Eerste Divisie duel: Close contest expected between Helmond Sport and Jong Ajax

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

Helmond Sport and Jong Ajax have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Eerste Divisie.

Insights:
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Jong Ajax have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Eerste Divisie

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It should be mentioned that Jong Ajax 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 Jong Ajax on artifical turf are 9 victories, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 25 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 45-47. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. Two home wins in a row for Helmond bring valid hopes of a third.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel not having conceded a league goal in 213 minutes.

The Helmond supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Jong AZ in Eerste Divisie and win 2-0. Before that match, a win away at Excelsior.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Helmond have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost two.

There will be little rest for Helmond Sport after this match as they are travelling to FC Volendam for a Eerste Divisie game in only four days.

Helmond has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Helmond Sport defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

5-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Jong Ajax in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

Jong's last game was the home draw against NAC Breda (1-1). Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against MVV Maastricht.

As mentioned above, Jong drew the match against NAC Breda. Manager M. van der Gaag brought on Alex Méndez to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Jong Ajax playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were four Jong wins, zero draws and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Jong are hosting TOP Oss in the Eerste Divisie only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Jong's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 15 league matches away. The Jong Ajax manager M. van der Gaag has some worries about the defense as 31 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Jong Ajax - Helmond 2-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Helmond, two draws and eight wins for Jong Ajax. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Helmond SportL. Duijvestijn
L. Duijvestijn
10 goals
HelmondK. Loukili
K. Loukili
9 goals
Jong AjaxB. Brobbey
B. Brobbey
9 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

Jong Ajax missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helmond Sport Jong Ajax
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 4 15 31
10 7 1 Won W 1 5 9
9 2 2 Drew D 1 3 8
12 7 2 Lost L 2 7 14
45 23 5 Scored S 10 27 51
52 28 6 Conceded C 11 31 62
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 97%
65% 56% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 93% 81%
32% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 48%
13% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 27% 26%
65% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 81%
16% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 6%
23% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 13%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
10.6 10.1 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 12 11.5
4.6 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 5.5 5.3
32% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 33% 31%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Jong Ajax have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong Ajax have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Ajax 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 SC Cambuur 31 23 4 4 84 25 15 12 0 3 45 13 16 11 4 1 39 12 59 73
2 Almere City 31 20 5 6 67 40 16 12 2 2 31 7 15 8 3 4 36 33 27 65
3 De Graafschap 31 20 4 7 59 43 16 10 3 3 28 19 15 10 1 4 31 24 16 64
4 NAC Breda 31 19 6 6 62 31 15 11 1 3 35 15 16 8 5 3 27 16 31 63
5 Go Ahead Eagles 31 17 8 6 49 22 16 7 5 4 20 11 15 10 3 2 29 11 27 59
6 NEC 31 17 5 9 59 35 15 9 3 3 28 13 16 8 2 6 31 22 24 56
7 FC Volendam 31 14 8 9 64 44 16 6 3 7 33 26 15 8 5 2 31 18 20 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 13 10 8 58 45 15 7 5 3 30 19 16 6 5 5 28 26 13 49
9 Helmond Sport 31 10 9 12 45 52 16 7 2 7 23 28 15 3 7 5 22 24 -7 39
10 Excelsior 31 11 5 15 54 53 16 6 2 8 30 29 15 5 3 7 24 24 1 38
11 MVV Maastricht 31 11 5 15 39 58 16 8 2 6 27 31 15 3 3 9 12 27 -19 38
12 Telstar 31 10 7 14 50 48 16 5 4 7 33 26 15 5 3 7 17 22 2 37
13 Jong Ajax 31 9 8 14 51 62 16 4 5 7 24 31 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 35
14 TOP Oss 31 10 5 16 32 50 15 6 2 7 23 25 16 4 3 9 9 25 -18 35
15 Jong PSV 31 8 7 16 46 58 15 3 5 7 19 23 16 5 2 9 27 35 -12 31
16 Jong Utrecht 31 10 1 20 43 64 15 5 0 10 20 30 16 5 1 10 23 34 -21 31
17 FC Eindhoven 31 7 9 15 38 54 15 4 5 6 27 26 16 3 4 9 11 28 -16 30
18 FC Dordrecht 31 8 3 20 32 75 15 4 3 8 17 28 16 4 0 12 15 47 -43 27
19 Jong AZ 31 7 5 19 42 81 15 4 3 8 28 40 16 3 2 11 14 41 -39 26
20 FC Den Bosch 31 5 8 18 37 71 16 4 6 6 24 26 15 1 2 12 13 45 -34 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 SC Cambuur 31 23 4 4 84 25 15 12 0 3 45 13 16 11 4 1 39 12 59 73
2 Almere City 31 20 5 6 67 40 16 12 2 2 31 7 15 8 3 4 36 33 27 65
3 De Graafschap 31 20 4 7 59 43 16 10 3 3 28 19 15 10 1 4 31 24 16 64
4 NAC Breda 31 19 6 6 62 31 15 11 1 3 35 15 16 8 5 3 27 16 31 63
5 Go Ahead Eagles 31 17 8 6 49 22 16 7 5 4 20 11 15 10 3 2 29 11 27 59
6 NEC 31 17 5 9 59 35 15 9 3 3 28 13 16 8 2 6 31 22 24 56
7 FC Volendam 31 14 8 9 64 44 16 6 3 7 33 26 15 8 5 2 31 18 20 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 13 10 8 58 45 15 7 5 3 30 19 16 6 5 5 28 26 13 49
9 Helmond Sport 31 10 9 12 45 52 16 7 2 7 23 28 15 3 7 5 22 24 -7 39
10 Excelsior 31 11 5 15 54 53 16 6 2 8 30 29 15 5 3 7 24 24 1 38
11 MVV Maastricht 31 11 5 15 39 58 16 8 2 6 27 31 15 3 3 9 12 27 -19 38
12 Telstar 31 10 7 14 50 48 16 5 4 7 33 26 15 5 3 7 17 22 2 37
13 Jong Ajax 31 9 8 14 51 62 16 4 5 7 24 31 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 35
14 TOP Oss 31 10 5 16 32 50 15 6 2 7 23 25 16 4 3 9 9 25 -18 35
15 Jong PSV 31 8 7 16 46 58 15 3 5 7 19 23 16 5 2 9 27 35 -12 31
16 Jong Utrecht 31 10 1 20 43 64 15 5 0 10 20 30 16 5 1 10 23 34 -21 31
17 FC Eindhoven 31 7 9 15 38 54 15 4 5 6 27 26 16 3 4 9 11 28 -16 30
18 FC Dordrecht 31 8 3 20 32 75 15 4 3 8 17 28 16 4 0 12 15 47 -43 27
19 Jong AZ 31 7 5 19 42 81 15 4 3 8 28 40 16 3 2 11 14 41 -39 26
20 FC Den Bosch 31 5 8 18 37 71 16 4 6 6 24 26 15 1 2 12 13 45 -34 23

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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.