Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs NAC Breda, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
NAC Breda
Thu 24 Apr 2025 · 16:45 UTC AFAS Stadion 17,537 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 75' Leo Sauer
Mexx Meerdink 90+7' 1–1
Y 68' Boy Kemper
Y 90' Daniel Bielica

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs NAC Breda — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • NAC Breda 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Cristian Dobre

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
AZ 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals NAC Breda
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-24 AZ 1–1 NAC Breda 2024-12-15 NAC Breda 1–2 AZ 2019-02-08 NAC Breda 0–3 AZ 2018-08-12 AZ 5–0 NAC Breda

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr NAC Breda H 1–1 D
13 Apr Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
05 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L
01 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D
29 Mar NEC A 3–3 D
16 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr AZ A 1–1 D
12 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D
06 Apr AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
29 Mar FC Groningen H 1–1 D
14 Mar Almere City FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Sparta Rotterdam H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to AFAS Stadion that hosts another battle between AZ and NAC Breda.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' AZ have won 566 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' NAC Breda 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.
  • 30' Terence Kongolo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' The travelling NAC Breda supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' Ghana international Kamal Sowah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Denso Kasius made 480 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Ruben van Bommel as he leaves the pitch. Sven Mijnans steps in for AZ.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Boy Kemper. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 73' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Peer Koopmeiners departs to be replaced by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 75' Goal! Leo Sauer scores his 9 goal in 322 matches.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Fresh legs for AZ! Ernest Poku comes on to replace David Wolfe.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel Bielica.
  • 90' Fresh legs for NAC Breda! Casper Staring comes on to replace Cherrion Valerius.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

NAC Breda Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Hoefkens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 NAC Breda xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ51% Draw27% NAC Breda22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
77%
Draw or NAC Breda
49%
AZ or NAC Breda
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ36% Draw47% NAC Breda17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push NAC Breda covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.