Helmond Sport fights Excelsior in Eerste Divisie battle

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 13.November
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

Season ticket holders at SolarUnie Stadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Helmond Sport languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Excelsior will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Eerste Divisie.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Helmond Sport, who have the fewest points (1) at home in Eerste Divisie, at their home stadium (SolarUnie Stadion) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The home team returns to SolarUnie Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with NEC (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Eerste Divisie game ended 2-2. Before that, Helmond drew at home versus MVV Maastricht.

The Helmond goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel was crucial in the match against NEC last time out, making eight saves.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Helmond here at SolarUnie Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Helmond Sport have conceded 11 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Excelsior form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Excelsior have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far.

The Excelsior goalkeeper Alessandro Damen is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 374 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Impressive finishing from Elías Már Ómarsson (3) secured the home win 3-0 against TOP Oss in their previous game. A 0-0 draw at Go Ahead Eagles's stadium before that.

Elías Már Ómarsson certainly enjoyed Excelsior's last game versus TOP Oss, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-0 victory.

Excelsior has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Excelsior have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Helmond Sport two wins, three draws and Excelsior five victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
13 goals
Helmond SportK. Loukili
K. Loukili
2 goals
HelmondA. Van Keilegom
A. Van Keilegom
2 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

Excelsior missing players

Helmond Sport Excelsior
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 6 11
2 0 0 Won W 2 3 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
6 4 0 Lost L 0 1 4
9 3 0 Scored S 4 11 22
19 11 0 Conceded C 1 6 16
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 91%
82% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 82%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 64%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 27%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 18%
55% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 55%
9% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 36%
45% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
124 60 0 Total Shots T S 38 94 155
43 22 0 Shots on Target S O 17 41 68
21% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 27% 32%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Excelsior have scored more than double the goals of Helmond Sport.
  • Helmond Sport has the fewest points (1) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Helmond Sport have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Helmond Sport have yet to win a game at home.
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Almere City 11 8 3 0 25 9 6 5 1 0 11 1 5 3 2 0 14 8 16 27
2 Graafschap 11 8 1 2 24 17 6 5 0 1 15 8 5 3 1 1 9 9 7 25
3 SC Cambuur 10 7 1 2 35 11 6 4 0 2 17 7 4 3 1 0 18 4 24 22
4 FC Volendam 11 6 3 2 30 13 6 3 1 2 15 6 5 3 2 0 15 7 17 21
5 NAC Breda 11 7 0 4 22 12 6 4 0 2 14 8 5 3 0 2 8 4 10 21
6 NEC 11 6 2 3 21 12 5 3 1 1 12 5 6 3 1 2 9 7 9 20
7 Jong Ajax 11 6 0 5 23 23 6 3 0 3 11 14 5 3 0 2 12 9 0 18
8 Excelsior 11 5 2 4 22 16 5 2 0 3 11 10 6 3 2 1 11 6 6 17
9 Telstar 11 4 4 3 20 16 6 2 2 2 13 8 5 2 2 1 7 8 4 16
10 Go Ahead Eagles 11 4 4 3 12 9 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 2 1 7 3 3 16
11 FC Eindhoven 11 4 3 4 18 21 6 2 3 1 14 8 5 2 0 3 4 13 -3 15
12 Roda JC Kerkrade 11 3 4 4 17 16 5 2 3 0 9 2 6 1 1 4 8 14 1 13
13 Jong PSV 10 4 1 5 17 21 4 1 1 2 6 9 6 3 0 3 11 12 -4 13
14 Jong Utrecht 10 4 0 6 16 20 5 1 0 4 5 10 5 3 0 2 11 10 -4 12
15 Helmond Sport 11 2 3 6 9 19 5 0 1 4 3 11 6 2 2 2 6 8 -10 9
16 MVV Maastricht 11 2 3 6 12 27 5 1 0 4 6 18 6 1 3 2 6 9 -15 9
17 FC Den Bosch 11 2 2 7 11 21 6 2 1 3 7 7 5 0 1 4 4 14 -10 8
18 TOP Oss 10 2 2 6 8 19 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 0 1 4 1 13 -11 8
19 Jong AZ 11 2 2 7 19 34 5 1 2 2 14 17 6 1 0 5 5 17 -15 8
20 FC Dordrecht 11 1 2 8 8 33 5 1 2 2 5 8 6 0 0 6 3 25 -25 5

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.