Rat Verlegh Stadion: NAC Breda vs Excelsior Eerste Divisie preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 20.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

NAC Breda and Excelsior are both riding high in the Eerste Divisie with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

The hosts NAC Breda saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Eerste Divisie.

This pitch has grass, which is not Excelsior's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Excelsior have performed like this: Played 26 matches resulting in 8 wins, 3 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 29-57 (scored/conceded).

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NAC Breda form and stats

Seven points from three Eerste Divisie home games is a great start for NAC Breda, who are hoping to build on that form here at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

NAC Breda are returning here after visiting Jong AZ in a Eerste Divisie game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. In the match before that, NAC Breda hosted Jong Utrecht and drew the game 0-0.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), NAC Breda's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, NAC Breda have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Excelsior form and stats

Excelsior are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eerste Divisie, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Excelsior won their last game, 4-2 versus Almere City played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Go Ahead Eagles that ended 2-2.

Excelsior have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Excelsior have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): NAC Breda won 3 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Excelsior has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

Jeffry Fortes
3 goals / 2 assists
J. Zwarts
3 goals / 1 assists
A. Mendes Moreira
3 goals / 2 assists

NAC Breda missing players

Excelsior missing players

NAC Breda Excelsior
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Away vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played 0 3 6
4 2 1 Won 0 1 4
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
11 6 1 Scored 0 4 13
4 1 0 Conceded 0 6 9
83% 67% 100% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 33% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 83%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 0% 33% 50%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 33% 0% BTTS 0% 67% 67%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Failed to Score 0% 33% 17%
 
6.8 8 5 Corners For (avg) 0 3.7 4.5
6 4.7 4 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.7 5.3
1.7 2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Excelsior's away matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Excelsior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • NAC Breda have not yet lost a game at home.
  • NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

NAC Breda
All Eredivisie Playoffs Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
16-08-19 ED NAC Breda 5 - 1 Helmond Sport
23-08-19 ED NAC Breda 1 - 0 SC Cambuur
30-08-19 ED FC Volendam 2 - 1 NAC Breda
13-09-19 ED NAC Breda 0 - 0 Jong Utrecht
16-09-19 ED Jong AZ 1 - 2 NAC Breda
20-09-19 ED NAC Breda 18:00 Excelsior
27-09-19 ED FC Oss 18:00 NAC Breda
04-10-19 ED NAC Breda 18:00 NEC
18-10-19 ED FC Eindhoven 18:00 NAC Breda
21-10-19 ED NAC Breda 18:00 De Graafschap
Excelsior
All Eredivisie Playoffs Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
19-08-19 ED Jong AZ 1 - 2 Excelsior
23-08-19 ED Telstar 3 - 0 Excelsior
30-08-19 ED Excelsior 3 - 1 Helmond Sport
07-09-19 ED Go Ahead Eagles 2 - 2 Excelsior
13-09-19 ED Excelsior 4 - 2 Almere City
20-09-19 ED NAC Breda 18:00 Excelsior
27-09-19 ED Excelsior 18:00 Jong PSV
04-10-19 ED SC Cambuur 18:00 Excelsior
13-10-19 ED Excelsior 14:45 FC Dordrecht
18-10-19 ED MVV Maastricht 18:00 Excelsior

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 De Graafschap 6 4 2 0 12 3 3 3 0 0 8 2 3 1 2 0 4 1 9 14
2 NAC Breda 6 4 1 1 11 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 7 13
3 Excelsior 6 4 1 1 13 9 3 3 0 0 9 3 3 1 1 1 4 6 4 13
4 SC Cambuur 6 4 0 2 15 6 3 3 0 0 13 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 9 12
5 FC Eindhoven 6 3 2 1 11 6 3 2 1 0 8 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 5 11
6 Jong Ajax 6 3 1 2 16 12 3 2 1 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 8 7 4 10
7 Jong Utrecht 6 3 1 2 10 8 3 3 0 0 10 2 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 10
8 Telstar 6 3 1 2 8 7 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 2 1 1 5 5 1 10
9 Go Ahead Eagles 6 3 1 2 12 12 3 2 1 0 9 4 3 1 0 2 3 8 0 10
10 NEC 6 2 3 1 13 11 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 9
11 FC Volendam 6 2 2 2 8 7 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 8
12 Almere City 6 2 2 2 10 11 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 2 2 6 9 -1 8
13 MVV Maastricht 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 -3 7
14 Jong AZ 6 1 2 3 7 9 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 -2 5
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 6 1 2 3 5 10 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 5
16 Helmond Sport 6 1 2 3 6 15 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 13 -9 5
17 TOP Oss 6 1 1 4 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 4
18 Jong PSV 6 1 1 4 7 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 0 0 3 2 8 -6 4
19 FC Den Bosch 6 0 3 3 8 14 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 5 10 -6 3
20 FC Dordrecht 6 0 3 3 6 15 3 0 1 2 3 8 3 0 2 1 3 7 -9 3

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