NAC Breda vs VVV-Venlo match preview: Even contest expected at Rat Verlegh Stadion

Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 31.March
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Rat Verlegh Stadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with NAC Breda languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting VVV-Venlo will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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! VVV-Venlo play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass.

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NAC Breda form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what NAC Breda, who have the fewest wins (4) in Eredivisie, has to build on here at Rat Verlegh Stadion. NAC Breda has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Brood and the players.

The NAC Breda crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to FC Utrecht here at Rat Verlegh Stadion in a Eredivisie match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting PSV (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with NAC Breda perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with NAC Breda as a small favourite), we find three games. NAC Breda has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1. There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for NAC Breda as they are travelling to their away game against Excelsior in the Eredivisie. That match is three days after this one.

The NAC Breda fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. NAC Breda have conceded 24 from these games.

Last season, NAC Breda's league statistics were 9 wins, 7 draws and 18 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the league. Over these 34 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 57. Playing at home last season NAC Breda managed 7-1-9 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 31 conceded.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for VVV-Venlo so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in VVV-Venlo's last three away games as they have all been lost.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eredivisie home defeat versus PSV with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Excelsior.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 21 similar matches played by VVV-Venlo in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for VVV-Venlo, 4 draws and 13 defeats. After this away game VVV-Venlo return home for a Eredivisie game against FC Utrecht. That game is only three sleeps after this.

VVV-Venlo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games. VVV-Venlo have conceded 32 goals in these games.

Let's have a look at how VVV-Venlo performed last season in the league. They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 13 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 7 and lost 6 with 16/25 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the VVV-Venlo - NAC Breda 3-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for NAC Breda, 2 draws and 5 wins for VVV-Venlo.

Top Goalscorers

P. Mlapa
10 goals / 2 assists
M. te Vrede
9 goals
M. Rosheuvel
5 goals / 6 assists

NAC Breda missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

NAC Breda VVV-Venlo
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 13 26
92% 92% Over 0.5 100% 96%
92% 92% Over 1.5 85% 73%
65% 69% Over 2.5 69% 54%
35% 31% Over 3.5 46% 35%
27% 15% Over 4.5 38% 27%
42% 46% Both teams to score 62% 50%
12% 15% Clean Sheet 8% 23%
54% 46% Failed To Score 31% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSV 26 21 4 1 79 16 13 12 1 0 46 4 13 9 3 1 33 12 63 67
2 Ajax 26 20 2 4 88 22 13 11 2 0 53 7 13 9 0 4 35 15 66 62
3 AZ 26 14 5 7 52 30 13 8 3 2 29 11 13 6 2 5 23 19 22 47
4 Feyenoord 26 14 5 7 55 33 13 11 0 2 36 12 13 3 5 5 19 21 22 47
5 FC Utrecht 26 11 7 8 45 34 13 6 4 3 22 12 13 5 3 5 23 22 11 40
6 Vitesse 26 11 7 8 47 36 13 8 4 1 30 18 13 3 3 7 17 18 11 40
7 Heracles 26 12 3 11 46 50 13 9 0 4 32 22 13 3 3 7 14 28 -4 39
8 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 31 34 13 7 1 5 21 15 13 3 4 6 10 19 -3 35
9 Willem II 26 10 4 12 43 50 12 4 2 6 18 21 14 6 2 6 25 29 -7 34
10 SC Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 56 59 13 2 5 6 21 31 13 6 4 3 35 28 -3 33
11 VVV-Venlo 26 9 5 12 32 44 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 3 2 8 14 32 -12 32
12 PEC Zwolle 26 8 5 13 30 41 13 3 3 7 18 25 13 5 2 6 12 16 -11 29
13 Fortuna Sittard 26 8 5 13 43 61 13 6 3 4 26 20 13 2 2 9 17 41 -18 29
14 ADO Den Haag 26 7 7 12 35 52 13 4 3 6 16 26 13 3 4 6 19 26 -17 28
15 Excelsior 26 7 5 14 32 59 14 5 3 6 21 31 12 2 2 8 11 28 -27 26
16 Graafschap 26 7 4 15 31 55 13 5 2 6 21 21 13 2 2 9 10 34 -24 25
17 FC Emmen 26 6 7 13 30 60 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 4 2 7 14 34 -30 25
18 NAC Breda 26 4 5 17 23 62 13 4 3 6 16 24 13 0 2 11 7 38 -39 17

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