Eredivisie · 2025Fri, 6 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeRat Verlegh StadionFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricNAC BredaExcelsior
Shots15 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.08 xG/match0.86 xG/match
Possession49%51%
Corners8 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match15 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Amine Salama · NAC Breda · 68′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEmil Hansson · Excelsior · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGyan de Regt · Excelsior · 38′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMiliano Jonathans · Excelsior · 48′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 22′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMaximilien Balard · NAC Breda · 59′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 60′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSimon Janssen · Excelsior · 89′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 3′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEmil Hansson · Excelsior · 18′ · 0.06 xG · goalKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 45′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 36′ · 0.07 xG · on targetCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 3′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 43′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLewis Schouten · Excelsior · 57′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLewis Schouten · Excelsior · 27′ · 0.10 xG · on targetDenis Odoi · NAC Breda · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIrakli Yegoian · Excelsior · 31′ · 0.14 xG · goalMoussa Soumano · NAC Breda · 79′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedClint Leemans · NAC Breda · 90′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedSimon Janssen · Excelsior · 64′ · 0.32 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NAC Breda: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.21 xG. Excelsior: 9 shots, 6 on target, 0.84 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Emil Hansson · Excelsior · 18′Irakli Yegoian · Excelsior · 31′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NAC Breda 1.21 xG · Excelsior 0.84 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: NAC Breda's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

NAC Breda's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.05 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 for1.4 goals/match1.05 goals/match1.48 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0NAC Breda
0Draws
1Excelsior
ExcelsiorNAC Breda · Eredivisie10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

NAC Breda favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Excelsior in 2 · 7 too close

1.05 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 22/221.09 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/221.68 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 22/221.24 xG/match
1.59 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 22/221.83 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2211.5 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2215.8 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/224.05 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/225.95 shots/match
48.8%Possessionseason · 22/2245.3%
5.36 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/224.05 corners/match
4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/225.45 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2213 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
9%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2223%
59%Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2277%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

NAC Breda47.2
Excelsior25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

NAC Breda25
Excelsior17.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

NAC Breda50.9
Excelsior34.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

NAC Breda36.1
Excelsior25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

NAC Breda58.3
Excelsior86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

NAC Breda58.3
Excelsior13.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

NAC Breda47.2
Excelsior34.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.05 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots5/59.8 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
45.6%Possession5/547.2%
5 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match
Cards0/0
9 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.17 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.08 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots10/109.9 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/103.6 shots/match
50.9%Possession10/1045.9%
6.5 corners/matchCorners10/103.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

22 / 22 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.09 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.68 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.24 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots22/2211.5 shots/match
4.23 shots/matchShots on target22/224.05 shots/match
48.8%Possession22/2245.3%
5.36 corners/matchCorners22/224.05 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls22/2213 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 11 matches
1.17 goals/matchGoals scored12/111.09 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed12/112.09 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals12/111.1 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots12/1110.7 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target12/114 shots/match
51%Possession12/1144.3%
5.33 corners/matchCorners12/114.27 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls12/1113.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.32 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 6 Feb 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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