AZ vs NAC Breda, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AZ vs NAC Breda — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 2 AFC Ajax 0 0 3 AZ 0 0 4 FC Groningen 0 0 5 FC Twente '65 0 0 6 FC Utrecht 0 0 7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0 8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 10 NEC 0 0 11 PEC Zwolle 0 0 12 PSV 0 0 13 SBV Excelsior 0 0 14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0 15 SC Heerenveen 0 0 16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 17 Telstar 1963 0 0 18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May NAC Breda H 3–3 D 10 May Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D 03 May FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D 23 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D 12 Apr SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W 04 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May AZ A 3–3 D 10 May SC Heerenveen H 2–0 W 02 May FC Utrecht A 0–2 L 25 Apr AFC Ajax H 0–2 L 12 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D 05 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 0–0 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds AFAS Stadion will turn into a battlefield for AZ and NAC Breda.
- 5' Elijah Dijkstra has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 8' Sven Mijnans puts AZ on the lead.
- 12' GOAL! Mateo Chavez scores on 12. Assisted by Sven Mijnans
- 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 22' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NAC Breda needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
- 42' Moussa Soumano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' It looks like no one’s ball. NAC Breda is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' NAC Breda started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
- 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 59' Rio Hillen is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
- 61' Goal! Moussa Soumano scores his 7 goal in 402 matches.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Goal! Moussa Soumano scores his 7 goal in 402 matches.
- 76' The travelling NAC Breda supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Clint Leemans made 232 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' The referee calls foul for Mexx Meerdink. He receives a card.
- 89' What a strike from Juho Talvitie! The score is 2-3.
- 90' What a strike from Mexx Meerdink! The score is 3-3.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.
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Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 9
- 17
- 6
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 22
- 27
- 15
Bench
- 41
- 11
- 2
- 30
- 35
- 7
- 23
- 24
- 18
- 33
- 20
- 45
Coach Leeroy EchteldNAC Breda Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 15
- 8
- 20
- 99
- 14
- 9
- 55
- 22
- 16
- 25
- 26
Bench
- 24
- 31
- 90
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 32
- 21
- 44
- 30
Coach Carl Hoefkens -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mexx Meerdink 2 Moussa Soumano 2 Guus Til 2 Mees De Wit 1 Teun Koopmeiners 1 Elias Mar Omarsson 1 Myron Boadu 1 Sven Mijnans 1 Head to Head
AZ Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.81 AZ xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 NAC Breda xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.05Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
AZ or Draw 76%Draw or NAC Breda 48%AZ or NAC Breda 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AZ win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 1 11.5%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 7.9%2 – 0 7.7%0 – 0 6.5%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 5.1%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — AZ
Handicap AZ covers Push NAC Breda covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 15% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 21% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 14% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet 30% ✓NAC Breda keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.