Helmond Sport (home)
- Helmond Sport have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five games in all competitions.
- Frederik Frans' Helmond Sport are all about energy and high-intensity.
- However, a mixed run of 2-3-5 across their last ten in all competitions tells us there has been plenty of slip up.
- The hosts have been better on home turf with a record of 2-1-2 from five matches, scoring 1.00 goal and conceding 1.00 per match on average.
De Graafschap (away)
- De Graafschap have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five matches in all competitions.
- Firstly, De Graafschap have been in dreadful form, with their 3-2-5 record across the last ten in all competitions making them the least favourable on the double chance bet.
- Thomas Duivenvoorden's side have been poor, with a three-game losing streak of 7-2, 6-3 and 5-1 defeats respectively their most recent results.
- De Graafschap have won once, drawn once and lost three times from five away matches, but they have conceded 15 goals on the road at an average of 3.00 per game.
Head-to-Head
Helmond Sport have averaged 1.3 goals at home against De Graafschap , while De Graafschap have averaged 1.7 as away team in their five previous head-to-head meetings.
Betting Insights
- De Graafschap are the favourite for this game at 2.2, but Helmond Sport are not that far behind at 3.1 and the draw is 3.55, so the numbers suggest this should be close.
- This looks like it will be a battle of tempo, as the visitors like to sit deep in a compact unit and then break with direct and wide overloading passing moves, while Helmond Sport will press high, play at pace and look to turn defence into attack.
Prediction
The previous encounter finished 0-0 here last season, but these teams are different now and we're going for a 2-1 away win as the correct score prediction, although Over 2.5 goals at 1.57 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.45 are the play if you prefer the goals markets.
