Excelsior vs NAC Breda Predictions

Both Excelsior and Breda failed to win over the weekend, despite the pair being desperate for points in their battle against the drop. Wednesday’s hosts Excelsior lost their fourth game on the run and have now failed to score in any of their last five matches, while Breda were held to a draw at home in a game they probably should have won on the balance of play.

Excelsior might only have had 45% of the overall possession away at Heerenveen, but the visitors created more goal scoring opportunities and were really unlucky not to have at least taken a draw from the match. Late second half substitute van Amersfoort scored the winning goal for Heerenveen in stoppage time to break Excelsior hearts and extend the visitors losing streak. Breda had 64% of the possession and created more opportunities to score at home to VVV, but fell behind in the fourteenth minute and didn’t get back onto level terms until Leigh’s goal in the sixty-sixth minute. Breda looked the most likely to go on and win the game until Moroccan midfielder El Allouchi picked up two bookings in the space of three minutes and was sent-off with ten minutes left on the clock and the game ended all square.

The recent history between these two clubs and their performances in the Eredivisie over the last month all suggests that Wednesday’s game will be low scoring and it’s extremely unlikely that we will see both teams score, with the most likely final score being a goalless draw. Only one team has scored in five of the last seven encounters between these two clubs, and only one team has scored in each of Excelsior’s last five and four of Breda’s last six matches. Four of the last meetings between the pair have produced under 2.5 goals, and Excelsior’s last five and three of Breda’s last five matches have have also seen fewer than three goals scored. Both teams are playing poorly and have been struggling for goals in recent weeks, and that’s why a final score of 0-0 is looking increasingly more likely on Wednesday.

Neither side have a goalscorer into double figures this season, with Messaoud leading the way for Excelsior with seven in the Eredivisie, and Breda front man te Vrede on nine. We’re confident that a ‘both teams to score – no’ bet will payout on Wednesday night, and have even predicted a final score of 0-0. Both sides are short on goals and wins, especially in recent weeks, which is why we’re expecting a tight and tense match with little in the way of goalmouth action between these two relegation battlers on Wednesday.