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NAC Breda vs FC Utrecht, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
NAC Breda
0 – 4
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 18:45 UTC Rat Verlegh Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
Erik Palmer-Brown 31' Y
Menno Koch 32' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 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

1
5
NAC Breda 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 NAC Breda 0–4 FC Utrecht 2018-10-05 FC Utrecht 2–1 NAC Breda

Recent Form

NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar FC Utrecht H 0–4 L
09 Mar PSV A 0–2 L
02 Mar SBV Vitesse A 1–4 L
23 Feb FC Groningen H 0–0 D
17 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
08 Feb AZ H 0–3 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar NAC Breda A 4–0 W
08 Mar FC Groningen H 0–0 D
02 Mar Heracles Almelo A 5–1 W
23 Feb SBV Excelsior H 0–0 D
17 Feb VBV De Graafschap A 1–0 W
10 Feb PSV H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Utrecht
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/6
61-75
2/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Dani de Wit 2 G
Matisse Didden 2 G
Adrian Blake 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! NAC Breda welcome FC Utrecht for this crunch clash at Rat Verlegh Stadion.
  • 5' NAC Breda is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' FC Utrecht 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.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timo Letschert made 321 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mitchell te Vrede is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 23' Jean-Christophe Bahebeck has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both NAC Breda and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for NAC Breda. Erik Palmer-Brown will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' Menno Koch catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 32.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Jean-Christophe Bahebeck makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NAC Breda side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' A stunning finish from Simon Gustafson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Another substitution for NAC Breda to replace Dorian Dervite by Mounir El Allouchi on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' Willem Janssen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' Jean-Christophe Bahebeck is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' NAC Breda currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. NAC Breda in their trying to find a way past FC Utrecht's compact .
  • 71' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Lukas Gortler comes on to replace Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Paolo Fernandes as he leaves the pitch. Anouar Kali steps in for NAC Breda.
  • 79' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Othman Boussaid on, Gyrano Kerk off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Mikhael Rosheuvel makes way for Gervane Kastaneer at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from NAC Breda.
  • 85' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Sean Klaiber has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 321 appearances.
  • The points are shared — NAC Breda 0-4 FC Utrecht. Honours even.

Lineups

NAC Breda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mitchell van der Gaag

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 NAC Breda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: FC Utrecht to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda17% Draw23% FC Utrecht60%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

NAC Breda or Draw
40%
Draw or FC Utrecht
83%
NAC Breda or FC Utrecht
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda11% Draw42% FC Utrecht47%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.9%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
8.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%
2 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NAC Breda

Handicap NAC Breda covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 24% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 20% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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