It's early days in the Eerste Divisie and both Almere City and Helmond Sport are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Helmond Sport's home stadium. The visitors last 18 games on grass have ended in 1 win, 4 draws and 13 losses.
Almere City form and stats
Only two Eerste Divisie home games for Almere City so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Almere City are confident in defense, having played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Almere, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating NEC away with the result 1-0. Damon Mirani found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Oss in a game that was won 3-0.
Almere goalkeeper Michael Woud did an outstanding job against NEC with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.
At Yanmar Stadion, Almere City has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Helmond Sport form and stats
Four points from two away games for Helmond Sport, meaning one draw and one victory in the Eerste Divisie so far.
Helmond aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 304 league minutes without a goal. A. Van Keilegom was the last player to find the net.
Helmond Sport might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Volendam proved too strong as Helmond Sport slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at SolarUnie Stadion. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to FC Eindhoven.
Late heartbreak for Helmond in the FC Volendam match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Helmond Sport has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Almere won six, Helmond Sport won two and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Verheydt 3 goals | F. Hammouti 1 goals | D. Mirani 1 goals |
Almere City missing players
Helmond Sport missing players
| Almere City | Helmond Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | 25 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 48% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 11% |
- Almere City is in the best form (3-1-0)
| Almere City | Last season | Helmond Sport | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 42 | 14 | Conceded | C | 37 | 62 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 38% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 34% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 62% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 69% | ||
| 21% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 374 | 204 | Total Shots | T S | 117 | 303 | ||
| 174 | 93 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 113 | ||
| 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Almere City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | NAC Breda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Jong PSV | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Telstar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | FC Volendam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Helmond Sport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Jong Ajax | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Graafschap | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | NEC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 45 |
| 9 | Almere City | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Telstar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 38 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 38 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | FC Oss | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -25 | 25 |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 22 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 37 | -22 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -32 | 20 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 17 |