Only a win will satisfy the NEC supporters in this Goffertstadion clash with Helmond Sport, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Eerste Divisie table.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Helmond Sport's home stadium. The visitors last 17 games on grass have ended in 2 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses.
NEC form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what NEC have to build on here at Goffertstadion in the Eerste Divisie. Two home wins in a row for NEC bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for NEC in their previous game, a Eerste Divisie match away at NAC Breda (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Go Ahead Eagles.
NEC are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). From these home matches, NEC have conceded only 3 goals.
Helmond Sport form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Helmond's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus MVV Maastricht that finished 1-1. It was a KNVB Beker defeat before that one as the away game against Excelsior wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Helmond Sport have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's seven NEC victories, one draw and zero Helmond Sport wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Janga 4 goals | S. Elkarouani 2 goals |  J. Bruijn 2 goals |
NEC missing players
Helmond Sport missing players
| NEC | Helmond Sport | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 130 | 54 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 56 | 116 |
| 53 | 24 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 18 | 40 |
| 36% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 18% |
- Helmond Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NEC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- NEC have scored more than double the goals of Helmond Sport.
- NEC 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 | Almere City | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | NEC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | Telstar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 9 |
| 15 | FC Oss | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 19 | Jong Utrecht | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 5 |