Here's what we know about the NAC Breda - Excelsior match:

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 23.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

It's advantage NAC Breda so far with their 3rd position in the Eerste Divisie table, welcoming Excelsior who are placed 9th.

Insights:
  • NAC Breda have the most points from losing position (25) in Eerste Divisie

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.

4 - 6 - 12 with 31-48. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Excelsior when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Excelsior play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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NAC Breda form and stats

NAC Breda are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Rat Verlegh Stadion. 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

An away draw last time out for Breda, facing Roda JC Kerkrade in a game that ended 3-3. Before that, Breda had a home game versus Jong Utrecht which ended with a victory 3-1.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (38 in 17 games), NAC Breda's attacking play is working. Breda's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Excelsior form and stats

5-4-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Excelsior in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Telstar (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The Eerste Divisie match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against NEC.

The travelling fans enjoy Excelsior's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 17 league matches away. Excelsior's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 32 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Excelsior - Breda 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Breda wins - draws - Excelsior wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
19 goals
BredaS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
13 goals
NAC BredaM. El Allouchi
M. El Allouchi
10 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda Excelsior
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
20 12 4 Won W 0 5 12
7 1 1 Drew D 2 4 6
7 4 0 Lost L 3 8 16
68 38 12 Scored S 6 27 59
36 17 4 Conceded C 15 32 62
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
79% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 82%
62% 76% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 65%
38% 47% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 47% 41%
21% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 29% 29%
53% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 71% 62%
29% 29% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 24%
24% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.5 1.2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11.5 12.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 11.6 12.5
5.3 5.5 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5.2 5.3
38% 41% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 31% 33%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • NAC Breda 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 at home.
  • NAC Breda have the most points from losing position (25) in Eerste Divisie
  • 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 34 26 4 4 100 31 17 14 0 3 56 16 17 12 4 1 44 15 69 82
2 Graafschap 33 22 4 7 61 43 17 11 3 3 29 19 16 11 1 4 32 24 18 70
3 NAC Breda 34 20 7 7 68 36 17 12 1 4 38 17 17 8 6 3 30 19 32 67
4 Almere City 33 20 7 6 68 41 17 12 3 2 32 8 16 8 4 4 36 33 27 67
5 Go Ahead Eagles 33 18 8 7 50 23 16 7 5 4 20 11 17 11 3 3 30 12 27 62
6 NEC 34 18 6 10 64 40 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 8 2 7 32 24 24 60
7 FC Volendam 34 16 8 10 72 49 17 7 3 7 38 27 17 9 5 3 34 22 23 56
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 14 12 8 65 50 17 7 7 3 33 22 17 7 5 5 32 28 15 54
9 Excelsior 34 12 6 16 59 62 17 7 2 8 32 30 17 5 4 8 27 32 -3 42
10 FC Oss 34 12 6 16 37 52 17 7 3 7 27 27 17 5 3 9 10 25 -15 42
11 Telstar 34 10 10 14 53 51 17 5 5 7 34 27 17 5 5 7 19 24 2 40
12 Helmond Sport 34 10 10 14 48 62 17 7 3 7 24 29 17 3 7 7 24 33 -14 40
13 MVV Maastricht 34 11 6 17 44 67 17 8 2 7 29 35 17 3 4 10 15 32 -23 39
14 Jong PSV 33 10 7 16 51 59 16 4 5 7 22 24 17 6 2 9 29 35 -8 37
15 FC Eindhoven 34 9 9 16 46 57 17 5 5 7 30 28 17 4 4 9 16 29 -11 36
16 Jong Ajax 34 9 9 16 52 67 17 4 5 8 24 32 17 5 4 8 28 35 -15 36
17 Jong AZ 34 9 5 20 50 85 17 6 3 8 34 41 17 3 2 12 16 44 -35 32
18 Jong Utrecht 34 10 1 23 46 71 17 5 0 12 22 34 17 5 1 11 24 37 -25 31
19 FC Dordrecht 34 8 3 23 35 90 17 4 3 10 20 39 17 4 0 13 15 51 -55 27
20 FC Den Bosch 34 6 8 20 47 80 17 4 6 7 27 31 17 2 2 13 20 49 -33 26

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 34 26 4 4 100 31 17 14 0 3 56 16 17 12 4 1 44 15 69 82
2 Graafschap 33 22 4 7 61 43 17 11 3 3 29 19 16 11 1 4 32 24 18 70
3 NAC Breda 34 20 7 7 68 36 17 12 1 4 38 17 17 8 6 3 30 19 32 67
4 Almere City 33 20 7 6 68 41 17 12 3 2 32 8 16 8 4 4 36 33 27 67
5 Go Ahead Eagles 33 18 8 7 50 23 16 7 5 4 20 11 17 11 3 3 30 12 27 62
6 NEC 34 18 6 10 64 40 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 8 2 7 32 24 24 60
7 FC Volendam 34 16 8 10 72 49 17 7 3 7 38 27 17 9 5 3 34 22 23 56
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 14 12 8 65 50 17 7 7 3 33 22 17 7 5 5 32 28 15 54
9 Excelsior 34 12 6 16 59 62 17 7 2 8 32 30 17 5 4 8 27 32 -3 42
10 FC Oss 34 12 6 16 37 52 17 7 3 7 27 27 17 5 3 9 10 25 -15 42
11 Telstar 34 10 10 14 53 51 17 5 5 7 34 27 17 5 5 7 19 24 2 40
12 Helmond Sport 34 10 10 14 48 62 17 7 3 7 24 29 17 3 7 7 24 33 -14 40
13 MVV Maastricht 34 11 6 17 44 67 17 8 2 7 29 35 17 3 4 10 15 32 -23 39
14 Jong PSV 33 10 7 16 51 59 16 4 5 7 22 24 17 6 2 9 29 35 -8 37
15 FC Eindhoven 34 9 9 16 46 57 17 5 5 7 30 28 17 4 4 9 16 29 -11 36
16 Jong Ajax 34 9 9 16 52 67 17 4 5 8 24 32 17 5 4 8 28 35 -15 36
17 Jong AZ 34 9 5 20 50 85 17 6 3 8 34 41 17 3 2 12 16 44 -35 32
18 Jong Utrecht 34 10 1 23 46 71 17 5 0 12 22 34 17 5 1 11 24 37 -25 31
19 FC Dordrecht 34 8 3 23 35 90 17 4 3 10 20 39 17 4 0 13 15 51 -55 27
20 FC Den Bosch 34 6 8 20 47 80 17 4 6 7 27 31 17 2 2 13 20 49 -33 26

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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.