Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Sep 13 · 20:00 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
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Our take

Twente were slight favourites.

Twente were the stronger side on L90 Strength (32 vs 15). Twente had 14 days of rest, NAC Breda 13.2 and had to travel 162 km.

Away travel162 kmRest days14 · 13.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Twente60%
Draw23%
NAC Breda18%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.98
Twente58%
Draw23%
NAC Breda18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.95
Twente60%
Draw23%
NAC Breda18%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.98
Twente52%
Draw25%
NAC Breda23%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.10
Twente58%
Draw23%
NAC Breda18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.95
Over 2.5 56% Both score 54% 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.
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Referee · NetherlandsAlex Bos
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 26

Team strength

TwenteNAC Breda
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 15
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 14
41 AttackIn forecast 19
49 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

Twente

Attack—
Defense risk—

NAC Breda

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TwenteNAC Breda
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.44
-1.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.67
25% Scored inContext 25%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.75 ShotsContext 9.75
5.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
30% On target shareContext 36%
10.75 Shots in the boxContext 5.75
59% Box shareContext 54%
3% ConversionContext 5%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.50 Shots allowedContext 18.25
3.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.50
4.75 BlocksContext 5.00
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.75
69% Save rateContext 73%
56% PossessionIn forecast 42%
457 PassesContext 330
360 Accurate passesContext 254
79% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.87
13.75 FoulsContext 11.75
12.25 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.86
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext -0.67
60% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.00 ShotsContext 11.20
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
33% On target shareContext 30%
8.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.11
64% Box shareContext 56%
8% ConversionContext 5%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.86
12.90 Shots allowedContext 14.60
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.70
3.90 BlocksContext 3.50
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
63% Save rateContext 70%
51% PossessionIn forecast 47%
411 PassesContext 398
325 Accurate passesContext 323
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.60 FoulsContext 10.40
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 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

Twente
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km337 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
NAC Breda
Rest13.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel162 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
Twente NAC Breda
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Eredivisie 2025-2026, 30 Aug13.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 31 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km162 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways337 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one67

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

Twente Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1L. Unnerstall(G)
39M. Rots 3R. Pröpper 38M. Bruns 28B. van Rooij
6R. Zerrouki 32A. Verschueren
27S. Ørjasæter 14K. Hlynsson 11D. Rots
9R. van Wolfswinkel
NAC Breda Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99D. Bielica(G)
4B. Kemper 22R. Hillen 12L. Greiml 2B. Lucassen
16M. Balard 90L. Holtby
7C. Brym 10M. Nassoh 32J. Talvitie
14K. Sowah

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
Twente Absences are shown before kick-off
NAC Breda Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Twente+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • NAC Breda+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Twente · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
NAC Breda · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.50

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Twente wins0 draws1 NAC Breda wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 19 Jan 2025NAC Breda2–1Twente
  • 29 Sep 2024Twente1–0NAC Breda

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 · Alex Bos Netherlands · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.46league 3.46
Red cards0.31league 0.16
Cards 5+31%league 35%
Fouls22.8league 22.5
Penalties0.38league 0.16
Home wins50%league 51%
Twente1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W15 Dec 24H · Groningen2–01
NAC Breda1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D29 Mar 25H · Groningen1–13

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

Twente4 games · scored 2 · conceded 5
1 2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
NAC Breda4 games · scored 2 · conceded 7
2 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 2 46-60
61-75
3 76-90
Twente10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
3 4 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 76-90
NAC Breda10 games · scored 6 · conceded 17
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 6 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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