Match preview Eerste Divisie: Excelsior - Helmond Sport at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 28.March
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Excelsior in 9th and Helmond Sport in 13th place.

Insights:
  • Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Excelsior form and stats

Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for Excelsior are 6-1-7 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Excelsior bring valid hopes of a third.

Excelsior shared the glory with De Graafschap in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Jong Utrecht in a game that was won 2-0.

The Excelsior goalkeeper Alessandro Damen was crucial in the match against De Graafschap last time out, making seven saves.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (30 in 14 games), Excelsior's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Excelsior defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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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 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-5 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Helmond Sport go into this game after a win, the home game against Jong Utrecht that ended 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against NAC Breda wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Helmond have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. Helmond's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Excelsior and Helmond Sport have met before this season: Helmond Sport - Excelsior 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Excelsior, three draws and two wins for Helmond Sport. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
18 goals
Helmond SportL. Duijvestijn
L. Duijvestijn
9 goals
Helmond SportK. Loukili
K. Loukili
9 goals

Excelsior missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Excelsior Helmond Sport
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
11 6 2 Won W 1 2 8
4 1 0 Drew D 2 7 9
14 7 3 Lost L 1 5 12
54 30 12 Scored S 6 19 40
50 26 9 Conceded C 7 24 52
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
83% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 90%
66% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 71% 66%
45% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 34%
31% 36% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 14%
62% 57% 80% BTTS BTTS 75% 79% 69%
24% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 10%
17% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 24%
 
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 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.1 13.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10.8 10.8
5.5 5.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.9 4.6
34% 38% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 35% 30%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 De Graafschap 29 20 4 5 58 37 15 10 3 2 28 16 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 64
3 Almere City 29 19 5 5 65 38 15 11 2 2 29 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 27 62
4 NAC Breda 29 18 5 6 58 29 14 10 1 3 32 14 15 8 4 3 26 15 29 59
5 Go Ahead Eagles 29 17 6 6 46 19 15 7 4 4 20 11 14 10 2 2 26 8 27 57
6 NEC 30 17 5 8 59 33 15 9 3 3 28 13 15 8 2 5 31 20 26 56
7 FC Volendam 30 14 8 8 64 41 15 6 3 6 33 23 15 8 5 2 31 18 23 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 12 9 8 55 44 14 6 5 3 27 18 15 6 4 5 28 26 11 45
9 Excelsior 29 11 4 14 54 50 14 6 1 7 30 26 15 5 3 7 24 24 4 37
10 Telstar 29 10 7 12 48 44 15 5 4 6 31 23 14 5 3 6 17 21 4 37
11 Jong Ajax 30 9 7 14 50 61 15 4 4 7 23 30 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 34
12 FC Oss 29 10 4 15 32 49 15 6 2 7 23 25 14 4 2 8 9 24 -17 34
13 Helmond Sport 29 8 9 12 40 52 15 6 2 7 21 28 14 2 7 5 19 24 -12 33
14 MVV Maastricht 29 9 5 15 35 58 14 6 2 6 23 31 15 3 3 9 12 27 -23 32
15 Jong PSV 30 8 6 16 46 58 15 3 5 7 19 23 15 5 1 9 27 35 -12 30
16 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
17 Jong Utrecht 30 9 1 20 40 62 15 5 0 10 20 30 15 4 1 10 20 32 -22 28
18 Jong AZ 30 7 5 18 42 79 15 4 3 8 28 40 15 3 2 10 14 39 -37 26
19 FC Dordrecht 29 6 3 20 28 75 14 3 3 8 16 28 15 3 0 12 12 47 -47 21
20 FC Den Bosch 29 4 7 18 33 68 14 3 5 6 20 23 15 1 2 12 13 45 -35 19

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 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 De Graafschap 29 20 4 5 58 37 15 10 3 2 28 16 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 64
3 Almere City 29 19 5 5 65 38 15 11 2 2 29 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 27 62
4 NAC Breda 29 18 5 6 58 29 14 10 1 3 32 14 15 8 4 3 26 15 29 59
5 Go Ahead Eagles 29 17 6 6 46 19 15 7 4 4 20 11 14 10 2 2 26 8 27 57
6 NEC 30 17 5 8 59 33 15 9 3 3 28 13 15 8 2 5 31 20 26 56
7 FC Volendam 30 14 8 8 64 41 15 6 3 6 33 23 15 8 5 2 31 18 23 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 12 9 8 55 44 14 6 5 3 27 18 15 6 4 5 28 26 11 45
9 Excelsior 29 11 4 14 54 50 14 6 1 7 30 26 15 5 3 7 24 24 4 37
10 Telstar 29 10 7 12 48 44 15 5 4 6 31 23 14 5 3 6 17 21 4 37
11 Jong Ajax 30 9 7 14 50 61 15 4 4 7 23 30 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 34
12 FC Oss 29 10 4 15 32 49 15 6 2 7 23 25 14 4 2 8 9 24 -17 34
13 Helmond Sport 29 8 9 12 40 52 15 6 2 7 21 28 14 2 7 5 19 24 -12 33
14 MVV Maastricht 29 9 5 15 35 58 14 6 2 6 23 31 15 3 3 9 12 27 -23 32
15 Jong PSV 30 8 6 16 46 58 15 3 5 7 19 23 15 5 1 9 27 35 -12 30
16 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
17 Jong Utrecht 30 9 1 20 40 62 15 5 0 10 20 30 15 4 1 10 20 32 -22 28
18 Jong AZ 30 7 5 18 42 79 15 4 3 8 28 40 15 3 2 10 14 39 -37 26
19 FC Dordrecht 29 6 3 20 28 75 14 3 3 8 16 28 15 3 0 12 12 47 -47 21
20 FC Den Bosch 29 4 7 18 33 68 14 3 5 6 20 23 15 1 2 12 13 45 -35 19

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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.