Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2024-25
SC Heerenveen
4 – 0
Full Time
NAC Breda
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 Breda — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

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

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

3
1
2
SC Heerenveen 6 games · Avg 4.5 goals NAC Breda
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda 2019-05-12 SC Heerenveen 2–1 NAC Breda 2018-12-22 NAC Breda 4–2 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
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
NAC Breda
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Sam Kersten, a Netherlands , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Luuk Brouwers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' The travelling NAC Breda supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' SC Heerenveen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Simon Olsson on 47.
  • 48' The referee shows NAC Breda player a card on 48.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Luuk Brouwers — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Luuk Brouwers has done his job and it is now time for Levi Smans to step up.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' SC Heerenveen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined NAC Breda backline.
  • 70' What a strike from Ion Nicolaescu! The score is 3-0.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Levi Smans is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NAC Breda.
  • 80' SC Heerenveen currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Ion Nicolaescu makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' Leo Greiml has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 30 appearances.
  • With this win, SC Heerenveen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

NAC Breda Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mitchell van Bergen 2
Mikhael Rosheuvel 2
Elias Mar Omarsson 2
Mitchell te Vrede 2
Boy Kemper 2
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 1
Ilias Sebaoui 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda 2019-05-12 SC Heerenveen 2–1 NAC Breda 2018-12-22 NAC Breda 4–2 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda W 2024-08-17 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen L 2024-05-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 SC Heerenveen L 2024-05-12 SC Heerenveen 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2024-05-03 Almere City FC 1–1 SC Heerenveen D

NAC Breda Form

2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda L 2024-08-24 NAC Breda 1–2 FC Utrecht L 2024-08-18 NAC Breda 2–1 AFC Ajax W 2024-08-09 FC Groningen 4–1 NAC Breda L 2019-05-15 NAC Breda 0–0 PEC Zwolle D 2019-05-12 SC Heerenveen 2–1 NAC Breda L

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.