NAC Breda look to Rat Verlegh Stadion supporters for inspiration before VVV-Venlo match

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 30.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

It's looking great for NAC Breda so far, with the 6th place in the Eerste Divisie table and hosting VVV-Venlo (who are sitting at 8th).

Insights:
  • NAC Breda have not yet lost a game at home.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (7) in Eerste Divisie

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

The total Eerste Divisie results playing at home this season for NAC Breda are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

NAC Breda's last game was hosting Jong Utrecht (placed 20th) and winning 3-1. Finally, a league victory after three fixtures without. Lucassen was "man of the match" with a rating of 9.23 out of 10. The defender Lucassen scored two goals, hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Jong Ajax.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Breda have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Both teams to score: YES! That has occurred in 5 league games in a row for this club. Will it happen again?

NAC Breda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rat Verlegh Stadion with 6 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Breda have conceded only 2 goals.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

VVV-Venlo have six points from their first three away games in the Eerste Divisie, meaning two victories and a loss.

VVV-Venlo played 1-1 against Telstar in their previous match. Braken, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.61. Braken scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Jong PSV.

We have checked recent matches where VVV-Venlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Both teams to score? This team's latest fixtures suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.

The VVV-Venlo manager Kruijs has got the team scoring on the road, with 7 away goals in 3 league matches. VVV-Venlo have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Breda have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when playing VVV-Venlo.

Top Goalscorers

NAC BredaO. Velanas
O. Velanas
5 goals
VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
5 goals
NAC BredaJ. van der Sande
J. van der Sande
3 goals

NAC Breda missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

NAC Breda VVV-Venlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 3 8
4 3 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
12 6 0 Scored S 3 7 14
10 2 0 Conceded C 5 7 14
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 12%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
5.5 5.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.3 5.5
5 6.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 7.2
2.1 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.2 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10 9.1
3.1 3.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.7 4.4
48% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 41% 40%
 
8.8 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.7 9.4
3.5 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 3.7 3.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of VVV-Venlo's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • NAC Breda have not yet lost a game at home.
  • NAC Breda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • NAC Breda have scored in all their matches so far.
  • NAC Breda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVV-Venlo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • VVV-Venlo have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (7) in Eerste Divisie
  • VVV-Venlo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PEC Zwolle 8 6 1 1 23 10 4 2 1 1 9 7 4 4 0 0 14 3 13 19
2 Heracles Almelo 8 6 1 1 22 9 4 3 1 0 13 5 4 3 0 1 9 4 13 19
3 FC Eindhoven 8 5 3 0 17 7 4 3 1 0 11 4 4 2 2 0 6 3 10 18
4 Roda JC Kerkrade 8 4 3 1 15 10 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 2 2 0 9 4 5 15
5 Willem II 8 4 3 1 11 7 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 15
6 NAC Breda 8 4 2 2 12 10 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 14
7 MVV Maastricht 8 4 2 2 16 15 4 3 1 0 11 4 4 1 1 2 5 11 1 14
8 VVV-Venlo 8 4 2 2 14 14 5 2 2 1 7 7 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 14
9 Jong AZ 8 4 1 3 16 12 4 3 0 1 11 7 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 13
10 Jong Ajax 8 3 2 3 15 13 4 3 1 0 13 3 4 0 1 3 2 10 2 11
11 Almere City 8 3 1 4 10 12 4 2 1 1 6 2 4 1 0 3 4 10 -2 10
12 Jong PSV 8 2 3 3 9 14 4 2 0 2 4 7 4 0 3 1 5 7 -5 9
13 ADO Den Haag 8 2 2 4 10 14 3 1 1 1 6 4 5 1 1 3 4 10 -4 8
14 Telstar 8 2 2 4 6 14 4 1 0 3 2 10 4 1 2 1 4 4 -8 8
15 TOP Oss 8 2 1 5 10 14 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 7
16 FC Dordrecht 8 2 1 5 8 13 4 2 0 2 5 6 4 0 1 3 3 7 -5 7
17 Helmond Sport 8 2 0 6 7 12 4 2 0 2 6 5 4 0 0 4 1 7 -5 6
18 FC Den Bosch 8 2 0 6 10 16 4 1 0 3 6 9 4 1 0 3 4 7 -6 6
19 De Graafschap 8 1 2 5 9 16 4 0 2 2 4 6 4 1 0 3 5 10 -7 5
20 Jong Utrecht 8 1 2 5 6 14 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 0 4 3 10 -8 5

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.