Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of 12 September 2026

PEC Zwolle vs NAC Breda: match statistics

PEC Zwolle crest
PEC Zwolle
2 : 1half-time 2:0
NAC Breda crest
NAC Breda
155%(2.25)
X27%(3.60)
218%(2.93)

PEC Zwolle exhibits solid form at their home ground with a 46% win rate and a goal difference of 0 in home matches. The hosts have remained unbeaten in their last five fixtures at home, registering four draws and one defeat, which points to defensive stability. NAC Breda has very poor away results – just 8% wins, 62% losses, and a disastrous goal difference of -17. The visitors fail to score in 54% of away matches, conceding an average of 2.08 goals per game. NAC's recent form (WWLDL) might be misleading, as the two wins likely occurred in home fixtures. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.16 vs 1.34), with PEC boasting a better chance conversion rate (12% vs 6%). Considering the hosts' home advantage and the visitors' terrible away form, a PEC Zwolle victory is the most likely scenario.

PEC Zwolle vs NAC Breda: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

PEC Zwolle played NAC Breda in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 21 March 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

PEC Zwolle: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. NAC Breda: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

PEC Zwolle scores 1.33 and concedes 1.93 goals per match. NAC Breda scores 1.04 and concedes 1.78. League average: 3.20 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: PEC Zwolle 70%, NAC Breda 48%. Over 2.5: PEC Zwolle 59%, NAC Breda 56%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

NAC Breda has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.12. PEC Zwolle: 9.6 shots per match, NAC Breda: 13.6.

Match halves

PEC Zwolle: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.63. NAC Breda: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.56.

Goals by minute

PEC Zwolle: 0-15 (9 goals). NAC Breda: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.20 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

PEC Zwolle exhibits solid form at their home ground with a 46% win rate and a goal difference of 0 in home matches. The hosts have remained unbeaten in their last five fixtures at home, registering four draws and one defeat, which points to defensive stability. NAC Breda has very poor away results – just 8% wins, 62% losses, and a disastrous goal difference of -17. The visitors fail to score in 54% of away matches, conceding an average of 2.08 goals per game. NAC's recent form (WWLDL) might be misleading, as the two wins likely occurred in home fixtures. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.16 vs 1.34), with PEC boasting a better chance conversion rate (12% vs 6%). Considering the hosts' home advantage and the visitors' terrible away form, a PEC Zwolle victory is the most likely scenario.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

43Possession (%)57
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
8Shots20
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
2Shots on target6
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
0.89xG2.14
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
2Corners5
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
32Dangerous attacks63
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
20Fouls14
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
2Cards1
PEC ZwolleNAC 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.

PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.33Goals scored / match1.04
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.93Goals conceded / match1.78
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
45%Average possession49%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
3.67Shots on target / match3.96
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.59Shots per match13.63
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
3.67Shots on target3.96
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
13.9%Shot conversion7.6%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
45%Possession49%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.12xG for1.46
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.93xG against1.5
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

Shooting quality

PEC Zwolle: Counter-attackingNAC Breda: Balanced
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
Accuracy (shots on target)38%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.26

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.

NAC Breda is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - PEC Zwolle · 1.4 pts / match - NAC Breda

PEC Zwolle
LDDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
26% W33% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-9-11
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
NAC Breda
WWLDL
Season result split
19% W30% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-14
0.85 pts / match · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 20%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.

PEC Zwolle is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - PEC Zwolle · 1.04 goals / match - NAC Breda

NAC Breda is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.93 goals / match - PEC Zwolle · 1.78 goals / match - NAC Breda

PEC Zwolle scoring profile: very strong

PEC Zwolle scores in 85% of matches (23 of 27 matches), while NAC Breda keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 27 matches).

NAC Breda scoring profile: strong

NAC Breda scores in 59% of matches (16 of 27 matches), while PEC Zwolle keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 27 matches).

36Goals scored (season)28
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
52Goals conceded (season)48
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
3.26Average goals in match2.81
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
5Goals scored (last 5)5
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
7Goals conceded (last 5)12
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal59%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
37%2 goals33%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
7%3 goals11%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
4%4 goals0%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal85%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
56%2 goals56%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
19%3 goals22%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
15%4 goals7%
PEC ZwolleNAC 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

37%BTTS at half-time22%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
11%BTTS in both halves4%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
30%Scored in both halves11%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
80%BTTS - last 520%
PEC ZwolleNAC 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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
PEC ZwolleNAC 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.

PEC Zwolle is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - PEC Zwolle · 0.96 pts / match - NAC Breda

PEC Zwolle - half-time state
30% leading37% draw33% trailing
NAC Breda - half-time state
22% leading30% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)0.96
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.48
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.85
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.7Average goals (1st half)1.33
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
41%Clean sheet before half-time33%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
41%No goal before half-time67%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per match (2nd half)1
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.56
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.48
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
37%Clean sheet after half-time37%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda
44%No goal after half-time63%
PEC ZwolleNAC Breda

PEC Zwolle - second-half results

19% W52% D30% L
34
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding87%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

NAC Breda - second-half results

22% W33% D44% L
26
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.96
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 19%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

PEC Zwolle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
NAC Breda - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% 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.

PEC Zwolle
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
3
8
16-30
7
16
31-45
5
7
46-60
6
4
61-75
6
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (9 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

NAC Breda
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
7
16-30
8
10
31-45
6
7
46-60
1
5
61-75
8
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

PEC Zwolle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

NAC Breda

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
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.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.42
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% 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

PEC ZwolleLigaNAC Breda
Average goals in match 3.263.20 2.81
Both teams scored 70%64% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%63% 56%
Clean sheets 19%19% 15%
Goal before half-time 81%82% 78%
Goal after half-time 78%85% 78%

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

3.20
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
10%
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. PEC ZwolleGoalThijs OostingAssist: Odysseus Velanas
  2. PEC ZwolleGoalOdysseus Velanas
  3. PEC ZwolleYellow cardTristan Gooijer
  4. PEC ZwolleYellow cardNick Fichtinger
  5. NAC BredaYellow cardDenis Odoi
  6. NAC BredaGoalMohamed NassohAssist: Raul Paula
  7. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Olivier AertssenOff: Thijs Oosting
  8. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Pepijn ReulenOff: Rio Hillen
  9. NAC BredaSubstitutionOn: Enes MahmutovicOff: Maximilien Balard
  10. PEC ZwolleSubstitutionOn: Damian van der HaarOff: Sherel Floranus

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.

Erwin BlankMatches officiated: 12
2.83Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 242%Home wins17%Draws42%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: PEC Zwolle 0 - 1 - 0 NAC Breda. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

NAC Breda
2 : 2
PEC Zwolle

FAQ

What was the result of PEC Zwolle vs NAC Breda?

The Eredivisie match finished PEC Zwolle 2:1 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 PEC Zwolle vs NAC Breda?

PEC Zwolle score 1.33 goals per game on average and NAC Breda 1.04. The Eredivisie average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 70% of PEC Zwolle's matches and 48% of NAC Breda's.

What form are PEC Zwolle and NAC Breda in?

Over the last 5 games PEC Zwolle have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and NAC Breda 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for PEC Zwolle vs NAC Breda — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.