Saturday , 14 November 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 12 games · 23 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
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and AZ launch into their encounter with NAC Breda.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' NAC Breda fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and NAC Breda are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The 32-year-old Terence Kongolo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Raul Paula, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 315 games and scored 593 goals.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and NAC Breda are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Leo Greiml has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against NAC Breda's 5-4-1 shape.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' AZ make a change. Ruben van Bommel trudges off to be replaced by Sven Mijnans on 67 minutes.
  • 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' Assisted by Clint Leemans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leo Sauer makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' The crowd applauds David Wolfe as he leaves the pitch. Ernest Poku steps in for AZ.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' The referee shows NAC Breda player a card on 90.
  • 90' Casper Staring is replacing Cherrion Valerius for the NAC Breda side.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and NAC Breda share the spoils 1-1.

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.