🏏 Sun, 10 May 2026 16:45 CEST
NAC Breda
vs
SC Heerenveen
3-4-1-2 vs 4-2-3-1
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- A meeting with a big 25-point gap between 17th-placed NAC Breda (25 points) and 6th-placed Heerenveen (50 points). NAC Breda are six points clear of bottom side Heracles (19 points) but in the automatic relegation zone, three points behind 16th-placed FC Volendam (28 points). Heerenveen, by contrast, sit 6th chasing 5th-placed Twente (54 points) and aim for a European place.
- Heerenveen are in superb form, unbeaten with four wins and one draw in their last five. They are on a four-game winning run in particular, and won 2-0 away at FC Volendam in the previous round. With 57 goals scored and 48 conceded (GD +9), they are balanced at both ends. NAC Breda, by contrast, have no wins with two draws and three defeats in their last five, and struggle at both ends with 30 scored and 55 conceded (GD -25).
- In the home fixture in Matchday 10, Heerenveen and NAC Breda drew 3-3, one of NAC Breda's few good results. They want to put up another fight at home this time, but the gap in current form between the two sides is stark. NAC's home record of two wins, six draws and eight losses shows wins are extremely rare.
- NAC Breda are on a three-game losing run, losing 0-2 away at Utrecht in the previous round and, before that, 0-2 at home to Ajax, scoreless defeats in succession. Their meagre 30 goals in 32 games is the league's lowest, with a serious lack of attacking output. A win is essential to avoid relegation, but whether they can find goals against an in-form Heerenveen is the biggest challenge.
- Heerenveen sit 6th on 50 points, having played one game fewer, in the hunt for a European place. They are three points behind 7th-placed Utrecht (47 points) and four behind 8th-placed AZ Alkmaar (46 points, two games in hand), with a chance of climbing higher. They will want to take three points away from home for sure.
- A meeting of two teams with differing goals, one fighting relegation and the other chasing a higher finish. With games running out, NAC Breda desperately want points at home. Heerenveen, meanwhile, want to extend their four-game winning run to five and close the gap to 5th-placed Twente (54 points). The difference in motivation between the two sides could well affect how the match unfolds.