Match details. Eerste Divisie, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Lavans Stadion, Helmond.
What's at stake. Helmond Sport are 7th on 0 points after 0 games, level on points with Emmen, level on points with MVV. A win would take them above Emmen. NAC Breda are 13th on 0 points after 0 games, level on points with Waalwijk, level on points with Roda. A win would take them above Waalwijk.
Form. Helmond Sport have won two, drawn three and lost five of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D L L W. In this competition Helmond Sport have gone L D L L W W. NAC Breda have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W L. In this competition NAC Breda have gone W D W W L L.
The numbers. Helmond Sport score 2.2 and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Helmond Sport average 13.0 shots (4.5 on target), 3.9 corners and 3.1 cards a game, with 47% of the ball. NAC Breda score two and concede two a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets. NAC Breda average 19.5 shots (6.6 on target), 5.9 corners and 2.4 cards a game, with 54% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Helmond Sport have won two, drawn three and lost five. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, Helmond Sport won one, two were drawn and NAC Breda won one. The last time they met, on 26 Jan 2024, it finished Helmond Sport 1-0 NAC Breda: Helmond Sport had 13 shots to 8, 48% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 67%; six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The read. A draw. Little separates them, and both sides draw often.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: NAC Breda or Over 2.5 Goals (the call is a draw); NAC Breda or Over 1.5 Goals (the call is a draw). Predicted score: Helmond Sport 1-1 NAC Breda (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).