Match Report
NAC Breda, 8th with 56 points, sat 30 points above Jong Utrecht (20th, 26). NAC Breda had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Per game in the league, NAC Breda were scoring 1.66 and conceding 1.47, Jong Utrecht 0.84 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
M. van den Kerkhof took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. The venue was Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, with room for 19,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: NAC Breda led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.