Match Report
SC Heerenveen, 8th with 51 points, sat 22 points above NAC Breda (17th, 29). The last five rounds placed NAC Breda 12th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, NAC Breda ran at 1.03 scored and 1.71 conceded, SC Heerenveen at 1.68 and 1.56.
NAC Breda were winless in 8. Over the last five, NAC Breda had taken 2 of 15 points to SC Heerenveen's 10.
19 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — NAC Breda 3, draws 5, SC Heerenveen 11, at 2.68 goals per meeting. Goals have risen lately: 5 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.68 across the full history.
The venue was Rat Verlegh Stadion, with room for 19,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: NAC Breda led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
NAC Breda: Boy Kemper (36'), Boy Kemper (74')
Key stats
Possession: NAC Breda 48% · SC Heerenveen 52% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-3