Rat Verlegh Stadion: NAC Breda vs Jong Ajax Eerste Divisie preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 22.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

The managers R. Brood and M. van der Gaag are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eerste Divisie league table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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NAC Breda form and stats

NAC Breda have performed here at Rat Verlegh Stadion this season with 4 wins from 7 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.

In their previous game, the manager R. Brood led his NAC Breda to a defeat in the Eerste Divisie match away at Almere City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Rat Verlegh Stadion. In the match before that, NAC Breda hosted Go Ahead Eagles and drew the game 1-1.

The manager R. Brood will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Jong PSV in only three days.

NAC Breda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rat Verlegh Stadion with 11 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, NAC Breda have conceded only 5 goals.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (42) in Eerste Divisie, are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

The supporters enjoyed Jong Ajax's previous game versus FC Den Bosch (placed 14th), a Eerste Divisie 5-1 win played at home. A loss against FC Volendam was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, Jong Ajax was the only team on the pitch versus FC Den Bosch in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.

After this away game Jong Ajax return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Helmond Sport. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Jong Ajax create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 18 goals in 7 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Jong Ajax have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for NAC Breda, 0 draws and 2 wins for Jong Ajax. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.

Top Goalscorers

Jong AjaxL. Traore
L. Traore
14 goals
Jong AjaxJ. Ekkelenkamp
J. Ekkelenkamp
7 goals
Jong AjaxR. Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
6 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Jong Ajax missing players

NAC Breda Jong Ajax
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 4 Played P 3 7 14
7 4 2 Won W 1 3 8
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 1 Lost L 1 3 4
21 11 5 Scored S 6 18 42
15 5 4 Conceded C 5 13 22
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 57% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 86% 86%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 71% 79%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 57% 57%
57% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 79%
36% 43% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 21%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.1 6.6 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 5 6.9 7.1
5.6 5.1 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.7 4.1 3.9
1.7 1.9 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.4 1.9
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 2 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Jong Ajax's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong Ajax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Jong Ajax have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Jong Ajax 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 SC Cambuur 15 10 3 2 35 10 7 6 1 0 25 5 8 4 2 2 10 5 25 33
2 De Graafschap 14 8 6 0 28 8 7 5 2 0 17 2 7 3 4 0 11 6 20 30
3 Jong Ajax 14 8 2 4 42 22 7 5 1 1 24 9 7 3 1 3 18 13 20 26
4 Go Ahead Eagles 15 6 7 2 27 20 8 4 4 0 17 7 7 2 3 2 10 13 7 25
5 Excelsior 15 7 4 4 31 29 7 6 0 1 23 14 8 1 4 3 8 15 2 25
6 NAC Breda 14 7 3 4 21 15 7 4 2 1 11 5 7 3 1 3 10 10 6 24
7 FC Volendam 15 7 3 5 21 23 7 4 2 1 12 9 8 3 1 4 9 14 -2 24
8 NEC 14 6 5 3 24 17 7 4 2 1 15 8 7 2 3 2 9 9 7 23
9 Almere City 15 6 4 5 23 23 7 6 1 0 14 7 8 0 3 5 9 16 0 22
10 Telstar 15 6 3 6 21 21 7 3 0 4 8 8 8 3 3 2 13 13 0 21
11 FC Eindhoven 15 6 3 6 27 30 7 5 2 0 18 7 8 1 1 6 9 23 -3 21
12 Jong Utrecht 14 5 4 5 22 22 6 3 3 0 14 6 8 2 1 5 8 16 0 19
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 15 4 6 5 20 21 8 3 2 3 15 12 7 1 4 2 5 9 -1 18
14 FC Den Bosch 15 2 9 4 24 26 8 2 5 1 15 8 7 0 4 3 9 18 -2 15
15 Jong AZ 14 3 4 7 20 25 8 2 3 3 11 13 6 1 1 4 9 12 -5 13
16 Helmond Sport 14 3 4 7 15 31 7 2 2 3 8 11 7 1 2 4 7 20 -16 13
17 Jong PSV 14 3 3 8 16 25 8 3 3 2 12 10 6 0 0 6 4 15 -9 12
18 TOP Oss 15 3 3 9 14 27 8 2 2 4 8 10 7 1 1 5 6 17 -13 12
19 MVV Maastricht 15 3 3 9 13 29 7 2 2 3 6 11 8 1 1 6 7 18 -16 12
20 FC Dordrecht 15 1 5 9 18 38 8 1 3 4 10 17 7 0 2 5 8 21 -20 8

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.