SolarUnie Stadion: Helmond Sport vs FC Eindhoven Eerste Divisie news and facts

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 04.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

Helmond Sport have struggled for points this season. Can the gang get some points when FC Eindhoven come to visit SolarUnie Stadion?

Insights:
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eerste Divisie

Little time to rest for the host team, as they featured in a Eerste Divisie fixture only three days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at FC Emmen.

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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 3 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. When Helmond Sport hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like ADO Den Haag, FC Emmen, Excelsior, FC Volendam and Jong Ajax), they have won 2 of 5 matches! With eight home Eerste Divisie games in a row without a win, the Helmond Sport fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Jong Ajax game long ago, can be stopped today.

Helmond enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at FC Emmen's place. The match ended 2-1 with Landschoot (2) scoring. Reith, defender, was given a rating of 8.62/10 in that game, top of the team. Reith served one assist, hit one key pass and won 11 of 13 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at FC Volendam.

Helmond Sport have conceded 24 from these games.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

Playing away, FC Eindhoven have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Helmond Sport.

It's the second away game in a row for FC Eindhoven, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Jong AZ (placed 17th) last time out. The attacker der Sande got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. Sande signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game was the away victory against FC Oss with the score of 2-1.

The travelling fans enjoy FC Eindhoven's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away. Eindhoven have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the result FC Eindhoven - Helmond Sport 3-2 entered in the official records. Helmond Sport-FC Eindhoven H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Helmond three wins, FC Eindhoven four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FC EindhovenJ. Sleegers
J. Sleegers
13 goals
Helmond SportJ. van Landschoot
J. van Landschoot
11 goals
FC EindhovenJ. van der Sande
J. van der Sande
10 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

FC Eindhoven missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helmond Sport FC Eindhoven
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 14 27
6 3 2 Won W 3 6 15
6 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
15 7 1 Lost L 2 6 7
27 13 6 Scored S 11 22 50
47 24 7 Conceded C 4 19 31
93% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
70% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 74%
56% 69% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 48%
33% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 41%
19% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 29% 26%
56% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 36% 48%
22% 23% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 36% 37%
30% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 43% 22%
 
3.9 3.8 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.7 4.4
5.5 4.4 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.5 5.1
1 0.5 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.8 7.2 4.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 10.1 11.2
3.3 2.8 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.9 5.1
31% 35% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 36%
 
11.6 9.3 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.4 10.4
5.7 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.5 4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Eindhoven have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • FC Eindhoven is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eerste Divisie
  • 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 Volendam 27 18 8 1 62 31 14 11 2 1 36 17 13 7 6 0 26 14 31 62
2 FC Emmen 27 17 4 6 41 19 13 9 0 4 25 10 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 55
3 Excelsior 28 16 4 8 60 39 14 7 3 4 31 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 21 52
4 FC Eindhoven 27 15 5 7 50 31 13 9 3 1 28 12 14 6 2 6 22 19 19 50
5 Jong Ajax 28 15 4 9 57 46 14 9 2 3 32 20 14 6 2 6 25 26 11 49
6 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
7 Graafschap 27 13 7 7 40 27 14 4 5 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 46
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 11 10 6 52 34 13 5 5 3 23 15 14 6 5 3 29 19 18 43
9 NAC Breda 27 10 9 8 41 32 14 7 6 1 24 10 13 3 3 7 17 22 9 39
10 VVV-Venlo 27 11 3 13 37 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 13 5 1 7 15 16 -1 36
11 Jong PSV 27 10 5 12 44 41 14 7 2 5 26 17 13 3 3 7 18 24 3 35
12 FC Oss 27 8 6 13 35 43 14 5 4 5 22 21 13 3 2 8 13 22 -8 30
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 Jong Utrecht 28 8 4 16 30 52 14 4 0 10 12 28 14 4 4 6 18 24 -22 28
15 FC Den Bosch 27 8 3 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 14 2 3 9 15 26 -21 27
16 MVV Maastricht 27 8 2 17 27 55 13 4 2 7 15 24 14 4 0 10 12 31 -28 26
17 Jong AZ 27 7 4 16 24 37 14 5 3 6 14 17 13 2 1 10 10 20 -13 25
18 FC Dordrecht 27 6 7 14 40 59 13 3 5 5 18 23 14 3 2 9 22 36 -19 25
19 Almere City 28 5 8 15 39 57 14 2 4 8 17 27 14 3 4 7 22 30 -18 23
20 Helmond Sport 27 6 6 15 27 47 13 3 3 7 13 24 14 3 3 8 14 23 -20 21

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 FC Volendam 27 18 8 1 62 31 14 11 2 1 36 17 13 7 6 0 26 14 31 62
2 FC Emmen 27 17 4 6 41 19 13 9 0 4 25 10 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 55
3 Excelsior 28 16 4 8 60 39 14 7 3 4 31 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 21 52
4 FC Eindhoven 27 15 5 7 50 31 13 9 3 1 28 12 14 6 2 6 22 19 19 50
5 Jong Ajax 28 15 4 9 57 46 14 9 2 3 32 20 14 6 2 6 25 26 11 49
6 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
7 Graafschap 27 13 7 7 40 27 14 4 5 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 46
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 11 10 6 52 34 13 5 5 3 23 15 14 6 5 3 29 19 18 43
9 NAC Breda 27 10 9 8 41 32 14 7 6 1 24 10 13 3 3 7 17 22 9 39
10 VVV-Venlo 27 11 3 13 37 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 13 5 1 7 15 16 -1 36
11 Jong PSV 27 10 5 12 44 41 14 7 2 5 26 17 13 3 3 7 18 24 3 35
12 FC Oss 27 8 6 13 35 43 14 5 4 5 22 21 13 3 2 8 13 22 -8 30
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 Jong Utrecht 28 8 4 16 30 52 14 4 0 10 12 28 14 4 4 6 18 24 -22 28
15 FC Den Bosch 27 8 3 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 14 2 3 9 15 26 -21 27
16 MVV Maastricht 27 8 2 17 27 55 13 4 2 7 15 24 14 4 0 10 12 31 -28 26
17 Jong AZ 27 7 4 16 24 37 14 5 3 6 14 17 13 2 1 10 10 20 -13 25
18 FC Dordrecht 27 6 7 14 40 59 13 3 5 5 18 23 14 3 2 9 22 36 -19 25
19 Almere City 28 5 8 15 39 57 14 2 4 8 17 27 14 3 4 7 22 30 -18 23
20 Helmond Sport 27 6 6 15 27 47 13 3 3 7 13 24 14 3 3 8 14 23 -20 21

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