Helmond Sport vs VVV Venlo

4 - 2

🕒 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 GS Staalwerken Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Laurens Gerrets 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Helmond Sport 12 · VVV Venlo 4

Referee Stats

Laurens Gerrets

3 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (20-19).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
VVV Venlo had the sharper finishing (6-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Helmond Sport (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-0

Goals For / Against

9 / 5

Avg: 2.25 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

VVV Venlo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 4

Avg: 2.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.50

2.25

2.00

1.25

2.00

50%

O2.5

50%

100%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Helmond Sport rank12th

VVV Venlo rank4th

Helmond Sport points8

VVV Venlo points12

Helmond Sport: #12 · 8 pts · GD +2

5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

VVV Venlo: #4 · 12 pts · GD +6

1 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Helmond Sport last 5 home

W W D D

Points8/12

Weighted index80

Goals9-5

Record2-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

VVV Venlo last 5 away

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals4-4

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Helmond Sport trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

VVV Venlo trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Helmond Sport score at home100%

Helmond Sport clean sheet at home0%

VVV Venlo score away100%

VVV Venlo clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Helmond Sport score first100%

Helmond Sport win after scoring first50%

VVV Venlo score first50%

VVV Venlo win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Helmond Sport 0% · VVV Venlo 0%

Avg first goal minute: Helmond Sport 13.5' · VVV Venlo 4.0'

Vs league average

Helmond Sport score at home2.25 vs 2.05

Helmond Sport concede at home1.25 vs 1.78

VVV Venlo score away2.00 vs 1.78

VVV Venlo concede away2.00 vs 2.05

Helmond Sport score 10% above league average, while VVV Venlo score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Helmond Sport are 30% below league average at home, and VVV Venlo are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Helmond Sport goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

VVV Venlo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

415

386

Passes Accurate

362

320

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Cicero

Normal Goal

36' ↑↓

↑↓

36' ⇄ A. Schalk

1st substitution · For: M. Tsigkas

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Bajrami

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Dekkers

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

É. Clancy

Normal Goal · Assist: Lars de Blok

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Vullers

2nd substitution · For: Tijn Joosten

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ G. Blancquart

3rd substitution · For: Ismail Oulad M'Hand

61'

61' Xander Jan Van Der Velde

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ T. Poll

1st substitution · For: Lovro Golič

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Lars de Blok

Penalty

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. van der Sluijs

2nd substitution · For: Mauro Lenaerts

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ H. Ingason

3rd substitution · For: K. Ekoli

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Bajrami

4th substitution · For: T. Essakkati

73'

73' Tijn Landheer

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Odriss

4th substitution · For: Thomas Janssen

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Ait Mouhou

5th substitution · For: A. Rais

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Ludwig

5th substitution · For: Pol Llonch

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Mauro Lenaerts

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Essakkati

87'

87' T. Essakkati

88'

88' Pol Llonch

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

Mauro Lenaerts

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Essakkati

90+2'

90+2' Mauro Lenaerts

Helmond Sport vs VVV Venlo 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Helmond Sport beat VVV Venlo 4-2 on Friday, 04 September 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Laurens Gerrets. It was played at GS Staalwerken Stadion.

First half: Helmond Sport took the lead at 17' when L. Cicero scored, making the score 1-0. VVV Venlo made their 1st substitution at 36', with A. Schalk replacing M. Tsigkas. Helmond Sport extended the lead at 44' when L. Bajrami scored, with the assist credited to S. Dekkers, making the score 2-0.

Second half: VVV Venlo reduced the deficit at 47' when É. Clancy scored, with the assist credited to Lars de Blok, making the score 2-1. VVV Venlo made their 2nd substitution at 59', with R. Vullers replacing Tijn Joosten. VVV Venlo made their 3rd substitution at 59', with G. Blancquart replacing Ismail Oulad M'Hand. Xander Jan Van Der Velde received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 61'. Helmond Sport made their 1st substitution at 67', with T. Poll replacing Lovro Golič. VVV Venlo leveled the score at 69' when Lars de Blok scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. Helmond Sport made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. van der Sluijs replacing Mauro Lenaerts. Helmond Sport made their 3rd substitution at 72', with H. Ingason replacing K. Ekoli. Helmond Sport made their 4th substitution at 72', with L. Bajrami replacing T. Essakkati. Tijn Landheer received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 73'. VVV Venlo made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Odriss replacing Thomas Janssen. VVV Venlo made their 5th substitution at 75', with N. Ait Mouhou replacing A. Rais. Helmond Sport made their 5th substitution at 79', with M. Ludwig replacing Pol Llonch. Helmond Sport took the lead at 85' when Mauro Lenaerts scored, with the assist credited to T. Essakkati, making the score 3-2. T. Essakkati received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 87'. Pol Llonch received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 88'. Helmond Sport added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+1' when Mauro Lenaerts scored, with the assist credited to T. Essakkati, making the score 4-2. Mauro Lenaerts received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 90+2'.

Helmond Sport used 5 substitutions while VVV Venlo used 5 substitutions. Helmond Sport got 5 yellow cards.