Eerste Divisie fixture research: Helmond Sport versus FC Den Bosch

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

20th- against 10th position might not sound all that steamy. But look: Here's the knowledge that makes Helmond Sport - FC Den Bosch (even) more action-packed!

Insights:
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Den Bosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This could be an absorbing match with lots of spark and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get ready!

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Helmond Sport form and stats

Helmond Sport's results here at SolarUnie Stadion in the Eerste Divisie have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats. Helmond Sport are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at SolarUnie Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.

Helmond enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Jong AZ's place. The match ended 1-0 with Houttequiet scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Swinnen when Houttequiet scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute. Goalkeeper Havekotte got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.15 out of ten. Havekotte topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Helmond Sport lost 0-4 at home to De Graafschap.

The Helmond Sport fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 18 matches. Helmond have conceded 35 from these games.

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Den Bosch so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-11 (win-draw-lose). FC Den Bosch has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

FC Den Bosch go into this game after a win, the home game against Roda JC Kerkrade that ended 1-0. FC Den Bosch goalie der Steen was high and low in the Roda JC Kerkrade game, contributing six saves towards the victory. der Steen was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.4. The agile goalkeeper Steen topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 loss hosting FC Volendam before that.

Bosch have conceded 33 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the final score FC Den Bosch - Helmond Sport 2-0 logged in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Helmond Sport won four games, three matches ended with a draw and FC Den Bosch have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Helmond SportJ. van Landschoot
J. van Landschoot
13 goals
FC Den BoschS. Ahannach
S. Ahannach
7 goals
HelmondJ. Goselink
J. Goselink
5 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

FC Den Bosch missing players

Helmond Sport FC Den Bosch
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
8 4 3 Won W 3 4 14
6 3 0 Drew D 2 3 4
23 11 3 Lost L 1 11 19
38 19 9 Scored S 11 18 41
71 35 10 Conceded C 9 33 60
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
76% 83% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 70%
65% 78% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 54%
32% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 27%
16% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 22%
51% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 41%
22% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 27%
32% 28% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 39% 38%
 
3.9 3.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.4 4.2
5.4 4.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.8 5.1
1.2 0.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.6
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.6 7.1 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.9 9.5
3.2 3 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 4.1
32% 35% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 23% 27%
 
11.4 9.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 13.2 12.1
5.9 4.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 5.8 5.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Den Bosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Emmen 37 25 5 7 61 24 18 14 0 4 38 12 19 11 5 3 23 12 37 80
2 FC Volendam 37 21 11 5 79 51 18 13 2 3 45 26 19 8 9 2 34 25 28 74
3 FC Eindhoven 37 21 7 9 67 41 19 12 4 3 39 19 18 9 3 6 28 22 26 70
4 ADO Den Haag 37 22 7 8 76 50 19 12 4 3 39 21 18 10 3 5 37 29 26 67
5 Excelsior 37 19 8 10 80 55 18 9 4 5 42 26 19 10 4 5 38 29 25 65
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 37 17 12 8 73 47 18 9 6 3 38 21 19 8 6 5 35 26 26 63
7 Jong Ajax 37 18 8 11 81 62 18 12 3 3 50 27 19 6 5 8 31 35 19 62
8 NAC Breda 37 16 10 11 58 43 19 10 7 2 33 13 18 6 3 9 25 30 15 58
9 De Graafschap 37 15 10 12 51 42 19 4 8 7 18 25 18 11 2 5 33 17 9 55
10 FC Den Bosch 37 14 4 19 41 60 19 10 1 8 23 27 18 4 3 11 18 33 -19 46
11 VVV-Venlo 37 13 6 18 47 62 19 7 4 8 27 33 18 6 2 10 20 29 -15 45
12 Jong PSV 37 11 10 16 60 62 18 7 5 6 34 27 19 4 5 10 26 35 -2 43
13 Almere City 37 11 8 18 57 66 18 5 4 9 26 29 19 6 4 9 31 37 -9 41
14 TOP Oss 37 11 8 18 48 61 18 6 5 7 28 27 19 5 3 11 20 34 -13 41
15 Jong AZ 37 11 6 20 36 50 19 7 3 9 19 22 18 4 3 11 17 28 -14 39
16 Jong Utrecht 37 11 5 21 41 64 18 5 0 13 14 32 19 6 5 8 27 32 -23 38
17 FC Dordrecht 37 10 8 19 52 76 19 6 6 7 28 31 18 4 2 12 24 45 -24 38
18 MVV Maastricht 37 11 4 22 42 75 19 5 3 11 22 37 18 6 1 11 20 38 -33 37
19 Telstar 37 8 11 18 44 70 19 4 5 10 21 39 18 4 6 8 23 31 -26 35
20 Helmond Sport 37 8 6 23 38 71 18 4 3 11 19 35 19 4 3 12 19 36 -33 27

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.