NAC Breda v Heerenveen: play-off push meets survival fight | OneFootball

NAC Breda host Heerenveen in the Eredivisie on Sunday, 10 May 2026 at the Rat Verlegh Stadion, with the home side battling relegation and the visitors targeting the European qualification play-offs.

Heerenveen sit seventh and arrive with recent control of this fixture, including a 4-2 win in Breda in January 2025 and a 4-0 home victory in August 2024, though the most recent meeting ended 3-3 in October 2025. NAC Breda are 17th and desperate for points.

Form points to momentum with the visitors. Heerenveen have three wins in their last five league games, including a 2-0 success at Volendam last time out. NAC Breda are winless in five, drawing twice before back-to-back defeats against Ajax and Utrecht.

Team news could bite both midfields. Mohamed Nassoh is suspended for NAC Breda, while defenders Leo Greiml and Lucassen Boyd, plus midfielder Fredrik Jensen, are listed as injured. Heerenveen are without Joris Overeem through suspension, and goalkeeper Andries Noppert is injured, with Maxence Rivera, Amourrichio Van Axel Dongen, Nikolai Hopland and Levi Smans also sidelined.

On the pitch, Heerenveen's attack looks a threat. They've scored 57 league goals with 53.52% shooting accuracy, led by Jacob Trenskow's 12 strikes. NAC Breda may lean on delivery and aerial power, having produced 491 open play crosses at 20.98% accuracy and seven headed goals, a possible route to unsettle the visitors' defence.

A Heerenveen win would strengthen their grip on the qualification play-offs and could nudge them up the table. Three points for NAC Breda would revive their survival bid and close the gap to the relegation play-off place.