Helmond Sport v Jong AZ betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

Game week two of the Eerste Divisie season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first fixture. Here's the best Helmond Sport - Jong AZ match guide:

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

The season before, Helmond Sport's league statistics were 8 wins, 7 draws and 23 losses, results that produced 20th spot in the Eerste Divisie. From these 38 matches they scored 39 goals and let in 72. Performing as the home team in the previous season Helmond Sport delivered 4-4-11 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 36 conceded.

The fans are hoping that Helmond Sport will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against NAC Breda (placed 8th). Defender der Meer got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.14/10. Meer won 6 of 8 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Den Bosch.

This is expected to be a close game, with Helmond Sport perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Helmond Sport as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Helmond has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

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Jong AZ form and stats

Let's have a look at how Jong AZ performed last season in the Eerste Divisie: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 6 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 20/28 goals scored/conceded.

The regulars enjoyed Jong AZ's previous match versus MVV Maastricht (placed 16th), a 3-1 win played at home. Midfielder Allouch was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.8. Allouch scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Almere City at their stadium, the result 3-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Jong AZ in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Jong AZ, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Helmond Sport victories, two draws and three Jong AZ wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Jong AZS. Allouch
S. Allouch
1 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

Jong AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helmond Sport Jong AZ
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 9
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 15
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Helmond Sport Last season Jong AZ
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
8 4   Won W   5 12
7 4   Drew D   3 6
23 11   Lost L   11 20
39 20   Scored S   20 39
72 36   Conceded C   28 50
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
76% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 61%
63% 74%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 42%
32% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
16% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
53% 58%   BTTS BTTS   42% 39%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
32% 26%   Failed to Score F T   42% 45%
 
4.1 4.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5
5.4 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.9
1.1 0.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.3
2 2   Red cards R C   0 2
 
7.6 7.1   Shots (avg) S (   8 8.9
3.2 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.6
32% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 28%
 
11.3 9.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 11.5
5.7 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.7 5.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 FC Oss 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 VVV-Venlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Jong AZ 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
7 PEC Zwolle 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Jong Ajax 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Jong PSV 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Telstar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Willem II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Graafschap 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Helmond Sport 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 MVV Maastricht 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 FC Dordrecht 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Almere City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 ADO Den Haag 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season 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 38 26 5 7 64 24 19 15 0 4 41 12 19 11 5 3 23 12 40 83
2 FC Volendam 38 21 12 5 81 53 19 13 3 3 47 28 19 8 9 2 34 25 28 75
3 FC Eindhoven 38 21 8 9 69 43 19 12 4 3 39 19 19 9 4 6 30 24 26 71
4 ADO Den Haag 38 22 7 9 76 53 19 12 4 3 39 21 19 10 3 6 37 32 23 67
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 18 12 8 77 50 19 10 6 3 42 24 19 8 6 5 35 26 27 66
6 Excelsior 38 19 9 10 82 57 19 9 5 5 44 28 19 10 4 5 38 29 25 66
7 Jong Ajax 38 18 9 11 82 63 19 12 4 3 51 28 19 6 5 8 31 35 19 63
8 NAC Breda 38 16 11 11 60 45 19 10 7 2 33 13 19 6 4 9 27 32 15 59
9 Graafschap 38 15 11 12 52 43 19 4 8 7 18 25 19 11 3 5 34 18 9 56
10 VVV-Venlo 38 14 6 18 50 64 19 7 4 8 27 33 19 7 2 10 23 31 -14 48
11 FC Den Bosch 38 14 5 19 42 61 19 10 1 8 23 27 19 4 4 11 19 34 -19 47
12 Jong PSV 38 11 11 16 61 63 19 7 6 6 35 28 19 4 5 10 26 35 -2 44
13 Jong AZ 38 12 6 20 39 50 19 7 3 9 19 22 19 5 3 11 20 28 -11 42
14 Almere City 38 11 8 19 57 69 19 5 4 10 26 32 19 6 4 9 31 37 -12 41
15 FC Oss 38 11 8 19 48 62 19 6 5 8 28 28 19 5 3 11 20 34 -14 41
16 MVV Maastricht 38 12 4 22 43 75 19 5 3 11 22 37 19 7 1 11 21 38 -32 40
17 FC Dordrecht 38 10 9 19 53 77 19 6 6 7 28 31 19 4 3 12 25 46 -24 39
18 Jong Utrecht 38 11 5 22 43 67 19 5 0 14 16 35 19 6 5 8 27 32 -24 38
19 Telstar 38 8 11 19 47 74 19 4 5 10 21 39 19 4 6 9 26 35 -27 35
20 Helmond Sport 38 8 7 23 39 72 19 4 4 11 20 36 19 4 3 12 19 36 -33 28

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 Heracles 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 FC Oss 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 VVV-Venlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Jong AZ 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
7 PEC Zwolle 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Jong Ajax 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Jong PSV 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Telstar 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Willem II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Graafschap 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 Helmond Sport 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 MVV Maastricht 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
17 FC Dordrecht 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Almere City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 ADO Den Haag 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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