Saturday , 14 November 2026

NAC Breda vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
NAC Breda
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 15:30 UTC Rat Verlegh Stadion 18,896 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Mats Seuntjens pen
Clint Leemans pen 90+8' 1–1
Boyd Lucassen 45' Y
Y 73' Tika de Jonge
YR 82' Tika de Jonge
Kamal Sowah 90' Y
Boy Kemper 90' Y
Y 90' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson
Y 90' Romano Postema

Overview

Match Preview

NAC Breda vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Assistant 1 Freek Vandeursen
  • Assistant 2 Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 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

3
3
NAC Breda 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-29 NAC Breda 1–1 FC Groningen 2024-08-09 FC Groningen 4–1 NAC Breda 2019-02-23 NAC Breda 0–0 FC Groningen 2018-12-02 FC Groningen 5–2 NAC Breda

Recent Form

NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
15 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–0 D
09 Feb RKC Waalwijk A 0–5 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar NAC Breda A 1–1 D
16 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
01 Mar FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
15 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 3–1 W
08 Feb NEC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! NAC Breda welcome FC Groningen for this crunch clash at Rat Verlegh Stadion.
  • 5' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Kacper Kostorz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NAC Breda so far.
  • 15' Marvin Peersman is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 20' NAC Breda have won 74 goals from 103 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Rat Verlegh Stadion. NAC Breda seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Boyd Lucassen. He receives a card.
  • 46' Boyd Lucassen makes way for Fredrik Jensen at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from NAC Breda.
  • 51' The 29-year-old Enes Mahmutovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Mats Seuntjens is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 59' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' NAC Breda ring the changes. Sydney van Hooijdonk has done his job and it is now time for Elias Mar Omarsson to step up.
  • 67' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Mats Seuntjens and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Terence Kongolo gets the nod from NAC Breda. He replaces Enes Mahmutovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tika de Jonge.
  • 78' NAC Breda started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Tika de Jonge on 82 minutes earns him a card. FC Groningen will be frustrated.
  • 82' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Jorg Schreuders comes on to replace Dave Kwakman.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Max Balard makes way for Kacper Kostorz at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from NAC Breda.
  • 89' Another change for FC Groningen made on 89 minute. Luciano Valente leaves to be changed by Marvin Peersman.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Kamal Sowah is booked for NAC Breda — card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Thom van Bergen is replaced by Romano Postema on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

NAC Breda Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Hoefkens

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mimoun Mahi 2
Dominik Janosek 1
Deyovaisio Zeefuik 1
Mats Seuntjens 1
Samir Memisevic 1
Clint Leemans 1
Ritsu Doan 1
Mikhael Rosheuvel 1

Head to Head

2025-03-29 NAC Breda 1–1 FC Groningen 2024-08-09 FC Groningen 4–1 NAC Breda 2019-02-23 NAC Breda 0–0 FC Groningen 2018-12-02 FC Groningen 5–2 NAC Breda

NAC Breda Form

2025-03-29 NAC Breda 1–1 FC Groningen D 2025-03-14 Almere City FC 1–1 NAC Breda D 2025-03-07 NAC Breda 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2025-03-01 FC Utrecht 1–0 NAC Breda L 2025-02-15 NAC Breda 0–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2025-02-09 RKC Waalwijk 5–0 NAC Breda L

FC Groningen Form

2025-03-29 NAC Breda 1–1 FC Groningen D 2025-03-16 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2025-03-01 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2025-02-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 FC Groningen W 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC W 2025-02-02 Sparta Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 NAC Breda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: NAC Breda or FC Groningen 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NAC Breda31% Draw30% FC Groningen39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

NAC Breda or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Groningen
69%
NAC Breda or FC Groningen
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda22% Draw49% FC Groningen29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — NAC Breda

Handicap NAC Breda covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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