond Sport 21 6 7 8 29 33 10 4 1 5 15 16 11 2 6 3 14 17 -4 25
14 Jong Utrecht 20 8 1 11 31 37 11 4 0 7 15 19 9 4 1 4 16 18 -6 25
15 FC Oss 21 7 4 10 18 31 11 4 2 5 13 16 10 3 2 5 5 15 -13 25
16 Jong PSV 21 5 5 11 32 44 10 1 4 5 12 18 11 4 1 6 20 26 -12 20
17 MVV Maastricht 21 4 5 12 23 48 10 2 2 6 15 28 11 2 3 6 8 20 -25 17
18 Jong AZ 21 4 4 13 29 55 10 1 3 6 18 29 11 3 1 7 11 26 -26 16
19 FC Den Bosch 21 2 6 13 20 48 11 2 5 4 14 15 10 0 1 9 6 33 -28 12
20 FC Dordrecht 21 3 3 15 18 54 10 2 3 5 11 16 11 1 0 10 7 38 -36 12

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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.