Betting preview: Almere City the probable winner when Helmond Sport come to town

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 17.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yanmar Stadion (3000 seats)

Almere City are finding life sweet in the top table positions while Helmond Sport are more nervous about avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Almere City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (21) in Eerste Divisie

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Helmond Sport have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-3-10 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Almere City form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Almere City at their home stadium (Yanmar Stadion) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Almere City are returning here after visiting FC Eindhoven and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Pascu scored the goal(s). Defender Barbet got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.62/10. Barbet hit one key pass and won 3 of 8 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Jong PSV that was lost 1-2.

Almere City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yanmar Stadion with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Almere have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

Helmond Sport have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 2-2-8 (12 played).

Helmond Sport won their last game, 1-0 versus Roda JC Kerkrade played at home. That win felt nice as this club had gone five league rounds without victory. Vlerken, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Vlerken won 7 of 7 duels.

Prior to that match, the Helmond Sport manager Peeters faced defeat when travelling to Willem II and losing 1-5.

Lacking goals? 8 of this side's last 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Goals are few and far between in Helmond's away league games. Only {6 goals} from 12 travels. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Helmond Sport have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the contenders met earlier this season; Helmond Sport - Almere 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Almere City wins - draws - Helmond Sport wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Almere CityJ. Hilterman
J. Hilterman
12 goals
Helmond SportM. Kaars
M. Kaars
9 goals
Almere CityL. Duijvestijn
L. Duijvestijn
5 goals

Almere City missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almere City Helmond Sport
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 4 12 24
13 7 3 Won W 0 2 7
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
8 3 1 Lost L 3 8 13
36 23 11 Scored S 2 6 21
29 14 6 Conceded C 9 25 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 71%
54% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 46%
25% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 25%
21% 25% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 8%
50% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 46%
33% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 21%
17% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 33%
 
4.8 4.7 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 4.3
5.8 5.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 5.4
2 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.3 11.4 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.2 9.1
4.1 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.8 3.5
36% 43% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 18% 25%
 
8.7 7.8 5.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 10.9 9.7
4.1 4.3 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.8 4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Almere City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almere City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Helmond Sport have scored away.
  • Almere City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • Almere City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (21) in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PEC Zwolle 24 18 3 3 59 24 13 9 2 2 32 17 11 9 1 1 27 7 35 57
2 Heracles 23 15 2 6 63 31 11 9 1 1 41 13 12 6 1 5 22 18 32 47
3 Almere City 24 13 3 8 36 29 12 7 2 3 23 14 12 6 1 5 13 15 7 42
4 Willem II 24 11 6 7 39 26 12 7 2 3 19 10 12 4 4 4 20 16 13 39
5 FC Eindhoven 24 11 6 7 36 33 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 4 3 5 12 21 3 39
6 VVV-Venlo 24 11 6 7 37 35 12 4 5 3 14 13 12 7 1 4 23 22 2 39
7 MVV Maastricht 23 11 5 7 46 39 11 8 3 0 30 11 12 3 2 7 16 28 7 38
8 Jong AZ 24 10 5 9 40 38 12 6 4 2 26 16 12 4 1 7 14 22 2 35
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 24 10 4 10 34 32 12 6 2 4 20 16 12 4 2 6 14 16 2 34
10 NAC Breda 24 10 4 10 37 38 12 6 2 4 18 12 12 4 2 6 19 26 -1 34
11 Telstar 23 8 8 7 24 29 12 5 3 4 15 19 11 3 5 3 9 10 -5 32
12 Jong PSV 23 8 6 9 37 37 11 5 1 5 18 17 12 3 5 4 19 20 0 30
13 ADO Den Haag 23 7 7 9 26 33 12 4 4 4 17 16 11 3 3 5 9 17 -7 28
14 Graafschap 24 7 6 11 34 38 12 5 2 5 17 14 12 2 4 6 17 24 -4 27
15 FC Dordrecht 24 7 5 12 28 38 11 4 2 5 17 16 13 3 3 7 11 22 -10 26
16 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 36 49 13 6 1 6 24 25 11 2 1 8 12 24 -13 26
17 Jong Ajax 24 5 10 9 38 43 12 3 5 4 22 16 12 2 5 5 16 27 -5 25
18 Helmond Sport 24 7 4 13 21 41 12 5 2 5 15 16 12 2 2 8 6 25 -20 25
19 TOP Oss 24 6 3 15 26 45 12 4 1 7 16 19 12 2 2 8 10 26 -19 21
20 Jong Utrecht 23 4 5 14 22 41 11 2 3 6 7 12 12 2 2 8 15 29 -19 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PEC Zwolle 24 18 3 3 59 24 13 9 2 2 32 17 11 9 1 1 27 7 35 57
2 Heracles 23 15 2 6 63 31 11 9 1 1 41 13 12 6 1 5 22 18 32 47
3 Almere City 24 13 3 8 36 29 12 7 2 3 23 14 12 6 1 5 13 15 7 42
4 Willem II 24 11 6 7 39 26 12 7 2 3 19 10 12 4 4 4 20 16 13 39
5 FC Eindhoven 24 11 6 7 36 33 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 4 3 5 12 21 3 39
6 VVV-Venlo 24 11 6 7 37 35 12 4 5 3 14 13 12 7 1 4 23 22 2 39
7 MVV Maastricht 23 11 5 7 46 39 11 8 3 0 30 11 12 3 2 7 16 28 7 38
8 Jong AZ 24 10 5 9 40 38 12 6 4 2 26 16 12 4 1 7 14 22 2 35
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 24 10 4 10 34 32 12 6 2 4 20 16 12 4 2 6 14 16 2 34
10 NAC Breda 24 10 4 10 37 38 12 6 2 4 18 12 12 4 2 6 19 26 -1 34
11 Telstar 23 8 8 7 24 29 12 5 3 4 15 19 11 3 5 3 9 10 -5 32
12 Jong PSV 23 8 6 9 37 37 11 5 1 5 18 17 12 3 5 4 19 20 0 30
13 ADO Den Haag 23 7 7 9 26 33 12 4 4 4 17 16 11 3 3 5 9 17 -7 28
14 Graafschap 24 7 6 11 34 38 12 5 2 5 17 14 12 2 4 6 17 24 -4 27
15 FC Dordrecht 24 7 5 12 28 38 11 4 2 5 17 16 13 3 3 7 11 22 -10 26
16 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 36 49 13 6 1 6 24 25 11 2 1 8 12 24 -13 26
17 Jong Ajax 24 5 10 9 38 43 12 3 5 4 22 16 12 2 5 5 16 27 -5 25
18 Helmond Sport 24 7 4 13 21 41 12 5 2 5 15 16 12 2 2 8 6 25 -20 25
19 TOP Oss 24 6 3 15 26 45 12 4 1 7 16 19 12 2 2 8 10 26 -19 21
20 Jong Utrecht 23 4 5 14 22 41 11 2 3 6 7 12 12 2 2 8 15 29 -19 17

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