Feyenoord VS NAC Breda Match Prediction

These sides have met on 46 occasions with Feyenoord winning 30 times. In Rotterdam they have met 24 times, with the hosts winning 18 times with five draws and one defeat in 2009.

Mar 2015 Feyenoord 3-0 NAC Breda
Dec 2014 NAC Breda 0-1 Feyenoord
Feb 2014 NAC Breda 1-1 Feyenoord
Aug 2013 Feyenoord 3-1 NAC Breda
May 2013 Feyenoord 1-0 NAC Breda

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Feyenoord vs NAC Breda Match Tips and Odds

Feyenoord are short price favourites at 1/6, with a draw 7/1 and a NAC Breda win at 17/1.

Feyenoord were virtually unstoppable at home last season, with 15 wins and two draws from 17 games. They routinely smashed the lower ranked teams, with NAC Breda definitely in that category this season. 13 of Feyenoord's 15 home wins last season were by more than one goal.

A Feyenoord -1 handicap win is 4/9, with a handicap of -2 at 5/4. A Feyenoord win / Over 3.5 Goals is tempting at 6/5.

Feyenoord vs NAC Breda Prediction

Feyenoord will pile the pressure on a porous Breda defence and win by a comfortable margin.

Correct Score Prediction: Feyenoord 4-1 NAC Breda

Team News

Goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer is close to a return but Sven van Beek and Bart Nieuwkoop remain out. Star striker Nicolai Jörgensen has a knee injury and could be out for some time. Giovanni van Bronckhorst might rest some players here before a tough Champions League trip to Napoli.

Key Man

Jean-Paul Boetius has started this season in fine form, the winger with three goals and two assists from his first seven games. The 23-year-old returned to his boyhood club after an unhappy two years at FC Basel, and is on target to recapture the form that saw him score nine goals and provide eight assists for the Rotterdam club in 2013/14.

Team Form - WLLWW

Feyenoord won their first five games of the season before a huge reality check in the Champions League, Manchester City coming to town and leaving with a comprehensive 4-0 win. That was followed with a 1-0 defeat at PSV Eindhoven with Steven Berghuis sent off in the first half. A 2-0 midweek win against Den Haag in the Dutch Cup was a welcome return to the winners circle before the visit of Breda.

Feyenoord Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

Team News

Chiro N'Toko and Robbie Haemhouts are the only notable absentees as Stijn Vreven continues to find his best starting XI.

Paolo Fernandes is one of seven players on loan from Manchester City and could force his way back into the team.

Key Man

Rai Vloet was sent off midweek and could be suspended here, so we turn to 20-year-old striker Thierry Ambrose. The Manchester City youth product missed most of 2016 with a serious knee injury, starting the season well at Breda with a goal in each of his first two games. Considered one of the brightest prospects at City, Ambrose's goals could be vital if Breda can avoid the drop.

Team Form - LWLDL

NAC Breda are just outside the relegation zone after a poor start to the season. After three losses and a draw to begin their campaign, a 2-1 home win against Groningen was welcome relief. They travelled to third division side Achilles '29 for a Dutch Cup game midweek, but a disappointing 4-3 defeat further highlighted their defensive deficiencies.

NAC Breda Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Feyenoord should be too strong for NAC Breda, who are battling relegation while the hosts are defending champions. The only real concern is Nicolai Jorgensen's injury, but Feyenoord should still have too much firepower for a Breda side that have conceded just under three goals a game.

NAC Breda have had a difficult time on their return to the Eredivisie, in six competitive games they have scored in each but conceded an alarming 17 goals.