Pre-match info: 9 points are between the teams ahead of this match, Jong AZ having performed best. Can NAC Breda shorten the gap?
- NAC Breda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Eerste Divisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that Jong AZ play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Jong AZ on grass are 1 victory, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-38. You can compare this with overall results below.
NAC Breda form and stats
All-inclusive Eerste Divisie stats playing at home this season for NAC Breda are 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Breda's previous game was a Eerste Divisie match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Excelsior (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. The gifted forward Ralf Seuntjens bettered all teammates in that game and managed a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Seuntjens scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Heartbreak before that as Breda lost 0-2 at FC Eindhoven's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Breda as they are travelling to their away game against FC Volendam in the Eerste Divisie. That match is three days after this one.
Breda are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). Breda's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jong AZ form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Jong AZ playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. Jong has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The supporters enjoyed Jong's previous game versus FC Dordrecht (placed 20th), a Eerste Divisie 2-1 win played at home. The attacker Jelle Duin got a match rating of 7.91 in that game. Duin scored one goal and hit two key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Telstar wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.After this away game Jong AZ return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Jong Ajax. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Jong have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. 4 goals have been conceded by Jong in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior four meetings): Breda won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Jong AZ have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zeroTop Goalscorers
  R. Seuntjens 7 goals |   Y. Barasi 4 goals |  T. Haye 2 goals |
NAC Breda missing players
Jong AZ missing players
| NAC Breda | Jong AZ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 10 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 12.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 9.6 |
| 5 | 6.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 33% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 31% |
- All of NAC Breda's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- NAC Breda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jong AZ have scored away.
- NAC Breda have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | FC Volendam | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Jong AZ | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Graafschap | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Jong Utrecht | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | FC Oss | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 6 |