NAC Breda is set to square off against Excelsior in an Eredivisie clash at the Rat Verlegh Stadion on 2026-02-06 GMT.

NAC Breda currently sits in 17th place, while Excelsior is positioned 13th in the league standings.

With 16 points, NAC Breda trails behind Excelsior, who boast 23 points this season.

In their head-to-head matchups, NAC Breda has maintained a strong record, scoring 2+ goals in 70% of their last 10 encounters against Excelsior.

Excelsior, on the other hand, has seen over 2.5 goals in 70% of their last 10 away matches in the Eredivisie.

Both teams will be looking to secure valuable points in this fixture.

Prediction: NAC Breda and Excelsior to draw.

A relegation six-pointer in everything but name opens matchday 22 as NAC Breda host Excelsior at the Rat Verlegh Stadium. NAC begin the round 17th on 16 points and badly need a win to arrest a slide that has left them without a victory in ten league matches, while 13th-placed Excelsior arrive on 23 points still searching for the result that turns a string of draws into genuine separation from the bottom three.

NAC’s recent pattern is familiar: competitive, stubborn, but unable to land a finishing blow. Their 2–2 draw with Twente last time out at least showed spirit, yet it also extended a run of D-D-L-D-L over the last five. That lack of cutting edge has kept Carl Hoefkens’ side in the relegation zone despite a home scoring rate that is passable by lower-table standards at 1.17 goals per match, alongside 1.33 conceded.

Excelsior’s run has been even more draw-heavy. Ruben den Uil’s side come into this after a 2–2 home draw with Ajax, but their last five league matches read D-D-D-D-L, and they have struggled badly away from home, conceding 2.3 goals per away match and ranking among the weakest travelling defences in the division. Still, they have had the edge in this fixture recently, winning three of the last five meetings including a 1–0 victory in November, and they have scored in each of their last three away league trips to NAC.

This looks like a match of competing frustrations: NAC’s long winless run against Excelsior’s inability to turn draws into wins. The hosts should have spells of territory and set-piece pressure, while Excelsior’s best moments are likely to come in transitions, particularly if NAC’s wing-backs push high and leave space behind them. With both sides conceding regularly and Excelsior especially leaky away from home, the game feels more likely to open up than settle into a stalemate, but the decisive factor may be which side shows more composure in the box.