NAC Breda welcome the visitors AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie – Round 21. The match will be held on Friday, February, 8th, at the Rat Verlegh Stadion (Breda).
Rock-bottom NAC Breda are somehow unwillingly trying to avoid relegation from the elite division. They did draw against ADO Den Haag in the one but last round. But this is their maximum so far. Yet in the following round, Breda were defeated by their main rival for survival, De Graafschap, 3:0. Overall, in 20 matches, the team registered 4 wins and 12 defeats, 8 of those were overscoring. The tally of the allowed goals is 44.
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AZ Alkmaar follow their ambitions. They are presently 4th in the standings, featuring a 5-point breakaway from the 3rd line which is a pass to the Europa League in the autumn. The team won all 3 fixtures in 2019. All the victories were shutout, 2 of the rounds produced over 2.5 goals. As we see, AZ have no issues with their effectiveness. In 20 rounds, they netted 40 goals, only the top-three sides did more. But AZ’s defense is not very secure – the team allowed 26 times.
The sides have already clashed in Alkmaar this campaign. That time hosts gained a confident 5:0 win. They will probably succeed tomorrow either. AZ’s current form is good. 3 rounds ago, they beat their then possible rival for the 3rd place Utrecht headed by Dick Advocaat. Breda are, on the contrary, stuck; they concede even to their neighbors in the table. They fail to take any point from AZ yet within 4 consecutive years. Over this period, the sides met 6 times. AZ were victorious in 5 matchups, all featured over 2.5 goals. The guests are quite capable of making over 2.5 goals alone in their tomorrow outing. In the league, 14 AZ’s meetings produced over 2.5 goals; in 5 of these, they alone were overscoring. Breda can be same effective tomorrow. The hosts will hardly get at least 1 point – they are not qualified enough, but they will fight for that. Despite the miserable overall performance this season, on their turf, Breda failed to find the net in only 3 fixtures. They score back in 4 of 5 latest head-to-heads against AZ. The guests’ defense is not great, as noted above – they missed goals in 5 of 10 outings. They may possibly allow tomorrow either, but they are very likely to win. The match is predicted to see over 2 goals.
Prediction for the match: AZ Alkmaar to win & Over 2.5 goals.
