Match Report
The table read 15th (NAC Breda, 33 pts) against 16th (Willem II, 26 pts), 7 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.71 for NAC Breda and 1/1.65 for Willem II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
Defeat had followed defeat for NAC Breda — three in succession. Willem II's winless run stood at 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 6 NAC Breda wins, 4 for Willem II, 5 draws, at 2.87 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, S. van der Eijk was the man in the middle. The venue was Rat Verlegh Stadion in Breda, with room for 19,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
NAC Breda: Elías Már Ómarsson (24') · Willem II: Raffael Behounek (45')