Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs NAC Breda, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
AZ
3 – 3
Full Time
NAC Breda
Sun 17 May 2026 · 12:30 UTC AFAS Stadion 18,460 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sven Mijnans 8' 1–0
Mateo Chavez 12' 2–0
2–1 61' Moussa Soumano
2–2 71' Moussa Soumano
2–3 89' Juho Talvitie
Mexx Meerdink 90' 3–3
Y 59' Rio Hillen
Mexx Meerdink 85' Y

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)

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
2026-05-17 AZ 3–3 NAC Breda 2025-08-31 NAC Breda 0–1 AZ 2025-04-24 AZ 1–1 NAC Breda 2024-12-15 NAC Breda 1–2 AZ 2019-02-08 NAC Breda 0–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leeroy Echteld

NAC Breda Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Hoefkens

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Guus Til 2
Mexx Meerdink 2
Moussa Soumano 2
Pantelis Chatzidiakos 1
Troy Parrott 1
Jonas Svensson 1
Mees De Wit 1
Teun Koopmeiners 1

Head to Head

2026-05-17 AZ 3–3 NAC Breda 2025-08-31 NAC Breda 0–1 AZ 2025-04-24 AZ 1–1 NAC Breda 2024-12-15 NAC Breda 1–2 AZ 2019-02-08 NAC Breda 0–3 AZ

AZ Form

2026-05-17 AZ 3–3 NAC Breda D 2026-05-10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2026-05-03 AZ 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2026-04-23 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 AZ D 2026-04-12 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen W 2026-04-04 AZ 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W

NAC Breda Form

2026-05-17 AZ 3–3 NAC Breda D 2026-05-10 NAC Breda 2–0 SC Heerenveen W 2026-05-02 FC Utrecht 2–0 NAC Breda L 2026-04-25 NAC Breda 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2026-04-12 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NAC Breda D 2026-04-05 NAC Breda 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 NAC Breda xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ52% Draw24% NAC Breda24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw43% NAC Breda21%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 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.