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SC Heerenveen vs NAC Breda, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 18:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 20,809 HT 45' · FT 45'
Simon Olsson 47' 1–0
Luuk Brouwers 50' 2–0
Ion Nicolaescu 70' 3–0
Ion Nicolaescu 84' 4–0
Y 48' Max Balard

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs NAC BredaEredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug NAC Breda H 4–0 W
17 Aug FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
19 May Sparta Rotterdam A 1–2 L
12 May SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
03 May Almere City FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug SC Heerenveen A 0–4 L
24 Aug FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
18 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–1 W
09 Aug FC Groningen A 1–4 L
15 May PEC Zwolle H 0–0 D
12 May SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
/
16-30
/
31-45
/
46-60
1/
61-75
/
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: SC Heerenveen gets underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. NAC Breda seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Max Balard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 20' Poland international Pawel Bochniewicz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' SC Heerenveen currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Espen van Ee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 35' The travelling NAC Breda supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Matthew Garbett has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 428 appearances.
  • 45' Boy Kemper has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' Assisted by Sam Kersten with the perfectly-timed delivery and Simon Olsson makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 48' NAC Breda player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Luuk Brouwers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Levi Smans gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Luuk Brouwers and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Ilias Sebaoui has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past NAC Breda's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 70' Ion Nicolaescu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' NAC Breda are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 84' A stunning finish from Ion Nicolaescu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' The 32-year-old Mickey van der Hart has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.11 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 NAC Breda xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen58% Draw23% NAC Breda19%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
81%
Draw or NAC Breda
42%
SC Heerenveen or NAC Breda
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen43% Draw41% NAC Breda16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push NAC Breda covers
-2.5 19% 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% 41%
+0.5 82% 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
34%
NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
13%

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