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Ajax
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
NAC Breda
Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 18, 2024 at 3.45pm UK
Rat Verlegh Stadion
Ajax

NAC Breda
2 - 1
Ajax

Garbett (58'), Van den Bergh (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hato (63')
Mannsverk (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between NAC Breda and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

NAC Breda

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Groningen 4-1 NAC Breda
Friday, August 9 at 7pm in Eredivisie

Ajax

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Ajax 0-1 Panathinaikos (12-12 pen.)
Thursday, August 15 at 7.15pm in Europa League

We said: NAC Breda 1-3 Ajax

 NAC Breda were comprehensively dispatched at the home of Groningen last weekend, so it is hard to imagine the hosts earning anything from the visit of Ajax on Sunday. De Godenzonen could be leggy following their dramatic Europa League win on Thursday, although the Dutch giants should have more than enough quality to collect maximum points at Rat Verlegh Stadion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Ajax win with a probability of 50.64%. A win for NAC Breda has a probability of 27.42% and a draw has a probability of 21.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win is 1-2 with a probability of 9.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (6.85%) and 0-2 (6.7%). The likeliest NAC Breda win is 2-1 (6.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (9.56%).

Result
NAC BredaDrawAjax
27.42% (-1.144 -1.14) 21.94% (0.3 0.3) 50.64% (0.852 0.85)
Both teams to score 64.59% (-2.109 -2.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.09% (-2.359 -2.36)34.91% (2.366 2.37)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.11% (-2.683 -2.68)56.89% (2.693 2.69)
NAC Breda Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.23% (-1.943 -1.94)24.77% (1.951 1.95)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.66% (-2.794 -2.79)59.34% (2.801 2.8)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.87% (-0.565 -0.56)14.13% (0.572 0.57)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.21% (-1.125 -1.13)41.79% (1.134 1.13)
Score Analysis
    NAC Breda 27.42%
    Ajax 50.64%
    Draw 21.94%
NAC BredaDrawAjax
2-1 @ 6.67% (-0.078 -0.08)
1-0 @ 4.89% (0.313 0.31)
2-0 @ 3.41% (0.031 0.03)
3-1 @ 3.1% (-0.221 -0.22)
3-2 @ 3.04% (-0.285 -0.29)
3-0 @ 1.59% (-0.077 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.08% (-0.145 -0.15)
4-2 @ 1.06% (-0.167 -0.17)
Other @ 2.59%
Total : 27.42%
1-1 @ 9.56% (0.424 0.42)
2-2 @ 6.53% (-0.217 -0.22)
0-0 @ 3.5% (0.407 0.41)
3-3 @ 1.98% (-0.232 -0.23)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 21.94%
1-2 @ 9.35% (0.225 0.23)
0-1 @ 6.85% (0.667 0.67)
0-2 @ 6.7% (0.524 0.52)
1-3 @ 6.1% (0.021 0.02)
0-3 @ 4.37% (0.256 0.26)
2-3 @ 4.26% (-0.234 -0.23)
1-4 @ 2.98% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-4 @ 2.14% (0.083 0.08)
2-4 @ 2.08% (-0.161 -0.16)
1-5 @ 1.17% (-0.045 -0.05)
3-4 @ 0.97% (-0.136 -0.14)
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 50.64%

How you voted: NAC Breda vs Ajax

NAC Breda
15.1%
Draw
9.4%
Ajax
75.5%
53
Head to Head
Feb 17, 2019 11.15am
Gameweek 22
Ajax
5-0
NAC Breda
Tadic (38' pen., 67'), Dolberg (53'), Kastaneer (59' og.), Palmer-Brown (71' og.)
Ziyech (65')

Nijholt (36'), Dervite (38'), Koch (91')
Nov 24, 2018 5.30pm
Gameweek 13
NAC Breda
0-3
Ajax

Klomp (38'), Verschueren (41'), Nijholt (67'), te Vrede (71')
Mashart (40' og.), Labyad (54'), Huntelaar (93')
Labyad (67')
Feb 4, 2018 3.45pm
Ajax
3-1
NAC Breda
Van de Beek (25'), Neres (39'), Ziyech (93')
de Ligt (56')
Ambrose (6')
Verschueren (21'), Meijers (29'), Ambrose (42')
Meijers (92')
Nov 18, 2017 7.45pm
NAC Breda
0-8
Ajax

Angelino (32')
De Ligt (13', 33'), Van de Beek (18', 26', 75'), Neres (29'), Schone (66' pen.), Huntelaar (73')
Apr 19, 2015 1.30pm
Ajax
0-0
NAC Breda
ten Rouwelaar (70')
Swerts (91')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV22008266
2Fortuna SittardSittard22005056
3Groningen22006246
4AZ AlkmaarAZ22002026
5Feyenoord21106244
6Willem II21103124
7FC Twente21103214
8FC UtrechtUtrecht21102114
9Ajax21012203
10NAC BredaNAC Breda210135-23
11Sparta RotterdamSparta20201102
12Heerenveen201112-11
13Heracles201113-21
14NECNijmegen200213-20
15Go Ahead Eagles200204-40
16Almere CityAlmere City200204-40
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk200227-50
18PEC Zwolle200216-50
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