Helmond Sport vs VVV-Venlo betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 05.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: SolarUnie Stadion (4100 seats)

16th- against 7th spot might not feel all that hot. But look: We have the intelligence that makes Helmond Sport - VVV-Venlo (even) more engrossing!

Insights:
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) 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

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 17 games. The Helmond manager Peeters might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The home team returns to SolarUnie Stadion after drawing with ADO Den Haag (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. Midfield player Keilegom got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Keilegom scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Heracles Almelo with the scoreline 0-1.

The Helmond Sport fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Helmond's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, VVV-Venlo have produced an overall stat of 10-1-6 so far. VVV-Venlo seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The attacking players of VVV-Venlo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 186 minutes.

VVV-Venlo have a lot to remedy after their shock defeat (0-1) to Jong Ajax in their previous game, played at their own home ground. The attacker Smans got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Smans hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that match, the VVV-Venlo manager Kruijs faced defeat when travelling to Telstar and losing 0-1.

VVV-Venlo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 17 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as VVV-Venlo have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

VVV-Venlo have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Helmond Sport.

The newest registered result between these contenders is the VVV-Venlo - Helmond 1-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Helmond SportM. Kaars
M. Kaars
12 goals
VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
12 goals
VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
11 goals

Helmond Sport missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Helmond Sport VVV-Venlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
10 7 1 Won W 4 10 15
9 3 3 Drew D 0 1 8
16 7 2 Lost L 1 6 12
35 23 8 Scored S 9 30 52
53 21 11 Conceded C 7 27 48
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
71% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 80%
49% 59% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 65% 57%
26% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 24% 11%
46% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 71% 63%
26% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 20%
34% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 23%
 
3.9 4.1 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.6 4.4 5.5
5.7 5.4 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 5.3
2 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.1 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 10 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.7 11.8
3.3 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.5
30% 34% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 34% 33%
 
10.4 9.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 12.3 10.5
3.8 3.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5 4.2
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.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • VVV-Venlo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles Almelo 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 34 17 9 8 60 36 17 11 2 4 31 15 17 6 7 4 29 21 24 60
5 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
6 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
7 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
8 NAC Breda 34 16 5 13 57 57 17 9 3 5 30 22 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles Almelo 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 34 17 9 8 60 36 17 11 2 4 31 15 17 6 7 4 29 21 24 60
5 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
6 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
7 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
8 NAC Breda 34 16 5 13 57 57 17 9 3 5 30 22 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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