NAC Breda supporters expect points in home game versus Jong AZ

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 17.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

The league table in Eerste Divisie tells a story about these teams so far, with NAC Breda leading Jong AZ by 15 points. Match preview to follow:

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eerste Divisie.

This pitch has grass, which is not Jong AZ's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Jong AZ have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 3 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 19-34 (scored/conceded).

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NAC Breda form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for NAC Breda at their home stadium (Rat Verlegh Stadion) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

NAC Breda are confident in defense, having played 233 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The home team returns to Rat Verlegh Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Helmond Sport (placed 19th) on their last time out; the Eerste Divisie game ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Dordrecht in a game that was won 3-0.

NAC Breda are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found two matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W2-D0-L0.

NAC Breda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rat Verlegh Stadion with 18 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, NAC Breda have conceded only 9 goals.

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Jong AZ form and stats

There's been little loot from Jong AZ's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the Eerste Divisie. Jong AZ only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.

Jong AZ won their last game, 3-1 versus TOP Oss played at home. Prior to that match, the Jong AZ manager M. Vonk faced defeat when travelling to Telstar and losing 1-3.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Jong AZ played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 2 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.

Jong AZ find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Jong AZ have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Jong AZ - NAC Breda 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

Jong AZZ. Aboukhlal
Z. Aboukhlal
7 goals
NAC BredaS. van
S. van
6 goals
Jong AZD. Kunst
D. Kunst
6 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Jong AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda Jong AZ
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 10 21
10 6 2 Won W 0 1 6
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
6 3 1 Lost L 2 7 10
32 18 4 Scored S 4 14 34
21 9 3 Conceded C 7 22 38
90% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
52% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 90% 81%
19% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 48%
10% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 24%
57% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 90%
38% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 5%
14% 9% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
6.2 6.5 9 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 3.9 3.8
5 4.8 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.7 5.1 5.5
1.4 1.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.5
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
289 158 71 Total Shots T S 27 93 198
125 65 24 Shots on Target S O 12 37 82
26% 28% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 41%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Jong AZ's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong AZ has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
  • Jong AZ has the most matches over the total-line (12)
  • Jong AZ have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Jong AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong AZ have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • NAC Breda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 21 14 3 4 49 18 10 7 1 2 29 10 11 7 2 2 20 8 31 45
2 Jong Ajax 21 13 4 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 28 43
3 De Graafschap 21 10 10 1 43 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 10 3 6 1 17 13 23 40
4 FC Volendam 21 12 4 5 39 31 10 6 3 1 22 14 11 6 1 4 17 17 8 40
5 Go Ahead Eagles 21 8 11 2 36 25 11 4 7 0 20 10 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 35
6 NAC Breda 21 10 5 6 32 21 11 6 2 3 18 9 10 4 3 3 14 12 11 35
7 Excelsior 21 10 5 6 42 37 10 7 0 3 27 20 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 35
8 NEC 21 9 6 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 8 33
9 Telstar 21 9 5 7 34 30 11 5 1 5 16 13 10 4 4 2 18 17 4 32
10 Almere City 21 9 5 7 33 31 10 8 1 1 19 9 11 1 4 6 14 22 2 32
11 FC Den Bosch 21 6 10 5 35 33 11 4 6 1 22 13 10 2 4 4 13 20 2 28
12 Jong Utrecht 21 7 7 7 31 32 10 5 4 1 21 13 11 2 3 6 10 19 -1 28
13 Jong AZ 21 6 5 10 34 38 11 5 3 3 20 16 10 1 2 7 14 22 -4 23
14 FC Eindhoven 21 6 4 11 32 48 10 5 2 3 20 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -16 22
15 MVV Maastricht 21 5 5 11 25 39 10 4 3 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 20
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 4 9 8 26 34 11 3 4 4 20 20 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 18
17 Jong PSV 21 4 5 12 23 38 11 3 4 4 13 14 10 1 1 8 10 24 -15 17
18 TOP Oss 21 4 3 14 18 42 10 3 2 5 11 13 11 1 1 9 7 29 -24 15
19 Helmond Sport 21 3 6 12 22 47 11 2 3 6 12 18 10 1 3 6 10 29 -25 15
20 FC Dordrecht 21 2 6 13 26 52 11 1 4 6 15 25 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 12

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 SC Cambuur 21 14 3 4 49 18 10 7 1 2 29 10 11 7 2 2 20 8 31 45
2 Jong Ajax 21 13 4 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 28 43
3 De Graafschap 21 10 10 1 43 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 10 3 6 1 17 13 23 40
4 FC Volendam 21 12 4 5 39 31 10 6 3 1 22 14 11 6 1 4 17 17 8 40
5 Go Ahead Eagles 21 8 11 2 36 25 11 4 7 0 20 10 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 35
6 NAC Breda 21 10 5 6 32 21 11 6 2 3 18 9 10 4 3 3 14 12 11 35
7 Excelsior 21 10 5 6 42 37 10 7 0 3 27 20 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 35
8 NEC 21 9 6 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 8 33
9 Telstar 21 9 5 7 34 30 11 5 1 5 16 13 10 4 4 2 18 17 4 32
10 Almere City 21 9 5 7 33 31 10 8 1 1 19 9 11 1 4 6 14 22 2 32
11 FC Den Bosch 21 6 10 5 35 33 11 4 6 1 22 13 10 2 4 4 13 20 2 28
12 Jong Utrecht 21 7 7 7 31 32 10 5 4 1 21 13 11 2 3 6 10 19 -1 28
13 Jong AZ 21 6 5 10 34 38 11 5 3 3 20 16 10 1 2 7 14 22 -4 23
14 FC Eindhoven 21 6 4 11 32 48 10 5 2 3 20 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -16 22
15 MVV Maastricht 21 5 5 11 25 39 10 4 3 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 20
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 4 9 8 26 34 11 3 4 4 20 20 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 18
17 Jong PSV 21 4 5 12 23 38 11 3 4 4 13 14 10 1 1 8 10 24 -15 17
18 TOP Oss 21 4 3 14 18 42 10 3 2 5 11 13 11 1 1 9 7 29 -24 15
19 Helmond Sport 21 3 6 12 22 47 11 2 3 6 12 18 10 1 3 6 10 29 -25 15
20 FC Dordrecht 21 2 6 13 26 52 11 1 4 6 15 25 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 12

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