FC Groningen 4-1 NAC Breda - Eredivisie 2024/2025 Statistical Preview

There are no players missing for Groningen heading into Matchday One.
So far this summer, they've acquired the services of Thijs Oosting, Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson, Etienne Vaessen, and Finn Stam. Oosting and Vaessen are hoping to make their debuts here.

Newly appointed NAC Breda head coach Carl Hoefkens is only missing central midfielder Clint Leemans from his first matchday squad.
Daniel Bielica is expected to keep goal while Elías Már Ómarsson leads the attack.

Standings

R	Team	W	D	L	Pts
10	N. Breda	5	0	7	15
12	FC Groningen	3	3	6	12

Prediction

Life as an Eredivisie club begins this week for Groningen and NAC Breda. Groningen spent one season away from the Dutch top division, while it was a five-year exile for Breda.
The last Eredivisie meeting between the teams occurred in February 2019 at Rat Verlegh Stadion and ended in a goalless draw.
NAC has had the upper hand against Groningen recently, being unbeaten in their last three Eredivisie matches (with one win and two draws). Groningen is seeking its first top-flight victory over NAC since December 2018.
Romano Postema captured attention for Groningen in the previous season's Eerste Divisie by scoring 18 goals, the fourth-highest total among the league's top scorers.
In the last league campaign, NAC was led by Dominik Janosek with 11 goals.

FC Groningen

NAC Breda

Ratings

Goals

Assists

NAC Breda will score from a direct freekick

NAC Breda will be shown a high number of cards

FC Groningen will score as a result of a through ball

NAC Breda will steal the ball from the opposition often

NAC Breda will dominate in the air

There will be a high number of cards shown

* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characteristics.