📏 Form Guide

Helmond Sport

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Helmond Sport will be wanting a better result here after a 3-1 Eerste Divisie defeat last time out to FC Volendam.

In that game, Helmond Sport had 54% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Helmond Sport was Helgi Fróði Ingason (45'). For their opponents, FC Volendam had 12 shots at goal with 8 on target. Robert Mühren (29') and Aurelio Oehlers (75', 89') scored for FC Volendam.

It’s not been often in recent games that Helmond Sport haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Helmond Sport have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals during that time.

MVV

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Since being defeated in their last game at the hands of Vitesse in Eerste Divisie action, MVV will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, MVV managed 50% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Vitesse got 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Irakli Yegoian (13') scored for Vitesse.

Edwin Hermans's MVV have had reason to celebrate scoring 7 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during that same period adds up to 10.

Analysis of their past results shows that MVV:

• remain undefeated by Helmond Sport when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. A very good run of results for them.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 5 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 01/04/2022 shows us that Helmond Sport have won 1 of these and MVV 5, with the number of draws standing at 0.

A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from Helmond and 14 belonging to MVV. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league clash between these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 12 on 27/10/2024 which ended up with the score at MVV 1-2 Helmond Sport.

In that game, MVV managed 49% possession and 14 shots on goal with 8 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Ilano Silva Timas (23').

Helmond Sport had 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Tobias Pachonik (25') and Dario Šits (78') scored.

The match was refereed by Martin van den Kerkhof.

ℹ️ Team News: Helmond Sport

Dario Sits (Foot injury) and Michel Ludwig (Knee injury) will not be taking part for Helmond Sport manager Robert Maaskant.

💡 Prediction

We feel that MVV should get enough chances to put one past this Helmond Sport outfit, however it realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 win for Helmond Sport when all is said and done. Let’s see what eventuates.

Victor Martins, 18:03 07/03/2025