VVV-Venlo meet Helmond Sport as obvious favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 01.Oct
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

VVV-Venlo - Helmond Sport. 2nd place welcomes 16th place. The ball is round - get a full match preview here!

Insights:
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Helmond Sport have lost all their away matches so far.

VVV-Venlo and Helmond Sport should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

VVV-Venlo have played 4 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).

VVV-Venlo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Jong PSV that ended 0-0. Janssen was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Janssen won 4 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against NAC Breda.

The VVV-Venlo manager Kruijs has got the team scoring with 10 from 4 home games in the league. VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Helmond Sport form and stats

No Eerste Divisie points yet away for Helmond Sport, from their first 3 matches.

Helmond Sport's previous game was their home loss versus FC Groningen (1-2). Helmond were so close to getting something from the game against FC Groningen, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime. Eynden was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Eynden won 4 of 6 duels.

Prior to that match, the Helmond Sport manager Bakens faced defeat when travelling to De Graafschap and losing 1-2.

Will both teams score? This team's most recent statistics suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.

People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Helmond Sport concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. Helmond Sport has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

VVV-Venlo have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Helmond Sport.

Top Goalscorers

Helmond SportM. Kaars
M. Kaars
4 goals
VVV-VenloL. Smans
L. Smans
3 goals
VVV-VenloS. Allouch
S. Allouch
3 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Helmond Sport missing players

VVV-Venlo Helmond Sport
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 4 2 Played P 2 3 7
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 1 Lost L 2 3 4
14 10 4 Scored S 2 3 8
8 5 4 Conceded C 6 8 12
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
71% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 71%
57% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 14%
14% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 14%
71% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 86%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 7.2 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.3 5.7
5.3 5.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 8 6
1.7 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.9 16 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 10.1
6.3 7.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.3
32% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 35%
 
11.7 11.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 17 16.7 13.3
4.1 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 8.3 5.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Helmond Sport's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of VVV-Venlo's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Helmond Sport have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Helmond Sport have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Helmond Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VVV-Venlo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Helmond Sport have scored away.
  • VVV-Venlo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

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

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.