Following relegation from the Eredivisie during the 2018-19 campaign, NAC Breda spent five arduous years in the second tier, although Sunday's hosts were able to secure a long-awaited promotion back to the top table last season after a successful playoff run, despite only finishing eighth during the regular term.

As a result, it was expected that Parel van het Zuiden would seriously struggle to stay afloat in the top tier during 2024-25, although Carl Hoefkens's troops have defied all pre-season expectations, recording standout victories over the likes of Dutch giants Ajax so far.



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在2018-19赛季从荷甲降级后，NAC Breda在乙级联赛中度过了艰苦的五年，尽管上周日的东道主在上个赛季成功晋级季后赛后获得了期待已久的升入顶级联赛，尽管在常规赛季中仅获得第八名。

因此，尽管卡尔·霍夫肯斯的球队在季前赛中打破了所有人的预期，在对阵荷兰豪门阿贾克斯的比赛中取得了令人瞩目的胜利，但人们预计范海特·祖登在2024-25赛季将很难保持在顶级联赛的位置上。