NEC come up against the visiting NAC Breda at Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie fixture on Wednesday.
View all of the NEC v NAC Breda predictions, poll and stats below - as well as the best betting odds.
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NEC
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NEC will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 0-3 Eredivisie victory against Ajax.
In that game, NEC managed 35% possession and 9 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For NEC, the goalscorers were Sontje Hansen (59'), Brayann Pereira (67') and Sami Ouaissa (82'). At the other end, Ajax got 22 shots at goal with 4 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 suffering a loss in their previous game against Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie action, NAC Breda will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, NAC Breda had 61% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Fortuna Sittard had 10 shots on goal with 4 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
An examination of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 04/10/2019 shows that NEC have won 2 of these games & NAC Breda 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
An aggregate of 10 goals were scored between them in this period, with 4 of them from NEC and 6 created by De Parel van het Zuiden. That’s an average goals per game of 1.67.
The last league fixture between these clubs was Eredivisie match day 8 on 05/10/2024 when it finished NAC Breda 1-0 NEC.
In that match, NAC Breda had 51% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer was Dominik Janošek (81').
On the other side, NEC got 12 shots on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was 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.
We are thinking that NEC should employ a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match and select 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, there is only the lone fitness issue for the NAC Breda boss Carl Hoefkens to be concerned about. Boyd Lucassen (Leg injury) won’t be in action.
It’s our belief that De Parel van het Zuiden seem most likely to play in a 5-3-2 system, going with 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,
14:05 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.