Helmond Sport
- Helmond Sport have drawn 0-0 at MVV Maastricht, drawn 2-2 at home with RKC Waalwijk and lost 2-0 at Jong AZ Alkmaar in their last three games.
- They are currently 19th in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 standings with 36 points from 36 games.
- Jurgen Seegers, newly appointed as Helmond Sport manager, has tried to keep his players focused on structure and tempo in the closing stages of the season.
- Helmond have been a direct, 4-3-3 side that work hard and have the ability to hurt teams on the counter-attack.
VVV Venlo
- VVV Venlo have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches, including a 1-0 defeat at Jong PSV and a 3-3 draw with De Graafschap at home.
- They are currently 13th in the Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 standings with 42 points from 36 games.
- Peter Uneken has been more proactive in his style since taking over at VVV in October.
Head-to-Head
The head-to-head record between the clubs is very even with VVV winning two, Helmond winning two and one draw from the last five meetings, but Venlo haven’t won at Helmond in their past two attempts.
Key Players
- Dean Zandbergen has been in hot form of late, scoring seven goals in VVV’s last five games to take his season’s tally to 13 from 32 league appearances, so there’s goals in this team.
- Maik Lukowicz, who has 10 in 30 Eerste Divisie games, provides a comparable threat for Helmond, so we should see goals in this game.
Betting Insights
- The odds are very even for a Helmond Sport win on Friday, but our preference for the home side at 2.55 is based on the fact that there is more riding on the game for them and they have the chance to finish the season on a high in front of their own fans.
- Value on goals: Over 2.5 goals at 1.64.
- Value on both teams scoring: Both Teams to Score at 1.5.
Prediction
We’re going to side with the home team to finish the 2025-2026 campaign on a winning note, but we also see goals in this one as both sides look to take their play-off ambitions to the wire in this local rivalry game.
