Eerste Divisie: Tipsway are previewing an appealing and important match starring FC Dordrecht and Helmond Sport at Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion. They both need to win this!
- FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
- Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie
4-3-10 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Helmond Sport when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 17 matches are 9-34 (scored/conceded).
Both sides have had enough days rest since their last match. Let's wish for an in-your-face match!
FC Dordrecht form and stats
FC Dordrecht's struggle is real here at Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion with only 14 points collected from 14 Eerste Divisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-8. When FC Dordrecht hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Jong Utrecht, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss, Jong PSV and Jong Ajax), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Dordrecht with their six defeats in a row. Not since the FC Eindhoven game, 50 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
FC Dordrecht faced defeat in their previous match, away at FC Den Bosch (after extra-time) (1-3). The attacker Touré was declared "man of the match" for FC Dordrecht with a rating of 8.0/10. Touré scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Dordrecht lost 0-4 at home to Graafschap (after extra-time).FC Dordrecht are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FC Dordrecht defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Helmond Sport form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Helmond Sport so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-9 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Helmond Sport's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Telstar (after extra-time) (placed 11th). Helmond's last match (vs Telstar) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Lieftink. Lieftink got a match rating of 8.31 in that game, top player of the team. Lieftink scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Jong PSV (after extra-time).Helmond Sport are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {6 goals} from 14 away games. Helmond Sport have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded result involving both these participants is the Helmond Sport - FC Dordrecht 2-1 played previously this season. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Dordrecht, two draws and four wins for Helmond Sport. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kaars 10 goals |   S. Longo 8 goals | J. Pinas 3 goals |
FC Dordrecht missing players
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| FC Dordrecht | Helmond Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 32 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| 51 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | 45 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 69% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 72% |
| 59% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 45% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 7% |
| 52% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 28% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 57% | 34% |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 9.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 33% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 18% | 29% |
| 11.8 | 11.9 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
- FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Dordrecht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Helmond Sport have scored away.
- FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Dordrecht is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Eerste Divisie
- Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) 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 | PEC Zwolle | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 69 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 29 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 50 | 63 |
| 3 | Almere City | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 52 |
| 5 | Willem II | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 47 |
| 7 | MVV Maastricht | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 44 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -5 | 43 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Jong AZ | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Telstar | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 12 | Graafschap | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 39 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 38 |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 27 | -17 | 33 |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 36 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 70 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 44 | -30 | 30 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -20 | 30 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -23 | 20 |
