Excelsior vs NAC Breda: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Excelsior play NAC Breda in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 16:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Excelsior: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. NAC Breda: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Excelsior scores 1.26 and concedes 1.65 goals per match. NAC Breda scores 1.03 and concedes 1.71. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Excelsior 65%, NAC Breda 47%. Over 2.5: Excelsior 62%, NAC Breda 50%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

NAC Breda has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.39. Excelsior: 12.4 shots per match, NAC Breda: 14.1.

Match halves

Excelsior: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.65. NAC Breda: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.62.

Goals by minute

Excelsior: 76-90+ (12 goals). NAC Breda: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
6Shots22
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
2Shots on target3
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.68xG1.95
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1Corners6
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
20Dangerous attacks48
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
22Fouls12
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
4Cards1
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.26Goals scored / match1.03
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.65Goals conceded / match1.71
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
48%Average possession49%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
4.24Shots on target / match4.21
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.44Shots per match14.12
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
4.24Shots on target4.21
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
10.2%Shot conversion7.3%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
48%Possession49%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.39xG for1.52
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.67xG against1.5
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Shooting quality

Excelsior: BalancedNAC Breda: Attacking
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Excelsior is 120% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Excelsior · 1 pts / match - NAC Breda

Excelsior
DWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W24% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-16
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-9
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
NAC Breda
DLLWD
Season result split
18% W32% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-11-17
0.85 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-6-10
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Excelsior is 22% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - Excelsior · 1.03 goals / match - NAC Breda

Excelsior scoring profile: very strong

Excelsior scores in 79% of matches (27 of 34 matches), while NAC Breda keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

NAC Breda scoring profile: strong

NAC Breda scores in 59% of matches (20 of 34 matches), while Excelsior keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

43Goals scored (season)35
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
56Goals conceded (season)58
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
2.91Average goals in match2.74
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
14Goals scored (last 5)6
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal59%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
32%2 goals32%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
9%3 goals12%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
3%4 goals0%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal82%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
59%2 goals56%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
9%3 goals21%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
9%4 goals6%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time18%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
6%BTTS in both halves3%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
24%Scored in both halves12%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
80%BTTS - last 540%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Excelsior is 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.35 pts / match - Excelsior · 0.94 pts / match - NAC Breda

Excelsior - half-time state
32% leading38% draw29% trailing
NAC Breda - half-time state
21% leading32% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)0.94
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.41
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.85
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.26
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
56%Clean sheet before half-time38%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
44%No goal before half-time71%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

After half-time (2nd half)

1.03Points per match (2nd half)1.15
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.62
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.65Average goals (2nd half)1.47
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
35%Clean sheet after half-time41%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
53%No goal after half-time59%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Excelsior - second-half results

21% W41% R38% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding91%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 29%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

NAC Breda - second-half results

26% W35% R38% P
32
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 18%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Excelsior - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match1.21.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.82.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6
NAC Breda - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Excelsior
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
5
8
16-30
8
8
31-45
4
16
46-60
6
9
61-75
12
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

NAC Breda
ScoredConceded
1
8
0-15
4
10
16-30
9
11
31-45
6
8
46-60
5
5
61-75
10
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.82
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Excelsior

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

NAC Breda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.70
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 3% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

ExcelsiorLigaNAC Breda
Average goals in match 2.913.17 2.74
Both teams scored 65%63% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%61% 50%
Clean sheets 18%20% 18%
Goal before half-time 76%80% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%84% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.17
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Excelsior 1 - 0 - 0 NAC Breda. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Excelsior vs NAC Breda?

The Eredivisie match finished Excelsior 1:0 NAC Breda. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Excelsior vs NAC Breda?

Excelsior score 1.26 goals per game on average and NAC Breda 1.03. The Eredivisie average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Excelsior's matches and 47% of NAC Breda's.

What form are Excelsior and NAC Breda in?

Over the last 5 games Excelsior have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and NAC Breda 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Excelsior vs NAC Breda?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Excelsior vs NAC Breda: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.