📊 Form Guide

NAC Breda

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NAC Breda enter this match following a 2-2 Eredivisie draw against Willem II.

In that game, NAC Breda managed 37% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 on target. For NAC Breda, the scorers were Leo Sauer (31') and Leo Greiml (53'). On the other side, Willem II had 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Jesse Bosch (61') and Jeremy Bokila (98') scored for Willem II.

Three or more goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where NAC Breda have played. Their opponents scored 11 of them in these games while NAC Breda totted up 9. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.

Almere City

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie action, Almere City and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Almere City managed 43% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 1 on target. On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles got 20 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Mats Deijl (14'), Oliver Edvardsen (32') and Victor Edvardsen (50') scored for Go Ahead Eagles.

Looking at their form, and Almere City have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 14 goals in all. In defence, Almere City can certainly do much better.

Analysis of their past results shows that Almere City:

• are undefeated by NAC Breda in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 12 league matches. What a terrible run of away results.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 23/10/2020 shows us that NAC Breda have won 3 of these & Almere City 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A total of 14 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 of them from De Parel van het Zuiden and 5 created by De Zwarte Schapen. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The last league meeting between these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 36 on 07/05/2023 when it finished Almere City 0-2 NAC Breda.

The referee was Edwin van de Graaf.

📋 Team News: NAC Breda

There’s just the lone fitness concern for the NAC Breda manager Carl Hoefkens to contend with from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Cherrion Valerius (Knee injury) misses out.

It’s our opinion that De Parel van het Zuiden will probably go for a 4-3-3 system, utilising Daniel Bielica, Boyd Lucassen, Leo Greiml, Jan van den Bergh, Boy Kemper, Maximilien Balard, Matthew Garbett, Clint Leemans, Sana Fernandes, Elias Mar Omarsson and Leo Sauer.

📋 Team News: Almere City

Almere City boss Hedwiges Maduro has to currently contend with reduced team options. Baptiste Guillaume (Foot injury) and Álex Balboa (Calf injury) will miss out on this game.

From our viewpoint, De Zwarte Schapen appear most likely to make use of a 5-3-2 lineup, starting the game with Nordin Bakker, Joey Jacobs, Ricardo Visus, James Lawrence, Hamdi Akujobi, Vasilios Zagaritis, Anas Tahiri, J. Ritmeester van, Thom Haye, Kornelius Hansen and Junior Kadile.

🧠 Prediction

We’re of the view that Almere City should get enough chances to put a goal past this NAC Breda side, however it might not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our selection here is for a 2-1 winning score for NAC Breda at the end of the 90 minutes. We’ll have to see what happens.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 15:04 30/11/2024