NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar

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🕒 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Rat Verlegh Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

NAC Breda 15 · AZ Alkmaar 5

Referee Stats

Edwin Van de Graaf

12 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	42%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (4-15).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (65%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

NAC Breda (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 22

Avg: 1.24 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AZ Alkmaar (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 20

Avg: 1.65 / 1.18

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.41

PPG

1.71

1.24

1.65

1.29

1.18

47%

O2.5

65%

71%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

League-position context

NAC Breda rank15th

AZ Alkmaar rank5th

NAC Breda points33

AZ Alkmaar points57

NAC Breda: #15 · 33 pts · GD -24

45 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

AZ Alkmaar: #5 · 57 pts · GD +21

21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NAC Breda last 5 home

D L D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-7

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 away

W W L D D

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NAC Breda trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

NAC Breda score at home88%

NAC Breda clean sheet at home24%

AZ Alkmaar score away76%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

NAC Breda score first0%

NAC Breda win after scoring first0%

AZ Alkmaar score first0%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NAC Breda 0% · AZ Alkmaar 0%

Vs league average

NAC Breda score at home1.24 vs 1.70

NAC Breda concede at home1.29 vs 1.29

AZ Alkmaar score away1.65 vs 1.29

AZ Alkmaar concede away1.18 vs 1.70

NAC Breda score 27% below league average, while AZ Alkmaar score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: NAC Breda are level with league average at home, and AZ Alkmaar are 31% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

NAC Breda goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

287

535

Passes Accurate

205

456

Passes %

71%

85%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (75.0%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 May 2026 AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 3 - 3 31 Aug 2025 NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 1

2024-2025 Season

24 Apr 2025 AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 1 - 1 15 Dec 2024 NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

08 Feb 2019 NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 0 - 3 12 Aug 2018 AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 5 - 0

2017-2018 Season

17 Feb 2018 NAC Breda vs AZ Alkmaar 1 - 3 10 Sep 2017 AZ Alkmaar vs NAC Breda 2 - 1