MVV Maastricht and Helmond Sport spectators can't wait for Eerste Divisie clash at De Geusselt

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 20.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Geusselt (10000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 19th place.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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MVV Maastricht form and stats

Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for MVV Maastricht are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).

The fans are hoping that MVV Maastricht will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against FC Volendam (placed 4th). The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Jong Utrecht.

The MVV Maastricht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. On the other hand, MVV Maastricht have conceded 12 goals.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Helmond Sport so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Helmond Sport as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Jong Ajax match.

The manager W. Boessen was unhappy after their last game, a Eerste Divisie match played at their home ground SolarUnie Stadion. Helmond Sport suffered a 1-2 loss to Go Ahead Eagles (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Jong AZ wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Helmond Sport have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Helmond Sport's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 25 goals in 9 travels.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Helmond Sport - MVV Maastricht 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 MVV Maastricht victories, 3 draws and 3 Helmond Sport wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MVV MaastrichtA. van den Hurk
A. van den Hurk
8 goals
MVV MaastrichtJ. Schroijen
J. Schroijen
4 goals
Helmond SportD. Snepvangers
D. Snepvangers
4 goals

MVV Maastricht missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

MVV Maastricht Helmond Sport
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
4 3 2 Won W 1 1 3
4 3 0 Drew D 0 3 5
11 3 0 Lost L 2 5 11
19 11 5 Scored S 3 9 21
36 12 0 Conceded C 9 25 43
89% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
53% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 63%
42% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 56% 42%
26% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 26%
47% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 89% 84%
26% 44% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 5%
37% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 11% 11%
 
5.1 5.6 6 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.2 4.8
6.2 6.8 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 8.7 6.9 5.8
1.9 1.4 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
148 55 13 Total Shots T S 33 86 225
55 19 6 Shots on Target S O 12 37 84
35% 58% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 25%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Helmond Sport's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Helmond Sport has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
  • Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Helmond Sport have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Helmond Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Helmond Sport is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • MVV Maastricht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 SC Cambuur 19 13 3 3 45 15 9 7 1 1 28 8 10 6 2 2 17 7 30 42
2 Jong Ajax 19 12 3 4 52 26 9 6 2 1 27 10 10 6 1 3 25 16 26 39
3 De Graafschap 19 9 9 1 38 16 10 6 4 0 24 6 9 3 5 1 14 10 22 36
4 FC Volendam 19 11 3 5 34 27 9 6 2 1 19 11 10 5 1 4 15 16 7 36
5 Excelsior 19 10 4 5 40 33 9 7 0 2 26 17 10 3 4 3 14 16 7 34
6 Go Ahead Eagles 19 7 10 2 32 24 10 4 6 0 19 9 9 3 4 2 13 15 8 31
7 NAC Breda 19 9 4 6 29 21 10 5 2 3 15 9 9 4 2 3 14 12 8 31
8 Jong Utrecht 19 7 7 5 30 27 9 5 4 0 21 10 10 2 3 5 9 17 3 28
9 Almere City 19 8 4 7 30 30 9 7 1 1 17 9 10 1 3 6 13 21 0 28
10 NEC 19 7 6 6 30 26 9 4 3 2 17 11 10 3 3 4 13 15 4 27
11 Telstar 19 7 5 7 29 29 9 3 1 5 11 12 10 4 4 2 18 17 0 26
12 FC Den Bosch 19 5 10 4 33 31 10 3 6 1 20 12 9 2 4 3 13 19 2 25
13 FC Eindhoven 19 6 4 9 31 42 9 5 2 2 19 14 10 1 2 7 12 28 -11 22
14 Jong AZ 19 5 5 9 30 34 10 4 3 3 17 15 9 1 2 6 13 19 -4 20
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 4 8 7 24 30 10 3 3 4 18 18 9 1 5 3 6 12 -6 17
16 Jong PSV 19 4 4 11 22 36 10 3 3 4 13 14 9 1 1 7 9 22 -14 16
17 MVV Maastricht 19 4 4 11 19 36 9 3 3 3 11 12 10 1 1 8 8 24 -17 16
18 FC Oss 19 4 3 12 17 37 10 3 2 5 11 13 9 1 1 7 6 24 -20 15
19 Helmond Sport 19 3 5 11 21 43 10 2 2 6 12 18 9 1 3 5 9 25 -22 14
20 FC Dordrecht 19 2 5 12 25 48 10 1 3 6 14 24 9 1 2 6 11 24 -23 11

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.