The Eredivisie fixture at Goffertstadion on Wednesday sees home side NEC welcoming opponents NAC Breda.
Our NEC v NAC Breda predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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NEC
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NEC will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-3 Eredivisie victory vs Ajax.
In that match, NEC had 35% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For NEC, goals were scored by Sontje Hansen (59'), Brayann Pereira (67') and Sami Ouaissa (82'). Ajax got 22 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
It has been all too rare in recent times that NEC haven’t conceded. The facts show that NEC have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals during that time. That being said, we will just have to wait and see if the trend will be maintained here in this game or not.
Pre-game facts show that NEC:
- have not emerged victorious against NAC Breda in their last 2 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.
NAC Breda
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie competition, NAC Breda and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, NAC Breda had 61% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For their opponents, Fortuna Sittard got 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Kaj Sierhuis (30') was the scorer for Fortuna Sittard.
The stats tell the story, and NAC Breda have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. In defence, NAC Breda have some weaknesses to address.
Analysis of their past results shows that NAC Breda:
- have not lost to NEC in away games against them for the last 6 league matches. A very good run of results for them.
- are without an away win for the past 8 league games. A poor run.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 04/10/2019 tells us that NEC have won 2 of these games & NAC Breda 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
A total of 10 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 of them from NEC and 6 for De Parel van het Zuiden. That is an average goals per game value of 1.67.
The last league game featuring these sides was Eredivisie match day 8 on 05/10/2024 when it finished NAC Breda 1-0 NEC.
That day, NAC Breda managed 51% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Dominik Janošek (81').
NEC got 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Ingmar Oostrom.
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Team News: NEC
Dirk Proper (Head injury) and Başar Önal (unknown injury) will be missing for NEC manager Rogier Meijer.
It looks as if NEC should make use of the 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Robin Roefs, Brayann Pereira, Ivan Marquez, Philippe Sandler, Calvin Verdonk, Kodai Sano, Thomas Ouwejan, Sami Ouaissa, Vito van Crooij, Sontje Hansen and Brian Linssen.
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Team News: NAC Breda
Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there’s only the one fitness issue for the NAC Breda manager Carl Hoefkens to contend with. Boyd Lucassen (Leg injury) won’t be playing here.
From our viewpoint, De Parel van het Zuiden could decide to play in a 5-3-2 formation, settling for Daniel Bielica, Cherrion Valerius, Leo Greiml, Enes Mahmutovic, Terence Kongolo, Boy Kemper, Max Balard, Kamal Sowah, Clint Leemans, Elias Mar Omarsson and Leo Sauer.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that NAC Breda will have to play well to hit the back of the net against this NEC outfit who we think should manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.
Our tip is therefore for a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 advantage for NEC at the end of this game.
Should be a close one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, a win for NEC is best priced at 1.83, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.7 and taking a punt on a win for NAC Breda can get you 4.33. They are the most competitive prices on offer right now.
Lucas Pereira,
16:01 12/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
NEC
Formed: 1900
Stadium: Goffertstadion (12,500)
Captain: Lasse Schöne
Chairman: Ron van Oijen
Manager: Rogier Meijer
Competitions: Eredivisie position 13
🔑 Key Man: Vito van Crooij
Normally played in the Right Wing position, Vito van Crooij was born in Netherlands. Having made a first senior appearance for VVV-Venlo in the 2013 - 2014 season, the skilful Forward has got 9 league goals in this Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 24 appearances.