Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 14:45 UTCFull timeRat Verlegh StadionFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricNAC BredaAZ Alkmaar
Shots11 shots/match25 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals1.96 xG/match2.82 xG/match
Possession38%62%
Corners1 corners/match7 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match13 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.

Mexx Meerdink · AZ Alkmaar · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBoy Kemper · NAC Breda · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPeer Koopmeiners · AZ Alkmaar · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRo-Zangelo Daal · AZ Alkmaar · 57′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDenso Kasius · AZ Alkmaar · 59′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 77′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWeslley Patati · AZ Alkmaar · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIsak Steiner Jensen · AZ Alkmaar · 88′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPeer Koopmeiners · AZ Alkmaar · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWeslley Patati · AZ Alkmaar · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDenso Kasius · AZ Alkmaar · 66′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRio Hillen · NAC Breda · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLequincio Zeefuik · AZ Alkmaar · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJuho Talvitie · NAC Breda · 7′ · 0.05 xG · on targetIbrahim Sadiq · AZ Alkmaar · 44′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMees De Wit · AZ Alkmaar · 4′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAlexandre Penetra · AZ Alkmaar · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDenso Kasius · AZ Alkmaar · 4′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 82′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIsak Steiner Jensen · AZ Alkmaar · 85′ · 0.08 xG · on targetKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 44′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKees Smit · AZ Alkmaar · 2′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Sadiq · AZ Alkmaar · 45′ · 0.11 xG · on targetCherrion Valerius · NAC Breda · 90′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedBoyd Lucassen · NAC Breda · 49′ · 0.15 xG · on targetMees De Wit · AZ Alkmaar · 45′ · 0.25 xG · on targetRio Hillen · NAC Breda · 36′ · 0.29 xG · on targetSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 89′ · 0.46 xG · goalSven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 66′ · 0.47 xG · off target or blockedKamal Sowah · NAC Breda · 36′ · 0.52 xG · on targetWeslley Patati · AZ Alkmaar · 71′ · 0.57 xG · off target or blockedCharles-Andreas Brym · NAC Breda · 56′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

NAC Breda: 11 shots, 6 on target, 2.10 xG. AZ Alkmaar: 25 shots, 8 on target, 2.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Sven Mijnans · AZ Alkmaar · 89′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: NAC Breda 2.10 xG · AZ Alkmaar 2.83 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: NAC Breda's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: AZ Alkmaar have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

NAC Breda show a distinct attacking-volume record

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NAC Breda's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

9.75 shots/matchShotsNAC Breda · AZ Alkmaar18 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricNAC BredaAZ AlkmaarBaseline
Shots9.75 shots/match18 shots/match15.6 shots/match
Shots against18.3 shots/match9.67 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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AZ Alkmaar have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.5%PossessionNAC Breda · AZ Alkmaar59.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNAC BredaAZ AlkmaarBaseline
Possession41.5%59.7%49.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

NAC Breda favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · AZ Alkmaar in 0 · 14 too close

0.5 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 4/32.33 goals/match
1.75 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 4/31 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/31.91 xG/match
2.48 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/31.11 xG/match
9.75 shots/matchShotsseason · 4/318 shots/match
18.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 4/39.67 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 4/35.33 shots/match
6.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 4/35.67 shots/match
41.5%Possessionseason · 4/359.7%
2.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 4/35.67 corners/match
4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 4/31.67 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 4/311.3 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
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 4/333%
25%Scoring frequencyseason · 4/3100%

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 Breda25
AZ Alkmaar80.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

NAC Breda15.7
AZ Alkmaar67.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

NAC Breda29.6
AZ Alkmaar63
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

NAC Breda25
AZ Alkmaar52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

NAC Breda63.9
AZ Alkmaar47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

NAC Breda8.3
AZ Alkmaar63.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

NAC Breda27.1
AZ Alkmaar59.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

4 / 3 matches
0.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.33 goals/match
1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/31 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals4/31.91 xG/match
9.75 shots/matchShots4/318 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/35.33 shots/match
41.5%Possession4/359.7%
2.5 corners/matchCorners4/35.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/311.3 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

4 / 3 matches
0.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.33 goals/match
1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/31 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals4/31.91 xG/match
9.75 shots/matchShots4/318 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/35.33 shots/match
41.5%Possession4/359.7%
2.5 corners/matchCorners4/35.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/311.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

4 / 3 matches
0.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/32.33 goals/match
1.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/31 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals4/31.91 xG/match
9.75 shots/matchShots4/318 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/35.33 shots/match
41.5%Possession4/359.7%
2.5 corners/matchCorners4/35.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls4/311.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.09 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples4 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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