Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Jan 24 · 19:00 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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Our take

PSV Eindhoven were clear favourites.

PSV Eindhoven were the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 14). Absences weigh more on PSV Eindhoven. PSV Eindhoven had 7 days of rest, NAC Breda 7 and had to travel 51 km.

Away travel51 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
PSV Eindhoven87%
Draw9%
NAC Breda4%
Expected goals 3.31 – 0.62
PSV Eindhoven87%
Draw10%
NAC Breda4%
Expected goals 3.15 – 0.57
PSV Eindhoven88%
Draw8%
NAC Breda3%
Expected goals 3.39 – 0.60
PSV Eindhoven82%
Draw12%
NAC Breda6%
Expected goals 2.95 – 0.69
PSV Eindhoven86%
Draw10%
NAC Breda4%
Expected goals 3.08 – 0.58
Over 2.5 75% Both score 45% Likeliest score 3–0
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 (Eindhoven)

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Referee · NetherlandsDennis Higler
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 44

Team strength

PSV EindhovenNAC Breda
80 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 14
60 AttackIn forecast 19
64 DefenceIn forecast 19
— 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

PSV Eindhoven

Attack—
Defense risk—

NAC Breda

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PSV EindhovenNAC Breda
3.11 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.21 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.58
1.94 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
1.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.58
+1.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
95% Scored inContext 58%
26% Clean sheetsContext 11%
17.32 ShotsContext 12.84
7.26 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.11
42% On target shareContext 30%
11.95 Shots in the boxContext 8.11
69% Box shareContext 62%
18% ConversionContext 8%
2.08 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.26 Shots allowedContext 12.37
3.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.21
3.31 BlocksContext 2.72
2.76 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
68% Save rateContext 70%
60% PossessionIn forecast 49%
543 PassesContext 399
473 Accurate passesContext 318
87% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.09 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.68 FoulsContext 11.26
8.32 Fouls sufferedContext 12.95
1.32 Yellow cardsContext 1.74
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.16
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.68 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
+0.82 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
90% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.30 ShotsContext 13.30
5.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
44% On target shareContext 26%
9.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
70% Box shareContext 59%
19% ConversionContext 7%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.67
12.50 Shots allowedContext 10.10
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.14 BlocksContext 2.00
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
71% Save rateContext 71%
56% PossessionIn forecast 51%
503 PassesContext 412
434 Accurate passesContext 330
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.77
10.70 FoulsContext 10.00
8.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

PSV Eindhoven
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km113 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
NAC Breda
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel51 km437 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
PSV Eindhoven NAC Breda
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 Jan7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km51 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways113 km437 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.86

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

PSV Eindhoven Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
32M. Kovář(G)
31N. Fernandez 4A. Obispo 22J. Schouten 8S. Dest
23J. Veerman 17Mauro Júnior
11C. Driouech 10P. Wanner 27D. Man
34I. Saibari
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
NAC Breda Confirmed XI
5-3-2
99D. Bielica(G)
4B. Kemper 22R. Hillen 12L. Greiml 3D. Odoi 25C. Valerius
14K. Sowah 16M. Balard 10M. Nassoh
9M. Soumano 7C. Brym
+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
PSV Eindhoven Scores -0.10 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
NAC Breda Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • PSV Eindhoven-1.0 pp
  • Draw+0.6 pp
  • NAC Breda+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

PSV Eindhoven · Home 2.44points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
7-1-1
Scored
3.44
Conceded
1.56
NAC Breda · Away 0.33points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
0-3-6
Scored
0.78
Conceded
1.78

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 last 3 of 3 meetings

3 PSV Eindhoven wins0 draws0 NAC Breda wins
Goals per game2.33 – 0.67 Over 2.567% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 0%
  • 22 Nov 2025NAC Breda0–1PSV Eindhoven
  • 25 Jan 2025PSV Eindhoven3–2NAC Breda
  • 9 Nov 2024NAC Breda0–3PSV Eindhoven

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Dennis Higler Netherlands · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.95league 3.37
Red cards0.25league 0.21
Cards 5+27%league 31%
Fouls21.9league 21.6
Penalties0.20league 0.28
Home wins45%league 45%
PSV Eindhoven6 with this referee
Record6-0-0 Cards · opp.0.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W27 Sep 25A · Excelsior2–10
  • W25 Jan 25H · NAC Breda3–21
  • W14 Sep 24H · NEC Nijmegen2–00
  • W17 Dec 23A · AZ Alkmaar4–00
  • W8 Oct 23A · Sparta Rotterdam4–01
NAC Breda6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W1 Nov 25H · GO Ahead Eagles1–04
  • W20 Sep 25H · Heracles2–11
  • L10 May 25A · Fortuna Sittard0–12
  • D15 Feb 25H · Feyenoord0–02
  • L25 Jan 25A · PSV Eindhoven2–31

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

PSV Eindhoven19 games · scored 59 · conceded 23
9 2 0-15
13 1 16-30
10 7 31-45
10 3 46-60
8 7 61-75
9 3 76-90
NAC Breda19 games · scored 19 · conceded 30
1 5 0-15
3 4 16-30
4 4 31-45
6 5 46-60
4 61-75
5 8 76-90
PSV Eindhoven10 games · scored 25 · conceded 13
5 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
5 76-90
NAC Breda10 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
1 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 61-75
2 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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