There's seemingly a notable gap in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Heracles Almelo ahead of Helmond Sport by 10 points.
- Heracles Almelo have the most clean sheets (4) in Eerste Divisie
- Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (1) away 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.
Heracles Almelo form and stats
Seven points from three Eerste Divisie home games is a great start for Heracles Almelo, who are hoping to build on that form here at Erve Asito.
Happy days for Heracles in their previous game, a fixture away at Telstar (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Heracles Almelo goalkeeper Brouwer did an outstanding job against Telstar with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Hansson (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.53/10. Hansson scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Ahead of that match, Heracles Almelo won a home game hosting VVV-Venlo (5-3).Goals are plentiful in this club's league fixtures, with 7 in a row having three goals or more (over 2.5).
It's goals goals goals for Heracles who have scored 11 goals from 3 league home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Heracles Almelo defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Helmond Sport form and stats
It's not happening yet for Helmond Sport on their Eerste Divisie travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Swinnen, the Helmond manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing from van Ooijen and Kaars secured the home win 2-1 against FC Dordrecht in their previous game. Midfield player Keilegom was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Keilegom served one assist and hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Jong Utrecht wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Helmond Sport we find 5 games. Results are 2 Helmond Sport wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Goals are few and far between in Helmond Sport's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. Helmond Sport's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Laursen 5 goals |  E. Hansson 4 goals |   M. Kaars 4 goals |
Heracles Almelo missing players
Helmond Sport missing players
| Heracles Almelo | Helmond Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 57% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 6.4 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 14.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 4.3 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 67% | 61% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 8% | 24% |
| 9 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
- All of Heracles Almelo's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Helmond Sport have lost all their away matches so far.
- Helmond Sport have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Eerste Divisie
- Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heracles Almelo have not yet lost a game at 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 most clean sheets (4) in Eerste Divisie
- Heracles Almelo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Heracles Almelo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Heracles Almelo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Jong AZ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Willem II | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Jong Ajax | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | MVV Maastricht | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Almere City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | FC Oss | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Graafschap | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Jong Utrecht | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | FC Den Bosch | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 3 |
