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NAC Breda vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
NAC Breda
0 – 2
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Menno Koch 7' Y
Gianluca Nijholt 13' Y
Y 27' Jeffrey Fortes
Luka Ilic 63' Y
Y 68' Jurgen Mattheij

Overview

Match Preview

NAC Breda vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Richard Polman

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

1
3
NAC Breda 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 NAC Breda 0–2 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug SBV Excelsior H 0–2 L
18 Aug VBV De Graafschap H 3–0 W
12 Aug AZ A 0–5 L
13 Aug TuS Erndtebruck H 0–5 L
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug NAC Breda A 2–0 W
19 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
11 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
12 Aug FC Hansa Rostock H 0–3 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as NAC Breda face off against SBV Excelsior in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. NAC Breda and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 7' The referee shows NAC Breda player a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for NAC Breda. Gianluca Nijholt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 15' What composure from Ali Messaoud! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 20' SBV Excelsior are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Jeffrey Fortes was booked on 27.
  • 32' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 37' It’s high time Mitchell van der Gaag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' NAC Breda is showing some good football. However, NAC Breda are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Gianluca Nijholt makes way for Paolo Fernandes at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from NAC Breda.
  • 51' Ryan Koolwijk has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 137 appearances.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jeffrey Fortes makes it 0-2.
  • 59' NAC Breda manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gervane Kastaneer is hanging Mikhael Rosheuvel on the field on 59 minute.
  • 63' It’s a booking for NAC Breda player. Luka Ilic gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' Jurgen Mattheij picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Dogucan Haspolat is replacing Mikael Anderson for the SBV Excelsior side.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Luka Ilic as he leaves the pitch. Jordan van der Gaag steps in for NAC Breda.
  • 86' NAC Breda currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' The SBV Excelsior bench stirs into life. Ali Messaoud is withdrawn and Redouan El Hankouri gets his opportunity.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for NAC Breda and SBV Excelsior (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

NAC Breda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mitchell van der Gaag

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 NAC Breda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: SBV Excelsior or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NAC Breda29% Draw30% SBV Excelsior41%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

NAC Breda or Draw
58%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
71%
NAC Breda or SBV Excelsior
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NAC Breda20% Draw49% SBV Excelsior31%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — NAC Breda

Handicap NAC Breda covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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