NAC Breda
Football Netherlands - Eredivisie Rat Verlegh Stadion Fri 6 Feb 14:00
Excelsior Rotterdam
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Eredivisie Betting Preview: NAC Breda vs Excelsior

NAC Breda go head-to-head with Excelsior at Rat Verlegh Stadion, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Friday 6 February.

Goals Look to Be Order of the Day

There could be plenty of goals in the clash between NAC and Excelsior, with this leading us to bet Over 2.5. There’s a price of -141 on the Total Goals market and we’re expecting to secure a return with this wager.

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1-0 Victory for Excelsior in Previous H2H Clash

NAC Breda faced FC Twente at home when last in action. It was a 2-2 draw at Rat Verlegh Stadion. NAC had nine shots on target and enjoyed 63% possession, with Charles-Andreas Brym and Moussa Soumano each scoring one goal.

Excelsior drew 2-2 against Ajax in their previous game. This was on home soil at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. The Rotterdam club were 48% in the possession stakes and managed five shots on goal, while Miliano Jonathans and Arthur Zagre were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Excelsior beat NAC in their last head-to-head clash. It was a 1-0 home win at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
13 Excelsior logo Excelsior 21 6 5 10 22 37 -15 22:37 23
17 NAC Breda logo NAC Breda 21 3 7 11 23 34 -11 23:34 16
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NAC Breda – Last 10 League Games

6 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 14.6 attempts. NAC have had 50.8% possession, 423.7 passes and 6.3 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.5 goals from 5.3 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.3 corners.

Top scorer is Moussa Soumano on 3 goals, while Charles-Andreas Brym and Boy Kemper have both racked up 2. Juho Talvitie has the most assists with 2, while goalkeeper Daniel Bielica has one clean sheet.

Excelsior – Last 10 League Games

Excelsior have won 3, lost 3 and drawn 4, with an average of 1.2 goals from 9.9 attempts and 3.4 shots on goal. The Kralingers average 45.2% possession, 405.6 passes, 3.8 corners in their favour and 6.3 corners against, while conceding 1.6 goals from 13.6 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal.

Noah Naujoks has top scored with 6, while Miliano Jonathans and Irakli Yegoian are next best on 2. Gyan de Regt is top assists provider with 2, while Stijn van Gassel has kept 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

NAC Breda predicted lineup (5-3-2): Daniel Bielica (GK), Cherrion Valerius, Denis Odoi, Leo Greiml, Rio Hillen, Boy Kemper, Max Balard, Lewis Holtby, Kamal Sowah, Charles-Andreas Brym, Moussa Soumano.

Excelsior predicted lineup (5-4-1): Stijn van Gassel (GK), Ilias Bronkhorst, Lennard Hartjes, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Arthur Zagre, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Irakli Yegoian, Noah Naujoks, Emil Hansson, Jerolldino Bergraaf.

NAC Breda vs Excelsior Prediction & Betting Tips

Get set for NAC Breda vs Excelsior with our full betting breakdown, complete with an expert match prediction, a likely final score, top corners play, player prop picks and a value-driven bet builder.

Match Prediction

The numbers suggest that we’ll see the net bulge a few times during this Eredivisie encounter. If you agree with our prediction, you can get odds of -141 when it comes to backing Over 2.5 Goals.

We only create the football betting tips after consulting the latest Eredivisie team news along with the form of both sides. There are also stats that can be mined to good effect to come up with predictions.

Key NAC Breda vs Excelsior league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 3 NAC games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 NAC games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Excelsior games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 12 of the last 20 Excelsior games.
Over 2.5 Probability

The top betting apps make it a 58.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

NAC NAC logo 3 - 1 Excelsior logo Excelsior

We’ve picked out a correct score of 3-1 being landed by NAC. You can secure odds of +900 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Charles-Andreas Brym to Score +220 BetMGM logo

Charles-Andreas Brym (NAC) has scored at least one goal in his past two Eredivisie games. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +220 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Corners Prediction

Excelsior Over 3.5 Corners -159 BetMGM logo

Excelsior have had over 3.5 corners in three consecutive matches, with NAC Breda conceding over 3.5 corners in the previous two games. The latest stats suggest that it’s worth backing Excelsior to cover the Team Corners line, with -159 available.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
NAC Logo NAC
Total
10.60 6.30 4.30
Home
9.30 5.20 4.10
Away
9.40 5.40 4.00
Excelsior Logo Excelsior
Total
10.10 3.80 6.30
Home
8.00 3.70 4.30
Away
10.70 4.40 6.30
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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -141
Full-Time Result NAC -125
Team Corners Excelsior Over 3.5 -159

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NAC Breda vs Excelsior Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Make NAC Favourites to Win

The bookmakers have NAC Breda at -125 when it comes to 1x2. This suggests that the favourites have a 56% chance of winning this Eredivisie clash based on the betting odds. Excelsior are the underdogs at +320 which implies a lesser percentage prospect of winning.

There are two Asian Handicap options and they are NAC -0.5 at -125 or alternatively Excelsior +0.5. Either go for the favourites to win or opt for the latter and get the draw on your side at +102.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. Punters anticipating that both teams will find the net are able to land -156 for the BTTS Yes option.

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Kamal Sowah Favourite to Score the First Goal

Favourite Kamal Sowah is priced at +420 to be the first player to find the net. There’s also the opportunity to back him to score any time at odds of +155.

