📏 Form Guide

FC Eindhoven

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FC Eindhoven prepare for this match following a 2-2 Eerste Divisie draw against VVV-Venlo.

In that match, FC Eindhoven had 49% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For FC Eindhoven, the goalscorers were Farouq Limouri (21') and Collin Seedorf (84'). For their opponents, VVV-Venlo got 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. Gabin Blancquart (7') and Layee Kromah (44') scored for VVV-Venlo.

Matches involving FC Eindhoven have tended to be lively affairs of late with high scoring anticipated. Over their past six games alone, the sum total of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 9 of those coming from FC Eindhoven. That being said, we’ll just have to find out if the trend might be sustained in this game.

Coming into this clash, FC Eindhoven have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Helmond Sport

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In their last fixture, Helmond Sport drew 1-1 in the Eerste Divisie match with Jong PSV.

In that match, Helmond Sport had 50% possession and 13 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Helmond Sport was Tarik Essakkati (6'). On the other side, Jong PSV got 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Joel van den Berg (79') was the scorer for Jong PSV.

Illustrating their partiality to action-packed encounters, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the prior 6 matches in which Helmond Sport have taken to the field, yielding a mean average of 3.5 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 9 of these goals.

Looking at their past form shows that Helmond Sport:

• haven't been defeated by FC Eindhoven when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
• are without an away win for the past 9 league games. A poor run.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 04/03/2022, there has been little to separate the clubs with FC Eindhoven winning 3 of those games, Helmond Sport 3 and 0 being draws in regulation time.

A sum of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 8 of them from FC Eindhoven and 9 netted by Helmond. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league game between the two was Eerste Divisie match day 16 on 22/11/2024 when it finished Helmond Sport 3-4 FC Eindhoven.

In that game, Helmond Sport managed 58% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Goals were scored by Helgi Fróði Ingason (47') and Anthony van den Hurk (54', 77').

For their opponents, FC Eindhoven had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Sven Blummel (5', 24'), Joey Sleegers (49') and Evan Rottier (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Marc Nagtegaal.

📋 Team News: Helmond Sport

In an otherwise healthy group, there is just the one fitness issue for the Helmond Sport gaffer Robert Maaskant to contend with. Michel Ludwig (Knee injury) won’t be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

Our thinking is that Helmond Sport might need a bit of good fortune to put one past this FC Eindhoven team who will likely end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’ve gone for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 win for FC Eindhoven when the full-time whistle blows.

Let’s see what happens.

Peter Guest, 18:02 28/03/2025