Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Dec 20 · 20:00 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Telstar were the stronger side on L90 Strength (23 vs 15). NAC Breda had 6.2 days of rest, Telstar 7.2 and had to travel 98 km.

Away travel98 kmRest days6.2 · 7.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
NAC Breda36%
Draw27%
Telstar37%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.39
NAC Breda36%
Draw27%
Telstar37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.35
NAC Breda36%
Draw27%
Telstar37%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.37
NAC Breda29%
Draw26%
Telstar44%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.55
NAC Breda36%
Draw27%
Telstar37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.36
Over 2.5 52% Both score 57% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Breda)

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Referee · NetherlandsRob Dieperink
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 27

Team strength

NAC BredaTelstar
15 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
14 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
19 AttackIn forecast 24
19 DefenceIn forecast 13
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

NAC Breda

Attack—
Defense risk—

Telstar

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NAC BredaTelstar
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.19
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.69
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.38
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.87
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext -0.19
63% Scored inContext 69%
6% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.13 ShotsContext 13.06
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.73
31% On target shareContext 34%
8.25 Shots in the boxContext 8.31
61% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.38
12.38 Shots allowedContext 15.81
5.19 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
2.80 BlocksContext 4.81
3.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.31
69% Save rateContext 72%
49% PossessionIn forecast 44%
398 PassesContext 356
317 Accurate passesContext 278
80% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.89
11.63 FoulsContext 10.81
13.06 Fouls sufferedContext 10.94
1.69 Yellow cardsContext 1.44
0.19 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.11
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
70% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.30 ShotsContext 13.00
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.44
29% On target shareContext 31%
8.70 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
61% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.38
9.90 Shots allowedContext 17.00
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.30
2.00 BlocksContext 5.30
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.70
68% Save rateContext 75%
52% PossessionIn forecast 44%
427 PassesContext 345
343 Accurate passesContext 265
81% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.30 FoulsContext 10.30
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

NAC Breda
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km85 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Telstar
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel98 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
NAC Breda Telstar
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 14 Dec7.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 13 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km98 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways85 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2121.7

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

NAC Breda Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99D. Bielica(G)
4B. Kemper 22R. Hillen 3D. Odoi 25C. Valerius
14K. Sowah 16M. Balard
11R. Paula 8C. Leemans 32J. Talvitie
90L. Holtby
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Telstar Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1R. Koeman(G)
6D. Bakker 4G. Offerhaus 14Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo
2J. Hardeveld 8T. Owusu 17N. Rossen 11T. Noslin
27P. Brouwer 39J. Ritmeester van de Kamp
9Milan Zonneveld
+1 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
NAC Breda Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Telstar Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • NAC Breda-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Telstar+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

NAC Breda · Home 1.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-2-3
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.13
Telstar · Away 0.71points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
1-2-4
Scored
0.57
Conceded
1.14

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Rob Dieperink Netherlands · 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.30league 3.37
Red cards0.19league 0.22
Cards 5+30%league 32%
Fouls21.7league 21.8
Penalties0.26league 0.31
Home wins30%league 48%
NAC Breda1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W19 Jan 25H · Twente2–12
Telstar1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W13 May 25H · ADO Den Haag2–01

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

NAC Breda16 games · scored 16 · conceded 25
1 4 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
5 5 46-60
3 61-75
4 6 76-90
Telstar16 games · scored 19 · conceded 27
2 3 0-15
3 5 16-30
5 5 31-45
1 2 46-60
5 3 61-75
3 9 76-90
NAC Breda10 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
1 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Telstar10 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
2 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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