Heerenveen v NAC Breda result

Full-time · Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda

Eredivisie · Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:00 BST · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Heerenveen · NAC Breda · Head-to-head

Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen beat NAC Breda 4–0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie on Saturday 31 August.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Heerenveen: Simon Olsson (47’, assisted by Sam Kersten), Luuk Brouwers (50’, assisted by M. Kohlert) and I. Nicolăescu (70’, assisted by Simon Olsson; 84’, assisted by C. Nunnely).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Heerenveen 2.60, NAC Breda 1.72, from 16 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Hensgens showed one yellow card — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — NAC Breda: M. Balard (48’).

What it changes

Heerenveen’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 4, across nine matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, I. Nicolăescu (Heerenveen) 12.0, Simon Olsson (Heerenveen) 9.4 and M. Kohlert (Heerenveen) 7.5 led the match.

Next up

Heerenveen next travel to ADO Den Haag on 24 October 2026.

NAC Breda next travel to JOS Watergraafsmeer on 28 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heerenveen: ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for NAC Breda: JOS Watergraafsmeer v NAC Breda, Wednesday 28 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda · Eredivisie
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion · Heerenveen
Referee: R. Hensgens
Head-to-head (last 5): Heerenveen 3 · draws 0 · NAC Breda 2 · 3.2 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 0W 2D 3L · NAC Breda 2W 0D 3L

Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 2.5

Goals

against 2.38 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4.14

Corners

against 2.5 / 4.57 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.75 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 6.5 / 6.14 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 2.57

Cards

against 2 / 1.86 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · R. Hensgens

1 home / 1.75 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heerenveen for / against	Line	NAC Breda for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.14 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.25 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.71 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.43 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Hensgens — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 23.75 fouls over 8 matches (1 to the home side, 1.75 to the away side).

Home 1Away 1.75

Heerenveen

Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. van Ee n 8	44.9	2.5 5/3	1.8 5/2	—
O. Braude n 8	73.9	2.1 7/4	0.6 4/0	—
D. Hall n 8	48.9	1.4 3/3	0.7 2/1	—
I. Nicolăescu n 8	31.3	1.4 3/1	0.7 2/0	—
Pelle van Amersfoort n 8	70.1	1.3 5/3	0.8 3/1	—

Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Webster n 8	18.4	4.3 4/2	0.6 1/0
P. Wålemark n 8	43.3	2.6 4/3	0.8 2/1
Pelle van Amersfoort n 8	70.1	2.2 6/4	1.3 3/3
I. Nicolăescu n 8	31.3	2.2 5/1	1.1 3/0
Daniel Karlsbakk n 8	26.6	2.1 4/1	0.8 2/0

Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Tahiri n 8	53.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
P. Wålemark n 8	43.3	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
T. Haye n 8	77.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Danilo Al-Saed n 8	54.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
I. Nicolăescu n 8	31.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Hall n 8	48.9	3.5 7/4
C. Webster n 8	18.4	3.1 4/1
O. Braude n 8	73.9	3 7/5
E. van Ee n 8	44.9	3 5/4
Simon Olsson n 8	63.1	2.7 7/4

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Noppert n 8	90	2.9 6/5
M. van der Hart n 8	90	2.6 7/6

NAC Breda

NAC Breda — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Kostorz n 4	34	2.6 2/1	0.7 1/0	—
L. Greiml n 8	66.6	2.2 6/4	0.7 4/0	—
S. Haugen n 8	73.5	2 7/2	0.9 3/2	—
C. Staring n 8	88.1	1.4 7/4	0.4 2/1	—
J. Van den Bergh n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.9 5/2	—

NAC Breda — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Ómarsson n 8	41.6	2.2 5/2	1.1 2/1
M. Koscelník n 8	30.5	2.2 3/1	0.7 2/0
S. Haugen n 8	73.5	2.1 6/4	1.2 6/1
D. Janošek n 8	86.3	1.2 6/2	0.8 5/1
M. Garbett n 8	37.4	1.2 3/1	0.6 2/0

NAC Breda — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Garbett n 8	37.4	0.3 1/0	0.6 2/0
S. Haugen n 8	73.5	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
E. Ómarsson n 8	41.6	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
D. Janošek n 8	86.3	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
M. Koscelník n 8	30.5	0.7 2/0	0 0/0

NAC Breda — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Koscelník n 8	30.5	4.1 5/3
M. Garbett n 8	37.4	3.9 7/3
Cherrion Valerius n 3	52.7	3.4 2/2
B. Lucassen n 8	80	3.2 8/6
L. Greiml n 8	66.6	2.9 5/5

NAC Breda — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bielica n 8	90	4.4 8/8
P. van de Merbel n 7	90	3.7 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heerenveen		NAC Breda
62%	Possession	38%
2.60	Expected goals (xG)	1.72
16	Shots	11
8	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	7
2	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	8
3	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
556	Passes	335
85%	Pass accuracy	77%

Heerenveen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. van der Hart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
S. Kersten	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.5
Pawel Bochniewicz	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	7.3
M. Kohlert	90	0	1	1	0	3	3	8.5
Simon Olsson	90	1	1	1	1	2	1	8.2
J. Trenskow	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	6.9
E. van Ee	82	0	0	3	1	1	5	7.6
I. Sebaoui	82	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.9
O. Braude	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Daniel Karlsbakk	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Brouwers	55	1	0	2	1	2	2	7.6
L. Smans sub	35	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
D. Hall sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
I. Nicolăescu sub	24	2	0	3	3	1	2	9.2
C. Nunnely sub	8	0	1	0	0	1	1	7.3
Isaiah Ahmed sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5

NAC Breda player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bielica	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Cherrion Valerius	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.2
L. Greiml	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Van den Bergh	90	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
B. Kemper	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
M. Balard	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. Garbett	74	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
E. Ómarsson	74	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Lucassen	73	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
R. Paula	40	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Janošek	30	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
L. Sauer sub	60	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
K. Kostorz sub	50	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
R. Kuijpers sub	17	3	0	0	0	0	5.6
C. Staring sub	16	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
S. Fernandes sub	16	1	0	0	2	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heerenveen v NAC Breda — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HeerenveenDLLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

NAC BredaWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2.2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Heerenveen 3 · 0 draws · NAC Breda 2 · 3.2 goals/game

2023-02-07 NAC Breda 1–2 Heerenveen
2019-05-12 Heerenveen 2–1 NAC Breda
2018-12-22 NAC Breda 4–2 Heerenveen
2018-04-29 NAC Breda 3–0 Heerenveen
2017-12-16 Heerenveen 1–0 NAC Breda

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heerenveen#9 pos43 pts34 pl-15 GD

NAC Breda#15 pos33 pts34 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.24

NAC Breda scored1

Heerenveen conceded1.68

NAC Breda conceded1.71

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