Hungary midfielder Csaba Feher grabbed the opening goal on nine minutes, before Anthony Lurling rattled in a second-half brace to secure Breda's eighth win in nine league games.

Rotterdam missed a penalty to equalise after playing well in the first half, and have now slipped to 16th place.

Roda JC stretched their unbeaten run to five matches in the Eredivisie after an entertaining 1-1 draw against struggling AZ Alkmaar.

Willem Janssen fired the hosts in front after just four minutes but they were unable to keep out a late equaliser from Simon Cziommer.

On Friday night, VVV Venlo hauled themselves out of the drop zone with a spirited 3-1 victory on the road at Vitesse Arnhem.

Jason Oost set the ball rolling for the visitors with the opener from the penalty spot after just two minutes while Nordin Amrabat's strike saw VVV surge 2-0 ahead four minutes later.

Amrabat's second on the stroke of half-time all but settled the game as a contest, although Santi Kolk's consolation on their hour mark made for a competitive end to proceedings.

The result is a setback to Vitesse's hopes of maintaining their push for a UEFA Cup play-off berth, while victory for VVV moves them two points clear of the relegation play-off zone, in 14th place.