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Heracles Almelo v NAC Breda : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Feb, 15:30 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

Saturday afternoon sees Bas Sibum’s Heracles Almelo and Carl Hoefkens’s NAC Breda go head to head in a Eredivisie battle at the Polman Stadion. You'll see stats supporting our top of both teams to score below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Eredivisie performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying the KickOff match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant statistics, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this fixture: both teams to score. In Heracles and NAC we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to prove that on Saturday afternoon. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.50.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Heracles
42%
31/20
6%
8/5
Draw
23%
13/55/2
3%
NAC
35%
8/5
5%
13/8
Draw 1-1
10%
6/15/1
8%
Heracles 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
15/2
NAC 2-1
8%
9/115/2
6%
Draw 2-2
7%
12/110/1
16%
Heracles 1-0
6%
17/2
6%
7/1
20%
NAC 1-0
6%
17/215/2
15%
Heracles 2-0
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
8%
Heracles 3-1
5%
18/114/1
NAC 2-0
4%
12/1
13%
11/1
8%
NAC 3-1
4%
20/116/1
13%
Heracles 3-2
4%
25/120/1
24%
Draw 0-0
4%
11/19/1
9%
NAC 3-2
4%
25/1
10%
20/1
24%
Heracles 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
NAC 3-0
2%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
17/204/5
13%
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
19/2010/11
13%
Home 1st Goal
50%
10/1119/20
2%
Away 1st Goal
48%
20/21
3%
1/1
No 1st Goal
2%
11/19/1
9%
BTTS - Yes
65%
4/6
2%
4/6
11%
BTTS - No
35%
11/10
2%
11/10
13%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
15/418/5
15%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/216/5
8%
BTTS - Away Win
21%
4/118/5
10%
Home/draw
65%
1/2
7%
10/21
Away/draw
58%
1/2
2%
1/2
Home/away
77%
2/73/10
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/41/4
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
11/413/5
17%
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
2/1
8%
2/1
22%
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
4/11
2%
7/20
10%
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
5/119/4
37%
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1/81/8
7%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
12/110/1
38%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/251/33
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/251/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
11/19/1
17%
Home DNB
58%
5/6
6%
5/6
Away DNB
51%
5/6
9%
10/11
3%
Heracles win to nil
17%
7/2
4%
-
NAC win to nil
14%
7/2
10%
-
Heracles / Heracles
20%
3/114/5
3%
Heracles / NAC
3%
25/120/1
11%
Heracles / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Heracles
13%
5/15/1
Draw / NAC
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
NAC / Heracles
3%
25/120/1
11%
NAC / NAC
19%
10/3
4%
3/1
NAC / Draw
6%
12/111/1
9%
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the Eredivisie league table. Heracles have a shocking record against teams below them in the league, they have lost all 1 matches and failed to score in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Heracles have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Heracles have played 10 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 24 goals at home.

NAC are in 18th position in the Eredivisie on 16 points having played 22 matches so far this season. NAC are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 5 of those games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 7 and won 3. NAC have conceded 36 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Heracles
NAC
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV2219214059 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
2
Feyenoord2213362042 
l
 
0-7A
l
 
4-2A
Mar 8
l
 
2-0A
3
NEC2112542141 
l
 
1-4F
l
 
4-1A
l
 
3-4A
l
 
3-0A
4
Ajax2210931339 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
l
 
2-1A
5
S.Rotterdam221138-736 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
6
Twente2281041234 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
7
AZ Alkmaar22967133 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
l
 
0-1A
May 17
8
Groningen22949131 
May 17
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
9
Fortuna227510-526 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
10
Excelsior227510-1326 
Mar 20
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
11
PEC Zwolle227510-1426 
w
 
8-2A
May 3
d
 
2-2F
Mar 21
12
Heerenveen21678-425 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 5
May 10
d
 
3-3A
13
Utrecht21669224 
Mar 6
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
May 2
14
GA Eagles214116-323 
w
 
4-2F
Feb 22
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
15
FC Volendam225611-1321 
Apr 26
l
 
3-0A
Feb 21
l
 
2-1F
16
Telstar223811-1217 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
17
Heracles225215-2617 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Feb 14
18
NAC223712-1316 
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
-
-
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
19
NAC have not won in 19 consecutive away league games
Heracles 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
NAC 18TH
20 league games
Away
19
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
6
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Heracles have beaten NAC in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Heracles since 2017
Heracles
NAC
Goals: Scored
5
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
HER
3
League games at NAC since 2018
NAC
Heracles
Goals: Scored
11
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
D
1
BRE
3
Goal Statistics

NAC Breda's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Heracles Almelo have conceded in each of their last 15 Eredivisie outings. A PG of 1.6 for C. Hoefkens's side suggests that run should continue.

Heracles 17th NAC 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that NAC will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Heracles have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
-25
NAC have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Heracles
PG (predicted goals)
NAC
1.8
1.6
Attack rating
16%
better
HER
BRE
view stats
Games scored14
13
Failed to score8
9
Scored first6
6
Goals scored31
23
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for16
10
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
HER
BRE
23%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first16
15
Goals conceded57
36
Avg. goals conceded2.6
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against22%
16%
Avg. XG against2
1.5
KickOff rating
+23%

Heracles v NAC Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221067
D MiraniJ HornkampA Hrustic I Mesík
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Mirani DEF223
4
-
I Mesík DEF212
7
-
L. Kulenović FWD2153
-
A Hrustic  MID2016
5
-
J Žambůrek MID191
5
-
B Limbombe FWD1913
1
-
T Bruns MID181
1
-
T Gilst FWD181
2
-
M Wierik DEF171
2
-
M Engels FWD172
2
1
A Hoorenbeeck DEF162
1
-
W Ould-Chikh MID1614
2
-
M Benita DEF15
3
-
J Hornkamp FWD14101
2
1
D Kust DEF132
1
-
T Jansink GLK12
-
J Wieckhoff DEF11
1
-
Y Sanches FWD112
-
F Keijzer GLK8
-
S Scheperman MID71
1
-
S Cestic DEF1
-
J. Tijink DEF1
-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID1
-
NAC Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22548
K SowahS HooijdonkL HoltbyR Hillen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Sowah FWD221
3
-
D Bielica GLK21
2
-
B Kemper  DEF2132
3
-
C. Valerius DEF21
5
-
M. Balard MID211
3
1
J. Talvitie FWD2122
-
R Hillen DEF201
7
1
C Leemans MID20
3
-
L Holtby MID1914
1
1
M Nassoh MID1931
3
-
S Hooijdonk FWD1851
1
1
B Lucassen DEF15
1
-
C Brym FWD1524
3
-
R. Paula MID122
-
L Greiml DEF111
1
-
M Soumano FWD103
-
E Mahmutovic DEF7
2
-
D. Versluis FWD6
-
J. Candelaria DEF5
-
T Kongolo DEF5
-
F Jensen MID5
1
B Ghalidi FWD3
1
-
C Staring MID2
-
K Lamprou GLK1
-
D. van Reeuwijk DEF1
-