Excelsior vs NAC Breda: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Excelsior played NAC Breda in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 29 November 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Excelsior: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. NAC Breda: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Excelsior scores 1.00 and concedes 1.85 goals per match. NAC Breda scores 1.15 and concedes 1.69. League average: 3.36 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Excelsior 62%, NAC Breda 62%. Over 2.5: Excelsior 69%, NAC Breda 69%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

Excelsior has higher xG: 1.37 vs 1.33. Excelsior: 12.2 shots per match, NAC Breda: 12.3.

Match halves

Excelsior: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.38. NAC Breda: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

Excelsior: 0-15 (6 goals). NAC Breda: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.36 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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.

1Goals scored / match1.15
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.85Goals conceded / match1.69
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
44%Average possession47%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
4.31Shots on target / match3.85
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.23Shots per match12.31
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
4.31Shots on target3.85
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
8.2%Shot conversion9.4%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
44%Possession47%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.37xG for1.33
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.93xG against1.58
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Shooting quality

Excelsior: BalancedNAC Breda: Balanced
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.30

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 40% better for: last-5 form.

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

Excelsior
WLDLW
Season result split
31% W8% D62% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
NAC Breda
DDWLL
Season result split
23% W23% D54% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-7
0.92 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-4
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

NAC Breda is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Excelsior · 1.15 goals / match - NAC Breda

NAC Breda is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.85 goals / match - Excelsior · 1.69 goals / match - NAC Breda

Excelsior scoring profile: very strong

Excelsior scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while NAC Breda keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

NAC Breda scoring profile: very strong

NAC Breda scores in 69% of matches (9 of 13 matches), while Excelsior keeps a clean sheet in 15% (2 of 13 matches).

13Goals scored (season)15
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
24Goals conceded (season)22
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
2.85Average goals in match2.85
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
6Goals scored (last 5)7
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal69%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
23%2 goals38%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0%3 goals8%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0%4 goals0%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal92%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
62%2 goals62%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
15%3 goals15%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
15%4 goals0%
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.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time15%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0%BTTS in both halves0%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
23%Scored in both halves15%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

BTTS and goal count

62%Min. 3 goals and BTTS62%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
60%BTTS - last 560%
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

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time15%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
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 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / match - Excelsior · 1.15 pts / match - NAC Breda

Excelsior - half-time state
31% leading38% draw31% trailing
NAC Breda - half-time state
31% leading23% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.15
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.46
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.31Average goals (1st half)1.08
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
54%Clean sheet before half-time38%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
38%No goal before half-time62%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)0.92
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.15Goals conceded (2nd half)1.08
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.77
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
38%Clean sheet after half-time23%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda
62%No goal after half-time54%
ExcelsiorNAC Breda

Excelsior - second-half results

23% W23% D54% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

NAC Breda - second-half results

23% W23% D54% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding74%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 23%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Excelsior - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
NAC Breda - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
6
2
0-15
0
4
16-30
2
3
31-45
1
6
46-60
0
4
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

NAC Breda
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
0
16-30
3
4
31-45
5
5
46-60
0
3
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 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.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 46% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

NAC Breda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 2.853.36 2.85
Both teams scored 62%64% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 69%66% 69%
Clean sheets 15%19% 8%
Goal before half-time 77%87% 85%
Goal after half-time 85%86% 92%

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

3.36
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
14%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. ExcelsiorYellow cardCasper Widell
  2. ExcelsiorGoalNoah Naujoks
  3. NAC BredaYellow cardRio Hillen
  4. ExcelsiorSubstitutionOn: Adam CarlénOff: Lennard Hartjes
  5. ExcelsiorYellow cardIrakli Yegoian
  6. ExcelsiorYellow cardArthur Zagre
  7. ExcelsiorYellow cardRick Meissen
  8. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Clint LeemansOff: Kamal Sowah
  9. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Dion VersluisOff: Denis Odoi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Serdar GözübüyükMatches officiated: 17
4.12Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 241%Home wins18%Draws41%Away wins

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 1.00 goals per game on average and NAC Breda 1.15. The Eredivisie average is 3.36 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Excelsior's matches and 62% of NAC Breda's.

What form are Excelsior and NAC Breda in?

Over the last 5 games Excelsior have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 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.