Relegation-threatened NAC Breda will go in search of a crucial victory to aid their quest for survival when they welcome Feyenoord to Rat Verlegh Stadion on Sunday in round 26 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie season.
Both teams suffered defeat in their most recent outings, as the hosts were beaten by Telstar, while the away side came away empty-handed against FC Twente.
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NAC Breda vs Feyenoord prediction: De Stadionclub to secure hard-fought triumph
Key stats
- NAC Breda have conceded the opening goal in five of their last seven outings, winning the other two when they have scored first.
- Feyenoord's defeat to Twente snapped a three-game winning run, and this weekend's visitors will now look to avoid consecutive league defeats for the first time since November.
- While the home side have had a relatively underwhelming start to the year, they are also yet to lose back-to-back matches in 2026.
Correct score prediction: NAC Breda 0-1 Feyenoord
Having conceded 39 league goals – the second-fewest of any team in the bottom half – much of Breda's woes this term can be attributed to their attacking inadequacies.
We expect that trend to continue here with the hosts coming up short at the top end of the pitch en route to a narrow defeat.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Breda with their backs against the wall
- HOME: 3/1 (4.00) – 25%
- DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3%
- AWAY: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Managing just one win from their last seven outings on the road across all competitions, Feyenoord have struggled on the road lately, but have been backed to secure all three points, judging by their 55.6% win probability.
Robin van Persie's men drew a second blank in three away matches at Twente, where Kristian Hlynsson and Sondre Orjasaeter scored in either half to secure a comfortable win.
Breda's 1-0 triumph over Volendam on February 21 was their first home win in seven matches, and Carl Hoefkens's men will need to upset the odds to make it consecutive victories in front of their fans.
Parel van het Zuiden put on a toothless performance in Telstar, suffering a 3-0 loss that ended their run of two league wins in a row.
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Most recent H2Hs: Feyenoord unbeaten in seven
Feyenoord cruised to a routine 2-0 victory over Breda in matchday one, extending their run of matches without defeat in this fixture to seven.
Central to this has been the hosts' ability to keep their opponents at bay with clean sheets in four of the aforementioned seven encounters.
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NAC Breda preview: Denis Odoi facing second straight game out
Odoi had featured in 11 straight matches for Breda before sitting out the defeat to Telstar due to an ankle issue.
While the Ghanaian's involvement this weekend is touch-and-go, Leo Greiml and Moussa Soumano are ruled out.
Predicted lineup: Bielica (GK), Valerius, Mahmutovic, Leemans, Kemper, Balard, Holtby, Sowah, Brym, Ayew & Salama
NAC Breda's last five matches:
- 27/02/26: Telstar 3-0 NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
- 21/02/26: NAC Breda 1-0 Volendam (Eredivisie)
- 14/02/26: Heracles 0-1 NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
- 06/02/26: NAC Breda 0-2 Excelsior (Eredivisie)
- 30/01/26: NAC Breda 2-2 FC Twente (Eredivisie)
Feyenoord preview: Defensive duo add to injury concerns
With things already dire on the injury front, Feyenoord are likely to head to Breda without Gijs Smal and Bart Nieuwkoop, who both came off injured against Twente.
Predicted lineup: Wellenreuther (GK), Bos, Ahmedhodzic, Watanabe, Deijl, Valente, Hwang, Sliti, Moder, Hadj Moussa & Ueda
Feyenoord's last five matches:
- 01/03/26: Twente 2-0 Feyenoord (Eredivisie)
- 22/02/26: Feyenoord 2-1 Telstar (Eredivisie)
- 15/02/26: Feyenoord 1-0 Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie)
- 08/02/26: Lorient 2-0 Angers (Eredivisie)
- 01/02/26: PSV 3-0 Feyenoord (Eredivisie)
Player to watch – Ayase Ueda
The current Eredivisie leading scorer has not registered a league goal this year, albeit not for a lack of trying.
Ueda will be hopeful of ending his ongoing drought this weekend at the expense of an opposing side that have failed to prevent him from scoring in his previous two matches against them.