Soccer match guide: Home crowds with big optimism before FC Eindhoven - Helmond Sport

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Louwers Stadion (4600 seats)

FC Eindhoven are pursuing the top positions while Helmond Sport are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (12) away in Eerste Divisie

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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FC Eindhoven form and stats

FC Eindhoven have collected 34 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 10-4-4.

FC Eindhoven enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Roda JC Kerkrade's place. The match ended 2-1 with Amevor and Dorenbosch scoring. The forward Brym outdid all teammates in that fixture and got a match rating of 8.05 out of 10. Brym served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Jong Utrecht.

An interesting fact: 8 of the most recent 10 league games from this football club have had goals from both sides.

The FC Eindhoven manager Penders has got the team scoring with 37 from 18 home games in the league. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

Helmond Sport have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 3-6-9 (18 played).

There were no winners in Helmond's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs VVV-Venlo (placed 8th). The draw against VVV-Venlo came from a losing position. The Helmond Sport manager Peeters brought on Arias as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

A 2-2 draw at ADO Den Haag's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Helmond Sport as they have only managed to score 12 times from 18 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Helmond struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 32 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played previously this season: Helmond Sport - FC Eindhoven 0-1. Previous ten meetings with these participants: FC Eindhoven won six, Helmond Sport triumphed in three and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Helmond SportM. Kaars
M. Kaars
12 goals
FC EindhovenC. Brym
C. Brym
11 goals
FC EindhovenN. Bannis
N. Bannis
9 goals

FC Eindhoven missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Eindhoven Helmond Sport
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
16 10 3 Won W 0 3 10
9 4 3 Drew D 1 6 10
11 4 0 Lost L 4 9 16
57 37 14 Scored S 1 12 36
52 22 8 Conceded C 9 32 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 94%
81% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 72%
56% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 39% 47%
33% 39% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 28% 25%
19% 28% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 6%
56% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 20% 39% 47%
22% 28% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 25%
22% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 50% 33%
 
4.2 4.2 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.1
5.1 5.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.1 5.6
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.5 2
7 5 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.6 9.5 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 8.2 9.2
4.1 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 2.7 3.6
38% 53% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 24% 28%
 
10.4 9.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 11.1 10.4
3.6 3.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.3 3.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Helmond Sport have scored away.
  • FC Eindhoven 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 (12) away 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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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