Perhaps a welcome break from league football as AZ Alkmaar & NAC Breda face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at AFAS Stadion as AZ Alkmaar have scored 26 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The AZ Alkmaar supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host RKC Waalwijk in Eredivisie and win 4-0. In the game before, an away victory in the Eredivisie match versus SC Heerenveen with a 2-1 scoreline.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, AZ Alkmaar played a great game against RKC Waalwijk and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
There will be little rest for AZ Alkmaar after this match as they are travelling to FC Twente for a Eredivisie game in only three days.
AZ Alkmaar can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 26 times. AZ Alkmaar are not conceding a lot of goals here at AFAS Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
NAC Breda form and stats
NAC Breda's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 1st round.The visitors are W4-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie. When we have look at the KNVB Beker statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
NAC Breda's last game was the home draw against FC Oss (1-1). A 2-2 draw at Excelsior's stadium before that.
NAC Breda have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, NAC Breda have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - zero - three (AZ Alkmaar wins - draws - NAC Breda wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Boadu 13 goals | ![]() O. Idrissi 12 goals | ![]() T. Koopmeiners 7 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
NAC Breda missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | NAC Breda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 59 | 28 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 6.8 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 385 | 218 | Total Shots | T S | 174 | 382 | ||
| 146 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 73 | 155 | ||
| 40% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 43 | 50 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Willem II | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | PSV | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 39 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Heracles | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 33 | -22 | 23 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -16 | 22 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -26 | 21 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 12 |
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 54 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 50 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | Graafschap | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Almere City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | NEC | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | Telstar | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 35 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | -31 | 16 |