ADO Den Haag beat Helmond Sport 3-1 on Friday, 20 February 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Martijn Vos. It was played at GS Staalwerken Stadion.
First half: ADO Den Haag took the lead at 26' when N. Thomas scored, with the assist credited to E. Rottier, making the score 0-1. Helmond Sport leveled the score at 35' when L. Bajrami scored, with the assist credited to T. Poll, making the score 1-1. L. Daneels received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 45+1'.
Second half: A. Absalem received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 46'. ADO Den Haag made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Rottier replacing Illaijh de Ruijter. ADO Den Haag took the lead at 47' when M. Waem scored, with the assist credited to J. Kilo, making the score 1-2. ADO Den Haag extended the lead at 61' when B. Fiabema scored, with the assist credited to D. Tomas, making the score 1-3. ADO Den Haag made their 2nd substitution at 62', with N. Thomas replacing C. Peupion. Helmond Sport made their 1st substitution at 66', with Dayen Geerts replacing A. Leipold. ADO Den Haag made their 3rd substitution at 72', with M. Hokke replacing M. Kreekels. Helmond Sport made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Koglin replacing J. Geerts. Helmond Sport made their 3rd substitution at 73', with L. Daneels replacing O. Zimuangana. ADO Den Haag made their 4th substitution at 73', with J. Vlak replacing M. Jiménez. D. Tomas received a yellow card for ADO Den Haag at 76'. Helmond Sport made their 4th substitution at 80', with L. Bajrami replacing M. Łukowicz. ADO Den Haag made their 5th substitution at 86', with L. Reischl replacing J. Bal. M. Łukowicz received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 90+1'.
Helmond Sport used 4 substitutions while ADO Den Haag used 5 substitutions. Helmond Sport got 3 yellow cards, while ADO Den Haag got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (10-13).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- ADO Den Haag had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).
