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NAC Breda 2–0 SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

NAC Breda won 2–0.

Shots
1913
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.861
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

NAC Breda beat SC Heerenveen 2–0. Recorded in this match (NAC Breda – SC Heerenveen): shots 19–13, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.86–1, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

NAC Breda's recent record differs from the season

moderate

NAC Breda's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.97 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots13 shotsNAC Breda 19 shots, SC Heerenveen 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsNAC Breda 4 shots, SC Heerenveen 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.86 xG1 xGNAC Breda 1.86 xG, SC Heerenveen 1 xG
  • Possession48%52%NAC Breda 48%, SC Heerenveen 52%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersNAC Breda 7 corners, SC Heerenveen 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsNAC Breda 10 fouls, SC Heerenveen 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 1′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCherrion Valerius · NAC Breda · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 13′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSam Kersten · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLewis Holtby · NAC Breda · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEser Gürbüz · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 16′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLewis Holtby · NAC Breda · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Holtby · NAC Breda · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOliver Braude · SC Heerenveen · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLasse Selvåg Nordås · SC Heerenveen · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLasse Selvåg Nordås · SC Heerenveen · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAndré Ayew · NAC Breda · 3′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 6′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 19′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLuca Oyen · SC Heerenveen · 27′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedEnes Mahmutović · NAC Breda · 3′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedBoy Kemper · NAC Breda · 36′ · 0.10 xG · goalAndré Ayew · NAC Breda · 44′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedLasse Selvåg Nordås · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedLasse Selvåg Nordås · SC Heerenveen · 86′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedLuca Oyen · SC Heerenveen · 58′ · 0.20 xG · on targetLewis Holtby · NAC Breda · 12′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedBoy Kemper · NAC Breda · 74′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NAC Breda: 19 shots, 4 on target, 1.88 xG. SC Heerenveen: 13 shots, 2 on target, 1.00 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Boy Kemper · NAC Breda · 36′Boy Kemper · NAC Breda · 74′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NAC Breda 1.88 xG · SC Heerenveen 1.00 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0NAC Breda
1Draws
2SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen — NAC Breda · Eredivisie3–3
NAC Breda — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie2–4
SC Heerenveen — NAC Breda · Eredivisie4–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: NAC Breda favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · SC Heerenveen in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

NAC Breda33 matchesSC Heerenveen33 matches
0.97 goals/matchGoals scored33/33▲ 1.73 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.61 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals33/33▲ 1.67 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots33/33▲ 14.9 shots/match
4.03 shots/matchShots on target33/33▲ 5.33 shots/match
48.9%Possession33/33● 50.9%
5.76 corners/match ●Corners33/335.42 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls33/3311.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 33home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 11 May 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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