NAC Breda 2-1 Jong AZ – Result & Analysis

Poisson model rates NAC Breda at 48% — neither recent form nor the head-to-head data gives a clear steer either way as NAC Breda face Jong AZ.

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Jong AZ travel to Rat Verlegh Stadion to take on NAC Breda in Eerste Divisie (matchday 2). The game is scheduled for Friday 18 August 2023 at 20:00 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, NAC Breda have gone 4W 2D 4L — a 1.40 PPG return. Last five: W W L L D. Offensively they are averaging 1.60 goals per game, with 1.50 conceded. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings (20%). Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.

In front of their own supporters, NAC Breda have posted 6W 1D 3L from their last 10 home games — 1.90 PPG. They are averaging 2.00 goals per home game — a prolific scoring rate in front of their own fans. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture. Their home PPG of 1.90 is noticeably stronger than their overall 1.40 — NAC Breda are significantly better at home than their overall form suggests.

Jong AZ — last 10 games: 4W 2D 4L — 1.40 PPG. Last five: W D W L W. Their scoring rate of 1.30 per game is modest, conceding 1.00 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings (20%).

Jong AZ's away record over their last 10 away games: 3W 1D 6L (1.00 PPG). Away from home they average 1.40 goals scored and 2.20 conceded per game. Both teams have scored in 70% of their away matches — a high BTTS rate on the road that directly informs this fixture.

The form comparison is too close to call — 1.40 PPG (NAC Breda) versus 1.40 (Jong AZ). When the figures are this level, no pick can be reliably derived from recent results alone.

The BTTS market is worth targeting here. Both teams have scored in 60% of NAC Breda's games and 70% of Jong AZ's (from NAC Breda's last 10 home games and Jong AZ's last 10 away games) — both sides above the 60% threshold gives BTTS Yes firm statistical grounding.

H2H

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 4 H2H matches, NAC Breda have won 3, Jong AZ 1, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own.

The 4 H2H matches in our data have been high-scoring — 3.2 goals per game on average — which backs the Over 2.5 market from the head-to-head side. The most recent of those, on 27 Jan 2023, ended NAC Breda 5–1 Jong AZ — a NAC Breda win.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H signal is in the goals market — at 3.2 goals per game, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle from the head-to-head data.

In-Play Profile

NAC Breda in-play tendencies (last 39 games, 19 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 79% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 100% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 100% of those occasions; BTTS occurs in 68% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 58% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 38%.

Jong AZ in-play tendencies (last 39 games, 19 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 74% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 89% of the time; two or more arrive in the second half on 67% of those occasions; of the 18 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 33%; BTTS occurs in 53% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 58% of games (away games); Over 3.5 in 44%.

From a combined perspective, both sides have high BTTS rates — NAC Breda 72% and Jong AZ 59% — which reinforces the BTTS Yes angle from in-play data. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (NAC Breda 69% | Jong AZ 54%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects NAC Breda 1.81 xG and Jong AZ 1.39 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: NAC Breda attack 1.064 / defence 1.098 | Jong AZ attack 1.012 / defence 0.996. League average goals — home 1.712 / away 1.248. Data: built from NAC Breda's last 39 games and Jong AZ's last 39. Some of those games are older results, so treat these probabilities as directional rather than precise.

Result probabilities: NAC Breda 48% | Draw 23% | Jong AZ 29%. Fair-value odds: NAC Breda 2.10 | Draw 4.37 | Jong AZ 3.39. NAC Breda hold a narrow Poisson edge at 48% — the draw (23%) is close enough to merit draw-inclusive market consideration.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 62% | BTTS Yes probability 63% | Total xG 3.20. Over 2.5 holds a meaningful probability edge at 62% — the 3.20 total xG provides moderate support, though the model is not projecting a high-scoring game. BTTS Yes at 63% — both xG figures (1.81 / 1.39) are high enough that each side is projected to find the net.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, NAC Breda are the pick at 48% — moderate model lean. With a 23% draw probability, Draw No Bet on NAC Breda offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 29% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

Poisson projects 3.20 total expected goals, pointing to Over 2.5 at 62% probability — strong conviction, supported by recent form (NAC Breda's last 10 home games and Jong AZ's last 10 away games) averaging 3.7 goals per game and the H2H data averaging 3.2 goals per game across 4 H2H matches.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is Yes at 63%. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: NAC Breda 60% (last 10 home games) | Jong AZ 70% (last 10 away games).

The Poisson model's sample (NAC Breda 39 games, Jong AZ 39) includes some older results, so its projections carry extra uncertainty — weight recent form and the odds accordingly.

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