Saturday , 14 November 2026

NAC Breda vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
NAC Breda
0 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Fri 8 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Rat Verlegh Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Karol Mets 22' Y
Y 25' Guus Til
Pele van Anholt 47' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NAC Breda vs AZ — Eredivisie at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

  • NAC Breda 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Johan Hubers
  • Referee Mark Strijker
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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

2
4
NAC Breda 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-08 NAC Breda 0–3 AZ 2018-08-12 AZ 5–0 NAC Breda

Recent Form

NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb AZ H 0–3 L
01 Feb VBV De Graafschap A 0–3 L
25 Jan ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D
20 Jan Willem II Tilburg A 0–2 L
22 Dec SC Heerenveen H 4–2 W
15 Dec PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb NAC Breda A 3–0 W
02 Feb FC Emmen H 5–0 W
27 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
19 Jan FC Utrecht H 3–0 W
22 Dec PSV A 1–3 L
15 Dec SBV Excelsior H 2–1 W

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' In just a few seconds Rat Verlegh Stadion will turn into a battlefield for NAC Breda and AZ.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. NAC Breda in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 10' NAC Breda are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 15' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. NAC Breda must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' Karol Mets was booked on 22.
  • 25' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Guus Til will be fuming at that decision.
  • 30' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' What composure from Guus Til! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 38' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' Marco Bizot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NAC Breda tonight.
  • 46' A change in the NAC Breda ranks — Khalid Karami exits the field as Pele van Anholt enters on 46.
  • 47' Pele van Anholt catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both NAC Breda and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' What composure from Guus Til! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' Another substitution for AZ to replace Bjorn Maars Johnsen by Albert Gudmundsson on 64 minute.
  • 69' Mounir El Allouchi is replacing Gianluca Nijholt for the NAC Breda side.
  • 74' Alex Gersbach, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' Another change for NAC Breda made on 78 minute. Sullay Kaikai leaves to be changed by Giovanni Korte.
  • 83' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 88' Mikhael Rosheuvel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' What a moment for Albert Gudmundsson! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The points are shared — NAC Breda 0-3 AZ. Honours even.

Lineups

NAC Breda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mitchell van der Gaag

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 NAC Breda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + AZ to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda20% Draw24% AZ56%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

NAC Breda or Draw
45%
Draw or AZ
80%
NAC Breda or AZ
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda15% Draw42% AZ43%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.4%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — NAC Breda

Handicap NAC Breda covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 23% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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