Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Johan Hubers
  • Referee Mark Strijker
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Rat Verlegh Stadion that hosts another battle between NAC Breda and AZ.
  • 5' The 37-year-old Robert Muhren has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mitchell van der Gaag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mitchell van der Gaag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' Karol Mets was booked on 22.
  • 25' Guus Til picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' Bjorn Maars Johnsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' Assisted by Jonas Svensson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Guus Til makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fredrik Midtsjo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 46' A change in the NAC Breda ranks — Khalid Karami exits the field as Pele van Anholt enters on 46.
  • 47' A moment of madness from Pele van Anholt on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. NAC Breda will be frustrated.
  • 52' Australia international Alex Gersbach has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Assisted by Calvin Stengs with the perfectly-timed delivery and Guus Til makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 59' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NAC Breda so far.
  • 64' It is a substitution in AZ team. Bjorn Maars Johnsen is replaced by Albert Gudmundsson on 64 minute.
  • 69' NAC Breda manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mounir El Allouchi is hanging Gianluca Nijholt on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' 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.
  • 78' NAC Breda make a change. Sullay Kaikai trudges off to be replaced by Giovanni Korte on 78 minutes.
  • 83' 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.
  • 88' Both keepers have barely been tested. NAC Breda and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Goal! Albert Gudmundsson scores his 36 goal in 101 matches.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for NAC Breda and AZ (для сухой ничьи).

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.