Eerste Divisie match preview: NAC Breda versus Jong Ajax

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 02.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Eerste Divisie so far, with NAC Breda placed 1st and Jong Ajax sitting in the 18th position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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NAC Breda form and stats

As mentioned below, NAC Breda are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Eerste Divisie games.

A nice win for NAC Breda last time playing, versus Jong PSV. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Moreno Rutten and Lewis Fiorini scoring for the victors. Before that match, a win away at Jong Utrecht.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of M. Steijn when Lewis Fiorini scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Breda is on fire here. A stunning 10 from 3 league matches. 3 goals have been conceded.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

Jong Ajax are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eerste Divisie, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

It's the second away game in a row for Jong, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Go Ahead Eagles (placed 14th) in the Eerste Divisie last time out. A 1-2 loss hosting Jong PSV before that.

It's early days yet, but Jong Ajax has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - zero - three (Breda wins - draws - Jong Ajax wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NAC BredaS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
4 goals
NAC BredaH. Dogan
H. Dogan
2 goals
BredaN. Venema
N. Venema
2 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Jong Ajax missing players

NAC Breda Jong Ajax
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 0 2 4
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
14 10 0 Scored S 0 4 5
3 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
20% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
40% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.6 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4.5 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
71 48 0 Total Shots T S 0 24 49
29 20 0 Shots on Target S O 0 12 19
48% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 26%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • NAC Breda has the most points (9) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • NAC Breda has the most scored goals (10) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • NAC Breda has the the best goal difference (+11) in Eerste Divisie
  • NAC Breda is in the best form (5-0-0)
NAC Breda Last season Jong Ajax
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   15 29
14 9   Won W   7 16
8 3   Drew D   3 6
7 3   Lost L   5 7
48 27   Scored S   32 72
30 12   Conceded C   30 47
93% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 97%
72% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 97%
52% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 69%
28% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   60% 62%
14% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   47% 45%
62% 60%   BTTS BTTS   73% 66%
31% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 31%
14% 7%   Failed to Score F T   13% 7%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
448 255   Total Shots T S   166 340
188 99   Shots on Target S O   76 164
26% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 44%

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

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.