NAC Breda vs FC Volendam match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 14.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

FC Volendam visit NAC Breda and Rat Verlegh Stadion brimming with optimism, but the hosting team is not a walk in the park. More information on the fixture here!

Insights:
  • NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals (52) in Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda's stadium, Rat Verlegh Stadion, has a grass surface. FC Volendam have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for FC Volendam when playing on grass; 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from 17 matches. They have scored 27 goals in these games and conceded 30.

This should be an exciting game with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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NAC Breda form and stats

5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for NAC Breda so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for NAC Breda, who played 0-0 against FC Eindhoven. That match was also played at this venue (Rat Verlegh Stadion). Olij, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.04 out of 10 in that game. Olij stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at ADO Den Haag.

A decent goal production from Breda in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Breda have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Volendam form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Eerste Divisie. In general it has been a productive period now for Volendam as they haven't lost any of their last 19 games.

The supporters enjoyed FC Volendam's previous game versus Telstar (placed 17th), a Eerste Divisie 2-1 win played at home. The attacker Mühren got a match rating of 8.3 in that game. Mühren scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Almere City at their stadium, the result 3-2.

The Volendam manager Jonk has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 10 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Volendam in these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the final score FC Volendam - NAC Breda 1-0 entered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): NAC Breda won five games, one match ended with a tie and FC Volendam got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

FC VolendamR. Mühren
R. Mühren
20 goals
NAC BredaR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
10 goals
FC VolendamD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
8 goals

NAC Breda missing players

FC Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda FC Volendam
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 1 10 21
7 5 2 Won W 0 6 14
7 4 0 Drew D 1 4 6
7 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
32 17 8 Scored S 2 24 52
27 7 3 Conceded C 2 13 28
86% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 86%
52% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 76%
33% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 57%
19% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 38%
48% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 71%
38% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 29%
29% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.8 5.9 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 7.2 6.3
4.7 4.9 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 5
1 1.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.3
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.4 12.3 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 16 13.7 13.2
4.9 4.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7.9 7.3
31% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 34%
 
10.9 9.6 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12 7.2 8.9
4.4 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 3.9 4.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have not yet lost a game away.
  • FC Volendam have scored in all their matches so far.
  • FC Volendam have the most points from losing position (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals (52) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 FC Volendam 21 14 6 1 52 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 10 6 4 0 24 13 24 48
2 Excelsior 20 13 3 4 48 26 9 5 2 2 21 13 11 8 1 2 27 13 22 42
3 FC Emmen 21 13 3 5 32 15 9 6 0 3 17 6 12 7 3 2 15 9 17 42
4 ADO Den Haag 20 14 2 4 48 24 10 8 0 2 26 12 10 6 2 2 22 12 24 38
5 Jong Ajax 20 11 4 5 45 32 10 6 2 2 25 15 10 5 2 3 20 17 13 37
6 Graafschap 21 11 3 7 34 25 11 3 3 5 11 16 10 8 0 2 23 9 9 36
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 9 7 5 39 28 11 4 4 3 17 14 10 5 3 2 22 14 11 34
8 FC Eindhoven 21 9 5 7 34 28 10 6 3 1 19 11 11 3 2 6 15 17 6 32
9 NAC Breda 21 7 7 7 32 27 10 5 4 1 17 7 11 2 3 6 15 20 5 28
10 VVV-Venlo 21 8 2 11 25 29 11 5 1 5 16 15 10 3 1 6 9 14 -4 26
11 FC Den Bosch 21 8 2 11 25 39 11 6 0 5 12 19 10 2 2 6 13 20 -14 26
12 Jong PSV 20 6 5 9 29 32 10 4 2 4 16 14 10 2 3 5 13 18 -3 23
13 MVV Maastricht 21 7 2 12 22 41 11 4 2 5 15 18 10 3 0 7 7 23 -19 23
14 Jong AZ 20 6 4 10 19 25 11 4 3 4 11 12 9 2 1 6 8 13 -6 22
15 Jong Utrecht 20 6 4 10 24 33 10 3 0 7 9 19 10 3 4 3 15 14 -9 22
16 Helmond Sport 21 5 5 11 19 32 11 3 2 6 10 19 10 2 3 5 9 13 -13 20
17 Telstar 21 4 8 9 23 41 10 1 4 5 12 23 11 3 4 4 11 18 -18 20
18 FC Oss 20 4 6 10 23 33 10 2 4 4 14 17 10 2 2 6 9 16 -10 18
19 Almere City 20 4 5 11 33 43 10 2 2 6 17 22 10 2 3 5 16 21 -10 17
20 FC Dordrecht 21 3 5 13 25 50 10 1 4 5 11 20 11 2 1 8 14 30 -25 14

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 FC Volendam 21 14 6 1 52 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 10 6 4 0 24 13 24 48
2 Excelsior 20 13 3 4 48 26 9 5 2 2 21 13 11 8 1 2 27 13 22 42
3 FC Emmen 21 13 3 5 32 15 9 6 0 3 17 6 12 7 3 2 15 9 17 42
4 ADO Den Haag 20 14 2 4 48 24 10 8 0 2 26 12 10 6 2 2 22 12 24 38
5 Jong Ajax 20 11 4 5 45 32 10 6 2 2 25 15 10 5 2 3 20 17 13 37
6 Graafschap 21 11 3 7 34 25 11 3 3 5 11 16 10 8 0 2 23 9 9 36
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 9 7 5 39 28 11 4 4 3 17 14 10 5 3 2 22 14 11 34
8 FC Eindhoven 21 9 5 7 34 28 10 6 3 1 19 11 11 3 2 6 15 17 6 32
9 NAC Breda 21 7 7 7 32 27 10 5 4 1 17 7 11 2 3 6 15 20 5 28
10 VVV-Venlo 21 8 2 11 25 29 11 5 1 5 16 15 10 3 1 6 9 14 -4 26
11 FC Den Bosch 21 8 2 11 25 39 11 6 0 5 12 19 10 2 2 6 13 20 -14 26
12 Jong PSV 20 6 5 9 29 32 10 4 2 4 16 14 10 2 3 5 13 18 -3 23
13 MVV Maastricht 21 7 2 12 22 41 11 4 2 5 15 18 10 3 0 7 7 23 -19 23
14 Jong AZ 20 6 4 10 19 25 11 4 3 4 11 12 9 2 1 6 8 13 -6 22
15 Jong Utrecht 20 6 4 10 24 33 10 3 0 7 9 19 10 3 4 3 15 14 -9 22
16 Helmond Sport 21 5 5 11 19 32 11 3 2 6 10 19 10 2 3 5 9 13 -13 20
17 Telstar 21 4 8 9 23 41 10 1 4 5 12 23 11 3 4 4 11 18 -18 20
18 FC Oss 20 4 6 10 23 33 10 2 4 4 14 17 10 2 2 6 9 16 -10 18
19 Almere City 20 4 5 11 33 43 10 2 2 6 17 22 10 2 3 5 16 21 -10 17
20 FC Dordrecht 21 3 5 13 25 50 10 1 4 5 11 20 11 2 1 8 14 30 -25 14

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