Perhaps a welcome break from league football as NAC Breda & SC Heerenveen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for NAC Breda and SC Heerenveen.
NAC Breda form and stats
NAC Breda participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, NAC Breda have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
No payout for Breda in their previous match, an away game at ADO Den Haag that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Velanas got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Velanas scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, NAC Breda had a Eerste Divisie home game versus Jong AZ which ended with a victory 5-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as De Graafschap are coming to town in three days.
NAC Breda has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Breda have conceded 12 goals.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the round of 16.3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of SC Heerenveen playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.
Two away games in a row for SC Heerenveen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus FC Utrecht. SC Heerenveen goalkeeper Mous took pride in a superb day's work against FC Utrecht, but even with achieving six saves the defeat could not be stopped.
The game before that, in the Eredivisie, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Vitesse.The attacking power of Heerenveen when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (NAC Breda wins - draws - SC Heerenveen wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Velanas 12 goals |  J. van der Sande 10 goals |   S. van Hooijdonk 6 goals |
NAC Breda missing players
SC Heerenveen missing players
| NAC Breda | SC Heerenveen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | ||
| 11 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Heracles | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 47 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Almere City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Jong AZ | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | MVV Maastricht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Willem II | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 10 | Telstar | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -21 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -19 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 43 |
| 2 | AZ | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Ajax | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 40 |
| 4 | PSV | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 39 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | NEC | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Excelsior | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -23 | 20 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -23 | 17 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -19 | 16 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 13 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -24 | 12 |
