FC Zwolle arrive at Rat Verlegh Stadion on Sunday for the Eredivisie showdown with hosts NAC Breda.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for NAC Breda v FC Zwolle - as well as the best betting odds.
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NAC Breda
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NAC Breda enter this game following on from a 1-1 Eredivisie drawn game versus AZ.
In that game, NAC Breda had 29% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for NAC Breda was Leo Sauer (75'). For their opponents, AZ had 18 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Mexx Meerdink (97') was the scorer for AZ.
NAC Breda have been conceding pretty frequently of late, although they have also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, NAC Breda have seen their goal breached in 6 of them while also scoring in 6 of those games.
Their prior results show that NAC Breda:
- are undefeated in their previous 6 home league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 5 matches in the league. Fans are getting restless.
FC Zwolle
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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Feyenoord in Eredivisie competition, FC Zwolle and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, FC Zwolle had 52% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 4 on target. On the other side, Feyenoord got 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ayase Ueda (14'), Antoni Milambo (22') and Igor Paixão (25', 79') scored for Feyenoord.
The numbers tell their own story, and FC Zwolle have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals in all. At the back, FC Zwolle have been far from perfect. We shall soon find out if that trend will end up being continued on here.
Analysis of their past results shows that FC Zwolle:
- remain unbeaten by NAC Breda when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
- are without an away win for the past 5 league games.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 15/12/2018, there has been little to separate the clubs with NAC Breda winning 2 of those games, FC Zwolle 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
A sum of 10 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 4 of them from De Parel van het Zuiden and 6 coming from Blauwvingers. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.
The previous league game featuring these clubs was Eredivisie match day 9 on 20/10/2024 which ended up with the score at FC Zwolle 1-2 NAC Breda.
On that day, FC Zwolle had 58% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Kaj de Rooij (81').
For their opponents, NAC Breda got 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Elías Már Ómarsson (54', 78') was the scorer.
The referee was Jeroen Manschot.
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Team News: NAC Breda
There is just the sole fitness concern for the NAC Breda manager Carl Hoefkens to contend with due to a largely intact group. Boyd Lucassen (Leg injury) misses out.
It looks as if De Parel van het Zuiden will probably kick off with a 5-4-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Daniel Bielica, Cherrion Valerius, Leo Greiml, Enes Mahmutovic, Terence Kongolo, Boy Kemper, Kamal Sowah, Clint Leemans, Max Balard, Leo Sauer and Elias Mar Omarsson.
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Team News: FC Zwolle
It’s our belief that Blauwvingers might make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, starting Jasper Schendelaar, Eliano Reijnders, Simon Graves Jensen, A. García MacNulty, Sherel Floranus, Ryan Thomas, Davy van den Berg, Anouar El Azzouzi, Younes Namli, Dylan Vente and Filip Krastev.
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Prediction
We think that FC Zwolle might need a bit of good fortune to score goals against this NAC Breda lineup who we reckon should score at least once to put them ahead.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a narrow 1-0 winning margin for NAC Breda at the end of this one.
Looking forward to this.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the win-draw-win market, backing NAC Breda can be had for 2.25, a wager on the draw is 3.5 and putting your money on a win for FC Zwolle comes in at 3.1. They are the best market prices available at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
02:03 03/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
NAC Breda
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19,000)
Captain: Jan Van den Bergh
Chairman: Henk van Koeveringe
Manager: Carl Hoefkens
Competitions: Eredivisie position 14
🔑 Key Man: Clint Leemans
Typically taking up the Centre Midfield position, Clint Leemans was born in Netherlands. Having played his first senior match for Jong PSV in the 2013 - 2014 season, the skilful Midfielder has scored a sum of 3 league goals in the Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 24 appearances.