Struggling Helmond Sport will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying De Graafschap in the upcoming league round. It's 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Helmond Sport and De Graafschap should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not De Graafschap's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf De Graafschap have performed like this: Played 18 matches resulting in 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 31-29 (scored/conceded).
Helmond Sport form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Helmond Sport have to build on here at SolarUnie Stadion in the Eerste Divisie.
The home team returns to SolarUnie Stadion after sharing the points with FC Den Bosch (placed 14th) on their last time out; the Eerste Divisie game ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at GVVV in the KNVB Beker.
The Helmond Sport fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Helmond Sport defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
De Graafschap form and stats
Playing away, De Graafschap, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Eerste Divisie, have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. Things are running smoothly for De Graafschap who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sparta Rotterdam. De Graafschap are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
De Graafschap's last game was the home draw against Excelsior (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Vitesse's place.
The travelling fans enjoy De Graafschap's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. De Graafschap are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Helmond Sport, 2 draws and 4 wins for De Graafschap. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Hamdaoui
5 goals
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D. Snepvangers
4 goals
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R. Seuntjens
4 goals
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| Helmond Sport | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 29 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 77% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 77% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 77% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 62% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 17% | 23% |
| 5 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.3 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- De Graafschap have not yet lost a game.
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 27 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 27 |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | NEC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Telstar | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Jong Utrecht | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Almere City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Jong PSV | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 7 |