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Fortuna Sittard
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NAC Breda
NEC
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PSV
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Willem II
NAC Breda
Eredivisie | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 8pm UK
Rat Verlegh Stadion
FC Utrecht

NAC Breda
1 - 2
Utrecht

Lucassen (37')
Van den Bergh (33'), Kemper (41'), Kostorz (80')
Mol (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Ohio (90+1', 90+6')
Elkarouani (82'), Ohio (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between NAC Breda and FC Utrecht, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: NAC Breda 2-1 Ajax
Sunday, August 18 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 1-1 Utrecht
Saturday, August 17 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: NAC Breda 1-1 FC Utrecht

NAC are the clear underdogs in this match, as they are likely to be in most matches during the early season, but they have looked more than handy so far and their win over Ajax will certainly have given them a massive boost of confidence. We feel the hosts will be able to take a share of the spoils in this one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Utrecht win with a probability of 41.7%. A win for NAC Breda had a probability of 33.7% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.39%) and 0-2 (6.49%). The likeliest NAC Breda win was 2-1 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for FC Utrecht in this match.

Result
NAC BredaDrawFC Utrecht
33.7% (0.0010000000000048 0) 24.6% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 41.7%
Both teams to score 58.65% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.73% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)44.27% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.35% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)66.64% (0.0010000000000048 0)
NAC Breda Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.52%25.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.68% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)60.32% (0.00099999999999767 0)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.71%21.29% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.78% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)54.22% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    NAC Breda 33.7%
    FC Utrecht 41.7%
    Draw 24.59%
NAC BredaDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 7.84%
1-0 @ 7.42% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 5.07%
3-1 @ 3.58%
3-2 @ 2.77%
3-0 @ 2.31%
4-1 @ 1.22%
4-2 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.55%
Total : 33.7%
1-1 @ 11.47%
2-2 @ 6.07%
0-0 @ 5.42%
3-3 @ 1.43%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.59%
1-2 @ 8.88%
0-1 @ 8.39%
0-2 @ 6.49%
1-3 @ 4.58%
0-3 @ 3.35%
2-3 @ 3.13%
1-4 @ 1.77%
0-4 @ 1.29%
2-4 @ 1.21%
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 41.7%

How you voted: NAC Breda vs Utrecht

NAC Breda
26.7%
Draw
13.3%
FC Utrecht
60.0%
15
Head to Head
Mar 16, 2019 6.45pm
Gameweek 26
NAC Breda
0-4
Utrecht

Palmer-Brown (31'), Koch (32')
Bahebeck (34', 58'), Gustafson (44' pen.), Janssen (54')
Bahebeck (23')
Oct 5, 2018 7pm
Gameweek 8
Utrecht
2-1
NAC Breda
Gustafson (45' pen., 49')
Rosheuvel (65')
Koch (45'), Nijholt (55')
Dec 23, 2017 5.30pm
NAC Breda
3-1
Utrecht
Mari (26'), Ambrose (72'), Angelino (95')
Meijers (65'), Birighitti (79')
Dessers (75')
Strieder (51'), Dessers (78')
Strieder (93')
Oct 29, 2017 1.30pm
Utrecht
2-2
NAC Breda
Janssen (19'), Venema (78')
Janssen (2'), Labyad (25'), Kerk (90')
El Allouchi (22'), Korte (48')
Vloet (57'), Korte (77'), Verschueren (90')
Mar 20, 2015 7pm
Utrecht
3-4
NAC Breda
Duplan (34'), Markiet (73'), Rubin (87')
Falkenburg (32', 49'), Van der Weg (75'), Seuntjens (81')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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