Another action-packed fixture in Eerste Divisie as De Graafschap welcome Helmond Sport

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

It's advantage De Graafschap so far with their 2nd position in the Eerste Divisie table, welcoming Helmond Sport who are placed 10th.

Insights:
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Helmond Sport have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Eerste Divisie

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 pitch has grass, which is not Helmond Sport's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Helmond Sport have performed like this: Played 17 matches resulting in 2 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats with the goal stats 19-41 (scored/conceded).

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De Graafschap form and stats

De Graafschap are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Stadion De Vijverberg. 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games. The last three games played by Graafschap, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Graafschap manager M. Snoei and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Jong Ajax (placed 17th) in the Eerste Divisie. Preceding that game was the away draw at SC Cambuur that finished 1-1.

The De Graafschap fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Helmond Sport so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-8 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on W. Boessen, the Helmond manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Helmond Sport delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against TOP Oss (placed 11th) in their previous match; a Eerste Divisie game. Prior to that match, the Helmond manager W. Boessen faced defeat when travelling to Go Ahead Eagles and losing 1-5.

Robin Mantel had red hot gloves after the game against TOP Oss, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

Helmond find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. For Helmond, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Helmond Sport - Graafschap 1-2. De Graafschap-Helmond Sport H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: De Graafschap seven wins, Helmond Sport three wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
13 goals
Helmond SportL. Duijvestijn
L. Duijvestijn
11 goals
De GraafschapE. Lieftink
E. Lieftink
10 goals

De Graafschap missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

Total First Half Second Half
De Graafschap Helmond Sport
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
23 11 5 Won W 0 3 11
7 4 1 Drew D 0 7 11
7 3 0 Lost L 5 8 15
67 31 12 Scored S 5 25 51
47 21 2 Conceded C 19 38 68
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
81% 78% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 89%
54% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 78% 62%
35% 33% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 50% 35%
19% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 80% 22% 19%
59% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 80% 78% 68%
32% 39% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 16%
11% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.5
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14 14.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 10.6 10.4
5.7 5.8 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.1 4.4
32% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 34% 31%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Helmond Sport have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Eerste Divisie

  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 37 28 5 4 106 34 18 14 1 3 57 17 19 14 4 1 49 17 72 89
2 De Graafschap 37 23 7 7 67 47 18 11 4 3 31 21 19 12 3 4 36 26 20 76
3 Go Ahead Eagles 37 22 8 7 61 25 19 10 5 4 30 13 18 12 3 3 31 12 36 74
4 Almere City 37 22 8 7 74 47 18 13 3 2 33 8 19 9 5 5 41 39 27 74
5 NAC Breda 37 22 7 8 73 38 19 13 1 5 41 19 18 9 6 3 32 19 35 73
6 FC Volendam 37 18 9 10 77 51 18 8 3 7 40 27 19 10 6 3 37 24 26 63
7 NEC 37 19 6 12 66 44 18 10 4 4 32 18 19 9 2 8 34 26 22 63
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 37 15 12 10 67 59 19 8 7 4 35 24 18 7 5 6 32 35 8 57
9 Excelsior 37 14 6 17 65 65 18 8 2 8 35 30 19 6 4 9 30 35 0 48
10 Helmond Sport 37 11 11 15 51 68 19 8 4 7 26 30 18 3 7 8 25 38 -17 44
11 TOP Oss 37 12 8 17 38 57 18 7 3 8 27 31 19 5 5 9 11 26 -19 44
12 MVV Maastricht 37 12 7 18 47 71 18 8 3 7 31 37 19 4 4 11 16 34 -24 43
13 Telstar 37 10 11 16 56 59 18 5 6 7 36 29 19 5 5 9 20 30 -3 41
14 Jong PSV 37 10 9 18 53 64 19 4 6 9 22 27 18 6 3 9 31 37 -11 39
15 FC Eindhoven 37 10 9 18 48 60 18 6 5 7 31 28 19 4 4 11 17 32 -12 39
16 Jong AZ 37 11 5 21 55 90 19 7 3 9 38 46 18 4 2 12 17 44 -35 38
17 Jong Ajax 37 9 10 18 53 70 19 4 6 9 25 34 18 5 4 9 28 36 -17 37
18 Jong Utrecht 37 11 1 25 51 75 19 5 0 14 23 38 18 6 1 11 28 37 -24 34
19 FC Den Bosch 37 8 8 21 58 82 19 6 6 7 38 32 18 2 2 14 20 50 -24 32
20 FC Dordrecht 37 8 3 26 35 95 19 4 3 12 20 41 18 4 0 14 15 54 -60 27

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 SC Cambuur 37 28 5 4 106 34 18 14 1 3 57 17 19 14 4 1 49 17 72 89
2 De Graafschap 37 23 7 7 67 47 18 11 4 3 31 21 19 12 3 4 36 26 20 76
3 Go Ahead Eagles 37 22 8 7 61 25 19 10 5 4 30 13 18 12 3 3 31 12 36 74
4 Almere City 37 22 8 7 74 47 18 13 3 2 33 8 19 9 5 5 41 39 27 74
5 NAC Breda 37 22 7 8 73 38 19 13 1 5 41 19 18 9 6 3 32 19 35 73
6 FC Volendam 37 18 9 10 77 51 18 8 3 7 40 27 19 10 6 3 37 24 26 63
7 NEC 37 19 6 12 66 44 18 10 4 4 32 18 19 9 2 8 34 26 22 63
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 37 15 12 10 67 59 19 8 7 4 35 24 18 7 5 6 32 35 8 57
9 Excelsior 37 14 6 17 65 65 18 8 2 8 35 30 19 6 4 9 30 35 0 48
10 Helmond Sport 37 11 11 15 51 68 19 8 4 7 26 30 18 3 7 8 25 38 -17 44
11 TOP Oss 37 12 8 17 38 57 18 7 3 8 27 31 19 5 5 9 11 26 -19 44
12 MVV Maastricht 37 12 7 18 47 71 18 8 3 7 31 37 19 4 4 11 16 34 -24 43
13 Telstar 37 10 11 16 56 59 18 5 6 7 36 29 19 5 5 9 20 30 -3 41
14 Jong PSV 37 10 9 18 53 64 19 4 6 9 22 27 18 6 3 9 31 37 -11 39
15 FC Eindhoven 37 10 9 18 48 60 18 6 5 7 31 28 19 4 4 11 17 32 -12 39
16 Jong AZ 37 11 5 21 55 90 19 7 3 9 38 46 18 4 2 12 17 44 -35 38
17 Jong Ajax 37 9 10 18 53 70 19 4 6 9 25 34 18 5 4 9 28 36 -17 37
18 Jong Utrecht 37 11 1 25 51 75 19 5 0 14 23 38 18 6 1 11 28 37 -24 34
19 FC Den Bosch 37 8 8 21 58 82 19 6 6 7 38 32 18 2 2 14 20 50 -24 32
20 FC Dordrecht 37 8 3 26 35 95 19 4 3 12 20 41 18 4 0 14 15 54 -60 27

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.