Rat Verlegh Stadion: NAC Breda vs Jong Utrecht Eerste Divisie full preview

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

NAC Breda are all set for a new challenge after their 1-2 vs FC Dordrecht last time. Jong Utrecht are coming to town!

Insights:
  • NAC Breda have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have scored in all their away matches so far.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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NAC Breda form and stats

NAC Breda have performed here at Rat Verlegh Stadion this season with 4 wins from 6 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. It’s been three wins in a row for Breda here at Rat Verlegh Stadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The fans are hoping that Breda will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against FC Dordrecht (placed 20th). Nick Olij had a busy but productive day in the FC Dordrecht match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. Goalkeeper Nick Olij got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.65 out of ten. Olij stopped the opponent with seven saves.

Before that match, a win away at FC Oss.

There will be little rest for Breda after this match as they are travelling to Jong PSV for a Eerste Divisie game in only three days.

Breda can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. Breda have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Jong Utrecht playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Utrecht have lost on their last two travels.

Utrecht might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Eindhoven proved too strong as Jong Utrecht slumped to a 0-6 defeat in front of their own fans. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against FC Eindhoven was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Midfield player Davy van den Berg was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.85/10. Berg hit one key pass.

A 1-2 defeat away at FC Den Bosch before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Utrecht are hosting FC Volendam in the Eerste Divisie only three days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Utrecht's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Utrecht in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Breda four wins, one draw and Jong Utrecht zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NAC BredaR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
9 goals
Jong UtrechtN. Venema
N. Venema
6 goals
NAC BredaB. van Schuppen
B. van Schuppen
3 goals

NAC Breda missing players

Jong Utrecht missing players

NAC Breda Jong Utrecht
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 7 14
5 4 2 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 3
6 1 0 Lost L 1 2 6
23 14 4 Scored S 2 11 19
21 5 0 Conceded C 2 10 22
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 79%
64% 83% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 71%
36% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 29%
14% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 57%
29% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 21%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 21%
 
5.8 5.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 10 6.6 5.7
4.9 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.7 5.1
1 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.2 11.3 9 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.6 10.7
5 5.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 4.3
33% 42% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 38% 32%
 
11.5 9.2 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 13 12.6
4.6 3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.3 4.8
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong Utrecht have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Jong Utrecht 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 as they have conceded at home.
  • NAC Breda have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • NAC Breda have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • 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 14 9 4 1 35 18 8 5 2 1 20 12 6 4 2 0 15 6 17 31
2 Excelsior 14 9 1 4 32 18 6 3 1 2 13 7 8 6 0 2 19 11 14 28
3 FC Emmen 14 8 2 4 22 13 6 3 0 3 10 5 8 5 2 1 12 8 9 26
4 De Graafschap 14 8 2 4 22 16 7 3 2 2 8 9 7 5 0 2 14 7 6 26
5 Jong Ajax 14 8 1 5 33 24 6 4 0 2 17 9 8 4 1 3 16 15 9 25
6 FC Eindhoven 14 7 2 5 26 21 6 4 1 1 11 8 8 3 1 4 15 13 5 23
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 13 6 3 4 25 18 7 2 2 3 11 10 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 21
8 Jong AZ 14 6 1 7 12 14 8 4 1 3 8 7 6 2 0 4 4 7 -2 19
9 FC Den Bosch 14 6 1 7 18 23 8 5 0 3 11 12 6 1 1 4 7 11 -5 19
10 NAC Breda 14 5 3 6 23 21 6 4 1 1 14 5 8 1 2 5 9 16 2 18
11 Jong PSV 14 5 3 6 23 23 8 4 1 3 14 11 6 1 2 3 9 12 0 18
12 Jong Utrecht 14 5 3 6 19 22 7 3 0 4 8 12 7 2 3 2 11 10 -3 18
13 MVV Maastricht 13 6 0 7 16 32 6 4 0 2 12 12 7 2 0 5 4 20 -16 18
14 ADO Den Haag 13 7 2 4 25 18 6 4 0 2 12 8 7 3 2 2 13 10 7 17
15 VVV-Venlo 14 5 1 8 15 20 8 4 1 3 11 10 6 1 0 5 4 10 -5 16
16 Telstar 14 4 4 6 18 31 7 1 3 3 11 18 7 3 1 3 7 13 -13 16
17 Helmond Sport 14 4 2 8 14 22 8 3 1 4 7 11 6 1 1 4 7 11 -8 14
18 Almere City 13 3 3 7 23 27 6 1 2 3 12 14 7 2 1 4 11 13 -4 12
19 FC Oss 14 3 2 9 17 27 7 2 1 4 12 15 7 1 1 5 5 12 -10 11
20 FC Dordrecht 14 2 4 8 17 27 7 1 3 3 8 10 7 1 1 5 9 17 -10 10

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.