Thursday , 2 July 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 0 games · 0 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. NAC Breda get us underway at AFAS Stadion.
  • 5' Alexandre Penetra is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 10' Ruben van Bommel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Hoefkens will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' NAC Breda are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' NAC Breda come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Ibrahim Sadiq has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Raul Paula has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 438 appearances.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' NAC Breda have won 74 goals from 103 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carl Hoefkens might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and NAC Breda are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Sven Mijnans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben van Bommel on 67 minute.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Boy Kemper. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 73' Seiya Maikuma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Peer Koopmeiners at the 73 minute mark.
  • 75' What composure from Leo Sauer! The Slovakia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 80' AZ currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' Ernest Poku gets the nod from AZ. He replaces David Wolfe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' It’s high time Carl Hoefkens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The referee shows NAC Breda player a card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for NAC Breda. Cherrion Valerius is replaced by Casper Staring.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.