19th- against 12th spot might not sound all that sexy. But: We have the facts that makes Helmond Sport - De Graafschap (even) more action-packed!
- Helmond Sport have the most conceded goals (28) in Eerste Divisie
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It should be mentioned that De Graafschap play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for De Graafschap on artifical turf are 11 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 47-41. You can compare this with overall results below.
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.
Helmond Sport form and stats
3-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Helmond Sport so far this season.
Helmond enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Roda JC Kerkrade's place. The match ended 1-0 with Kaars scoring. Eynden was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.32 out of 10. The defender Eynden won 3 of 5 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at MVV Maastricht.Helmond Sport has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
De Graafschap form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for De Graafschap so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose).
Impressive finishing from Önal (2) and Yadir secured the home win 3-2 against Jong PSV in their previous game. Yadir came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Jong PSV last time out, making the manager Poldervaart feel like a tactical genius. Defender Hillen was the best team player with a rating of 8.0. Hillen served one assist, hit two key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting FC Den Bosch's place.Graafschap have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 10 goals have been scored. For De Graafschap, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Helmond victories, one draw and seven De Graafschap wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kaars 7 goals |   D. Gravenberch 4 goals | B. Onal 4 goals |
Helmond Sport missing players
De Graafschap missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 28 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 60% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 33% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 40% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 20% | 14% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 40% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 7.9 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 25% | 36% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| 8.9 | 7.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.9 | 9.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Helmond Sport have the most conceded goals (28) in Eerste Divisie
- Helmond Sport have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Eerste Divisie
- 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 | Heracles | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Jong AZ | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Willem II | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Almere City | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | VVV-Venlo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Jong Ajax | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Telstar | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | De Graafschap | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | FC Den Bosch | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | NAC Breda | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Jong PSV | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 6 |
