Heracles Almelo travel to Helmond Sport with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 21.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

A quick glance at the Eerste Divisie table hint of an edge to Heracles Almelo when they visit Helmond Sport. However; let's play the match before we hand out the points!

Insights:
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (91) in Eerste Divisie

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

7-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Helmond Sport so far this season.

Happy days for Helmond Sport in their previous game, a fixture away at FC Den Bosch (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Finally, a league victory after four fixtures without one. Eynden was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Eynden won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against MVV Maastricht with the scoreline 1-2.

Helmond are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Helmond Sport's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Helmond Sport hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Jong Utrecht, Jong AZ, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss and Jong Ajax), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Heracles Almelo, who have the most scored goals (91) in Eerste Divisie, have produced an overall stat of 9-1-6 so far.

The regulars enjoyed Heracles's previous fixture versus Roda JC Kerkrade (placed 12th), a 1-0 win played at home. Vejinović got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, top player of the team. Vejinović hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 59 total).

A 3-5 defeat away at Graafschap before that.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 25 of this side's 33 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.

The Heracles Almelo manager Lammers has got the team scoring on the road, with 35 away goals in 16 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Heracles Almelo have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played before this season: Heracles Almelo - Helmond Sport 2-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Helmond wins - draws - Heracles Almelo wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Heracles AlmeloN. Laursen
N. Laursen
16 goals
Heracles AlmeloE. Hansson
E. Hansson
15 goals
Heracles AlmeloK. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
K. Armenteros Nunez Mendoza Jansson
14 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

Heracles Almelo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helmond Sport Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 5 16 33
10 7 1 Won W 3 9 22
8 3 0 Drew D 1 1 4
15 6 2 Lost L 1 6 7
33 23 5 Scored S 11 35 91
50 20 5 Conceded C 7 24 41
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 94%
48% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 81% 76%
24% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 44% 48%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 25% 33%
45% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 55%
27% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 36%
33% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 9%
 
4 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.8 6
5.5 4.9 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.4 4
2 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9 10 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 11.8 12.8
3.3 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 5 5.6
30% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 44% 49%
 
10 9.2 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.6 8.6 8.6
3.8 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.1
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Heracles Almelo have scored more than double the goals of Helmond Sport.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most matches over the total-line (25) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals (91) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Eerste Divisie
  • Heracles Almelo 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 PEC Zwolle 33 24 3 6 87 36 17 13 2 2 51 17 16 11 1 4 36 19 51 75
2 Heracles Almelo 33 22 4 7 91 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 16 9 1 6 35 24 50 70
3 Almere City 32 18 5 9 46 34 16 9 3 4 27 18 16 9 2 5 19 16 12 59
4 Willem II 32 16 8 8 56 35 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 21 56
5 VVV-Venlo 33 15 8 10 52 46 17 5 7 5 22 20 16 10 1 5 30 26 6 53
6 MVV Maastricht 33 16 5 12 60 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 16 4 2 10 21 39 2 53
7 FC Eindhoven 33 14 9 10 52 49 16 9 4 3 34 20 17 5 5 7 18 29 3 51
8 NAC Breda 32 15 4 13 54 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 16 6 2 8 25 34 -2 49
9 Graafschap 33 13 7 13 56 47 16 8 2 6 26 18 17 5 5 7 30 29 9 46
10 ADO Den Haag 32 11 10 11 40 46 16 6 4 6 24 24 16 5 6 5 16 22 -6 43
11 Telstar 33 11 10 12 34 49 16 6 4 6 19 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -15 43
12 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 3 6 24 21 17 5 3 9 19 26 -4 42
13 Jong PSV 32 11 8 13 51 51 16 7 2 7 30 26 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 41
14 Jong AZ 32 11 8 13 50 52 16 7 6 3 32 21 16 4 2 10 18 31 -2 41
15 Helmond Sport 33 10 8 15 33 50 16 7 3 6 23 20 17 3 5 9 10 30 -17 38
16 Jong Ajax 32 9 10 13 58 61 16 5 5 6 31 23 16 4 5 7 27 38 -3 37
17 TOP Oss 33 9 5 19 41 64 17 5 3 9 26 32 16 4 2 10 15 32 -23 32
18 FC Dordrecht 33 8 6 19 35 57 16 5 3 8 19 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -22 30
19 FC Den Bosch 33 9 3 21 43 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 16 2 1 13 15 49 -36 30
20 Jong Utrecht 32 6 5 21 31 55 16 4 3 9 16 20 16 2 2 12 15 35 -24 23

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 PEC Zwolle 33 24 3 6 87 36 17 13 2 2 51 17 16 11 1 4 36 19 51 75
2 Heracles Almelo 33 22 4 7 91 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 16 9 1 6 35 24 50 70
3 Almere City 32 18 5 9 46 34 16 9 3 4 27 18 16 9 2 5 19 16 12 59
4 Willem II 32 16 8 8 56 35 16 10 2 4 27 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 21 56
5 VVV-Venlo 33 15 8 10 52 46 17 5 7 5 22 20 16 10 1 5 30 26 6 53
6 MVV Maastricht 33 16 5 12 60 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 16 4 2 10 21 39 2 53
7 FC Eindhoven 33 14 9 10 52 49 16 9 4 3 34 20 17 5 5 7 18 29 3 51
8 NAC Breda 32 15 4 13 54 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 16 6 2 8 25 34 -2 49
9 Graafschap 33 13 7 13 56 47 16 8 2 6 26 18 17 5 5 7 30 29 9 46
10 ADO Den Haag 32 11 10 11 40 46 16 6 4 6 24 24 16 5 6 5 16 22 -6 43
11 Telstar 33 11 10 12 34 49 16 6 4 6 19 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -15 43
12 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 3 6 24 21 17 5 3 9 19 26 -4 42
13 Jong PSV 32 11 8 13 51 51 16 7 2 7 30 26 16 4 6 6 21 25 0 41
14 Jong AZ 32 11 8 13 50 52 16 7 6 3 32 21 16 4 2 10 18 31 -2 41
15 Helmond Sport 33 10 8 15 33 50 16 7 3 6 23 20 17 3 5 9 10 30 -17 38
16 Jong Ajax 32 9 10 13 58 61 16 5 5 6 31 23 16 4 5 7 27 38 -3 37
17 TOP Oss 33 9 5 19 41 64 17 5 3 9 26 32 16 4 2 10 15 32 -23 32
18 FC Dordrecht 33 8 6 19 35 57 16 5 3 8 19 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -22 30
19 FC Den Bosch 33 9 3 21 43 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 16 2 1 13 15 49 -36 30
20 Jong Utrecht 32 6 5 21 31 55 16 4 3 9 16 20 16 2 2 12 15 35 -24 23

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