Player Goals
Kamal Sowah (NAC)
First
+155
Anytime
+420
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Charles-Andreas Brym (NAC)
First
+220
Anytime
+550
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Noah Naujoks (Excelsior)
First
+250
Anytime
+700
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Mohamed Nassoh (NAC)
First
+260
Anytime
+700
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NAC Aiming to Stop the Rot at Home

NAC have gone without a win at Rat Verlegh Stadion in the last five games. NAC have recorded five defeats, three draws and two victories in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.50.

Excelsior have gone without an away win in the last three games. The Rotterdam club have five defeats, three draws and two wins in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 2.30.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
NAC Breda logo NAC Breda Home Stats 2-3-5 2.70 1.20 1.50 5 5 6 4
Excelsior logo Excelsior Away Stats 2-3-5 3.30 1.00 2.30 7 3 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
NAC Breda logo NAC Breda League Stats
Excelsior logo Excelsior League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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NAC Breda vs Excelsior Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the NAC Breda vs Excelsior team news. Stay in the know with our predicted and confirmed Eredivisie lineups and the latest on injuries.

NAC Breda Predicted Lineup 5-3-2

Excelsior Predicted Lineup 5-4-1

NAC Breda Predicted Lineup 5-3-2

99 Daniel Bielica
25 Cherrion Valerius 3 Denis Odoi 12 Leo Greiml 22 Rio Hillen 4 Boy Kemper
16 Max Balard 90 Lewis Holtby 14 Kamal Sowah
7 Charles-Andreas Brym 9 Moussa Soumano
1 Stijn van Gassel
2 Ilias Bronkhorst 20 Lennard Hartjes 4 Casper Widell 3 Rick Meissen 12 Arthur Zagre
30 D. Sanches Fernandes 23 Irakli Yegoian 10 Noah Naujoks 7 Emil Hansson
33 Jerolldino Bergraaf

Excelsior Predicted Lineup 5-4-1

Previous NAC Breda Lineups

30 Jan Eredivisie
NAC Breda 2-2 Twente
24 Jan Eredivisie
PSV 2-2 NAC Breda
17 Jan Eredivisie
NAC Breda 3-4 NEC Nijmegen
10 Jan Eredivisie
Groningen 0-0 NAC Breda
20 Dec Eredivisie
NAC Breda 0-1 Telstar
14 Dec Eredivisie
NAC Breda 1-1 Utrecht

Previous Excelsior Lineups

01 Feb Eredivisie
Excelsior 2-2 Ajax
24 Jan Eredivisie
Twente 0-0 Excelsior
21 Jan Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Excelsior
17 Jan Eredivisie
Excelsior 2-2 Telstar
10 Jan Eredivisie
PSV 5-1 Excelsior
20 Dec Eredivisie
Excelsior 2-1 PEC Zwolle

Injuries & Suspensions

NAC Breda Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mohamed Nassoh Illness
Terence Kongolo Other
F. Oldrup Jensen Knee
Excelsior Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

NAC Breda Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Carl Hoefkens

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kamal Sowah 14 F 21 1857 21 0 0 1 3 0
Boy Kemper 4 D 21 1828 21 0 3 2 3 0
Daniel Bielica 99 G 20 1800 20 1 0 0 2 0
Maximilien Balard 16 D 20 1734 20 0 0 1 3 1
Rio Hillen 22 D 19 1606 19 1 0 1 7 0

Excelsio Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ruben den Uil

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Casper Widell 4 D 21 1883 21 0 0 0 2 0
Stijn van Gassel 1 G 19 1649 19 0 0 0 0 0
Irakli Yegoian 23 M 18 1590 18 0 3 2 1 0
Ilias Bronkhorst 2 D 21 1575 18 3 1 0 4 0
Gyan de Regt 11 F 21 1559 18 3 2 3 3 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 21 18 2 1 64:25 56
2 Feyenoord 21 12 3 6 51:32 39
3 NEC Nijmegen 20 11 5 4 52:34 38
4 Ajax 21 10 8 3 41:28 38
5 Sp. Rotterdam 21 11 2 8 27:34 35
6 AZ Alkmaar 21 9 5 7 36:35 32
7 Twente 21 7 10 4 31:24 31
8 Groningen 21 9 4 8 28:26 31
9 PEC Zwolle 21 7 5 9 30:43 26
10 SC Heerenveen 20 6 7 7 32:31 25
11 Fortuna Sittard 21 7 4 10 31:36 25
12 Utrecht 20 6 6 8 30:27 24
13 Excelsior 21 6 5 10 22:37 23
14 Go Ahead E. 20 4 10 6 31:34 22
15 Volendam 21 4 6 11 22:36 18
16 Heracles 21 5 2 14 30:53 17
17 NAC Breda 21 3 7 11 23:34 16
18 Telstar 21 3 7 11 25:37 16
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 11 8 2 1 36:16 26
2 Ajax 11 7 2 2 19:9 23
3 Feyenoord 11 7 1 3 29:18 22
4 NEC Nijmegen 9 6 2 1 25:13 20
5 PEC Zwolle 10 6 1 3 14:13 19
6 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 18:10 17
7 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
8 Sp. Rotterdam 11 5 2 4 13:18 17
9 Volendam 11 4 4 3 17:14 16
10 AZ Alkmaar 10 4 4 2 21:19 16
11 Twente 10 4 4 2 13:11 16
12 Groningen 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
13 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
14 SC Heerenveen 11 3 5 3 18:19 14
15 Excelsior 11 4 2 5 12:14 14
16 Heracles 10 4 1 5 20:24 13
17 NAC Breda 11 3 3 5 14:16 12
18 Telstar 11 1 4 6 17:23 7