Eerste Divisie preview and news: NAC Breda - Helmond Sport at Rat Verlegh Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 05.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rat Verlegh Stadion (19000 seats)

This match has been long awaited by followers of both participants, as it's the premier Eerste Divisie fixture of the season. Both NAC Breda and Helmond Sport are aiming for a bright start to their campaign.

4-5-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Helmond Sport when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 16 matches are 17-27 (scored/conceded).

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NAC Breda form and stats

In the previous season, NAC Breda's league results were 22 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, providing 5th spot in the Eerste Divisie. In these 38 matches they scored 75 goals and conceded 41. Appearing as the home team in the last season NAC Breda delivered 13-1-5 (win-draw-lost) with 41 goals and 19 conceded.

NAC Breda have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and four practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; NAC Breda scored 4 goals and let in 7 goals during these four games.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

Let's have a look at how Helmond Sport performed last season in the Eerste Divisie: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 7 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 72 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 19/36 goals scored/conceded.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Helmond Sport have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from five fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Data for the previous ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Breda, three draws and two wins for Helmond Sport. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

NAC Breda missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NAC Breda Helmond Sport
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
NAC Breda Last season Helmond Sport
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
2 1   Played P   19 38
0 0   Won W   4 8
0 0   Drew D   3 7
2 1   Lost L   12 23
2 1   Scored S   19 39
4 2   Conceded C   36 72
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 76%
100% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 63%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 32%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 16%
100% 100%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   37% 32%
 
3.5 3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.1
4.5 0   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 5.4
1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
13.5 12   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 7.6
5 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.2
20% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 32%
 
9 9   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 11.3
5 6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   7.3 5.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Almere City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Den Bosch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Dordrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FC Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Helmond Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jong Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jong AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jong PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jong Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MVV Maastricht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 NAC Breda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Telstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FC Oss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 VVV-Venlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Willem II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Almere City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Den Bosch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Dordrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FC Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Helmond Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jong Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jong AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jong PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jong Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MVV Maastricht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 NAC Breda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Telstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FC Oss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 VVV-Venlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Willem II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.