Match Report
Both sides brought 56 points into this one — Jong AZ 10th, NAC Breda 8th. On recent form NAC Breda sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1.61 for Jong AZ and 1.66/1.47 for NAC Breda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
NAC Breda had gone 5 games without a win. Jong AZ had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; NAC Breda, 3.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Jong AZ 0, draws 0, NAC Breda 4, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The venue was AFAS Trainingscomplex in Wijdewormer, with room for 1,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: NAC Breda led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-3.