NAC Breda believe to sell some tickets for this fixture even though the season has been strenuous so far with 8 points and a 16th place in the Eerste Divisie table. Opponents FC Groningen hold 7th place with 13 pts.
- NAC Breda have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- FC Groningen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
NAC Breda have less rest than FC Groningen in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jong Utrecht.
NAC Breda form and stats
NAC Breda have played three Eerste Divisie home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Breda, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Rat Verlegh Stadion after drawing with Jong Utrecht (placed 13th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Janošek got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Janošek hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 50 successful passes (of 57 total).
Before that game, the home loss against FC Emmen with the scoreline 1-3.Both teams to score: YES! That has been the case in 5 league fixtures in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
NAC Breda has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for NAC Breda with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
FC Groningen form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Eerste Divisie away games so far for FC Groningen with six points collected from three matches. FC Groningen love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Groningen have a lot to to correct after their unpredictable loss (0-3) to FC Den Bosch in their previous match, played in front of their own supporters. Defender Balker was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Balker hit two key passes and won 10 of 12 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Helmond Sport.FC Groningen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Groningen as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (NAC Breda wins - draws - FC Groningen wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Janosek 4 goals |  P. Sejdiu 3 goals |   K. van Veen 3 goals |
NAC Breda missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| NAC Breda | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.4 | 18 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 17 | 16.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 32% | 29% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 10.4 | 13.3 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9 | 8.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
- All of NAC Breda's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- FC Groningen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- NAC Breda have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- NAC Breda have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- NAC Breda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Graafschap | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Jong PSV | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | FC Dordrecht | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Willem II | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Jong AZ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | NAC Breda | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Oss | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Telstar | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 2 |
