Helmond Sport vs VVV Venlo

Helmond Sport

2 - 0

VVV Venlo

🕒 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 GS Staalwerken Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ K. Clerkx 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 37

Regular Season Table

Helmond Sport 18 · VVV Venlo 14

Referee Stats

K. Clerkx

1 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Helmond Sport outshot their opponent (13-7).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Helmond Sport had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Helmond Sport (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 28

Avg: 1.63 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

VVV Venlo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 32

Avg: 1.26 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.53

PPG

1.00

1.63

1.26

1.47

1.68

63%

O2.5

63%

68%

BTTS

58%

47%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Helmond Sport rank18th

VVV Venlo rank14th

Helmond Sport points39

VVV Venlo points45

Helmond Sport: #18 · 39 pts · GD -20

39 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

VVV Venlo: #14 · 45 pts · GD -8

33 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Helmond Sport last 5 home

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

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 L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-8

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Helmond Sport trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

VVV Venlo trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Helmond Sport score at home89%

Helmond Sport clean sheet at home26%

VVV Venlo score away74%

VVV Venlo clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Helmond Sport score first47%

Helmond Sport win after scoring first78%

VVV Venlo score first32%

VVV Venlo win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Helmond Sport 38% · VVV Venlo 9%

Avg first goal minute: Helmond Sport 32.6' · VVV Venlo 41.5'

Vs league average

Helmond Sport score at home1.63 vs 1.74

Helmond Sport concede at home1.47 vs 1.46

VVV Venlo score away1.26 vs 1.46

VVV Venlo concede away1.68 vs 1.74

Helmond Sport score 6% below league average, while VVV Venlo score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Helmond Sport are 1% above league average at home, and VVV Venlo are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Helmond Sport goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

VVV Venlo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

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

459

454

Passes Accurate

385

384

Passes %

84%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' S. Dekkers

35'

35' A. Absalem

54'

54' G. Blancquart

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Geerts

1st substitution · For: L. Bajrami

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Saddiki

1st substitution · For: N. Foor

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Saddiki

2nd substitution · For: N. Foor

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Bajrami

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Daneels

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Yousri Sbai

3rd substitution · For: L. Wehmeyer

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Bjorn van Zijl

4th substitution · For: Naïm Matoug

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Noah Makanza

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ogenia

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Lars de Blok

5th substitution · For: P. Heise

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Noah Makanza

2nd substitution · For: H. Ingason

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ M. Bergsen

3rd substitution · For: H. Wentges

Helmond Sport vs VVV Venlo 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Helmond Sport beat VVV Venlo 2-0 on Friday, 17 April 2026 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by K. Clerkx. It was played at GS Staalwerken Stadion.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Dekkers received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 31'. A. Absalem received a yellow card for Helmond Sport at 35'.

Second half: G. Blancquart received a yellow card for VVV Venlo at 54'. Helmond Sport made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. Geerts replacing L. Bajrami. VVV Venlo made their 1st substitution at 64', with D. Saddiki replacing N. Foor. VVV Venlo made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Saddiki replacing N. Foor. Helmond Sport took the lead at 77' when L. Bajrami scored, with the assist credited to L. Daneels, making the score 1-0. VVV Venlo made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Yousri Sbai replacing L. Wehmeyer. VVV Venlo made their 4th substitution at 78', with Bjorn van Zijl replacing Naïm Matoug. Helmond Sport extended the lead at 79' when Noah Makanza scored, with the assist credited to J. Ogenia, making the score 2-0. VVV Venlo made their 5th substitution at 86', with Lars de Blok replacing P. Heise. Helmond Sport made their 2nd substitution at 89', with Noah Makanza replacing H. Ingason. Helmond Sport made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with M. Bergsen replacing H. Wentges.

Helmond Sport used 3 substitutions while VVV Venlo used 5 substitutions. Helmond Sport got 2 yellow cards, while VVV Venlo got 1 yellow card.