Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven will get round 13 of the 2025-26 season underway with a trip to the Rat Verlegh Stadion on Saturday to face off against NAC Breda.
Both teams enjoyed contrasting fortunes in their most recent outings as the hosts fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Volendam, while the away side ran out emphatic winners against AZ Alkmaar.
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NAC Breda vs PSV prediction: Emphatic win for defending champions
Key stats
- PSV are unbeaten in 10 matches across all competitions, although they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last six outings.
- Scoring first has been a strong suit of late for the visitors, who have opened the scoring in five of their last seven matches and have gone into the interval ahead in six of those games.
- Only one of Breda's last nine matches has yielded fewer than three goals or ended without both teams scoring.
Correct score prediction: NAC Breda 1-3 PSV
With one eye on their Champions League trip to Anfield, PSV could opt to rest several key stars for this one, but should still have enough about themselves to see off Breda.
We fully expect the reigning champions to have little problem coming away with all three points at the end of the 90 minutes.
Pre-game odds and win probability: PSV out to prevent major upset
- HOME: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.5%
- DRAW: 9/2 (5.50) – 18.2%
- AWAY: 1/3 (1.33) – 75%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Still perfect away from home in league action, where they have picked up 18 points from a possible 18, PSV have been heavily backed to keep that run going with a whopping 75% win probability.
Peter Bosz's men showed exactly why they are not only the defending champions but also the current leaders in their most recent outing against AZ Alkmaar, which ended in a comprehensive 5-1 triumph.
Back on home turf for the first time since beating Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 to kick off November, Breda will need to massively upset the odds to record consecutive home wins for the first time in 2025.
Carl Hoefkens's men were defeated 2-1 by Volendam last time out, a result which means they have now won just one of seven outings across all competitions leading up to Saturday's affair.
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Most recent H2Hs: One-way traffic in visitors' favour
Claiming 3-0 and 3-2 wins, PSV completed a league double over Breda last season to further stamp their authority in this fixture.
Saturday's visitors have come out on top in 10 of the most recent 11 matchups against the hosts, whose only victory during that span came in a KNVB Beker round-of-16 tie five years ago.
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NAC Breda preview: Double suspension blow after horror show against Volendam
Lewis Holtby and Fredrik Jensen were both sent off as Breda surrendered a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 away at Volendam.
Holtby had featured in all 11 matches for his side since joining from Holstein Krei, while Jensen was slowly beginning to nail down a place in the XI after making consecutive starts for the first time this term.
Predicted lineup: Bielica(GK), Lucassen, Greiml, Hillen, Kemper, Balard, Leemans, Talvitie, Nassoh, Sowah & Van Hooijdonk
NAC Breda's last five matches:
- FC Volendam 2-1 NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
- NAC Breda 1-0 Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie)
- NAC Breda 1-4 Heracles (KNVB Beker)
- Heerenveen 3-3 NAC Breda (Eredivisie)
- NAC Breda 2-2 Zwolle (Eredivisie)
PSV preview: Trio still plagued by knee problems
Alassane Plea, Wessel Kuhn and Ruben van Bommel are guaranteed absentees for PSV as they continue to nurse respective knee issues.
The three players have made only a combined nine appearances this term, with Kuhn still awaiting a first outing.
Predicted lineup: Kovar(GK), Salah-Eddine, Gasiorowski, Schouten, Dest, Veerman, Mauro, Perisic, Saibari, Man & Til
PSV's last five matches:
- AZ Alkmaar 1-5 PSV (Eredivisie)
- Olympiacos 1-1 PSV (Champions League)
- PSV 5-2 Fortuna (Eredivisie)
- Feyenoord 2-3 PSV (Eredivisie)
- PSV 6-2 Napoli (Eredivisie)
Player to watch – Guus Til
With six goals and three assists in eight matches since the start of October, Til has been in superb form for PSV.
The 27-year-old netted a superb hat-trick in his side's last outing against AZ to sit joint-second in the scoring charts alongside teammate Ismael Saibari.
Til grabbed two first-half goals against Breda back in January's meeting and is no stranger to finding the back of the net in this fixture.