Helmond Sport host FC Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie. Both clubs have spent this season camped in the lower half of the table, and neither has strung together much consistency lately.
Recent meetings between these two have tended to go either way rather than follow a pattern, and current form doesn't give a clear hint of who's better placed to end that unpredictability.
Analysis updated .
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Neither side arriving with momentum
Helmond Sport have lost four of their last five league outings, including a wild 5-4 defeat at Jong AZ and a tamer 0-2 loss at home to NAC Breda. The only bright spot in that run was a 2-2 draw with Heracles.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Helmond Sport: 20 completed matches; FC Eindhoven: 20 completed matches.
Helmond Sport
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 38
- Difference
- -13
FC Eindhoven
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- -11
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | Jong AZ | Helmond Sport | 23.10.2026 | 5-4 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | NAC Breda | 16.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC OSS | Helmond Sport | 09.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | Heracles | 02.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | MVV | Helmond Sport | 26.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Den Bosch | Helmond Sport | 18.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | Jong PSV U21 | 11.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | VVV Venlo | 04.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong Ajax | Helmond Sport | 28.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | Waalwijk | 21.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Jong PSV U21 | 23.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Vitesse | 16.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Almere City FC | FC Eindhoven | 09.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | De Graafschap | 03.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | NAC Breda | FC Eindhoven | 26.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Emmen | 18.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Dordrecht | 11.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong Utrecht | FC Eindhoven | 07.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Heracles | 30.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | Den Bosch | FC Eindhoven | 21.08.2026 | 5-2 |
FC Eindhoven aren't in much better shape. They've lost three of their last four league games, including back-to-back defeats against Jong PSV U21 and Vitesse, with a 0-3 loss at Almere City sandwiched in between.
Both teams are leaking goals regularly rather than grinding out tight results.
Comparative Team Statistics: Helmond Sport vs FC Eindhoven

A fixture without a settled pattern
The recent head-to-head record swings between tight affairs and chaotic ones. Eindhoven won the last meeting 1-0 away in April, but the previous two before that produced a 2-2 draw and a 3-4 away win for Eindhoven.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Helmond Sport | 24.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | FC Eindhoven | 26.09.2025 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Helmond Sport | 28.03.2025 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | FC Eindhoven | 22.11.2024 | 3-4 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | FC Eindhoven | 03.05.2024 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Helmond Sport | 20.10.2023 | 1-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Helmond Sport | 12.05.2023 | 0-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | FC Eindhoven | 19.08.2022 | 0-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | FC Eindhoven | 04.03.2022 | 1-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Helmond Sport | 13.09.2021 | 3-2 |
There's no obvious trend of one side dominating this derby in recent seasons, just a run of close, unpredictable scorelines.
Both stuck in the bottom half
FC Eindhoven sit a little above Helmond Sport in the table, with 11 points from 10-11 games compared to Helmond's 9. It's a narrow gap rather than a real separation in quality.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie: Period 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Heracles | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31/12 | 25 |
| 2 | Almere City FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22/7 | 22 |
| 3 | VVV Venlo | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26/14 | 21 |
| 4 | Emmen | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22/18 | 19 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20/19 | 17 |
| 6 | Roda | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10/8 | 16 |
| 7 | MVV | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13/20 | 16 |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22/17 | 15 |
| 9 | Waalwijk | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19/15 | 14 |
| 10 | Vitesse | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15/15 | 14 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22/18 | 13 |
| 12 | Jong PSV U21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15/17 | 13 |
| 13 | FC OSS | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15/15 | 12 |
| 14 | Den Bosch | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14/18 | 11 |
| 15 | FC Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15/22 | 11 |
| 16 | De Graafschap | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13/23 | 11 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16/19 | 9 |
| 18 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13/25 | 8 |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13/27 | 8 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16/23 | 7 |
| Eerste Divisie: Period 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Heracles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | 3 |
| 2 | NAC Breda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 3 |
| 3 | Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 4 | Emmen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 6 | VVV Venlo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/4 | 1 |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 8 | Waalwijk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 9 | Jong AZ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/4 | 1 |
| 10 | De Graafschap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dordrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 12 | Roda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jong PSV U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 17 | Almere City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 18 | FC OSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 20 | MVV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 0 |
| Eerste Divisie: Period 3 | |||||||
| 1 | De Graafschap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 2 | VVV Venlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3 | Den Bosch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dordrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6 | Emmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7 | Helmond Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8 | MVV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9 | Almere City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10 | FC OSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 11 | FC Volendam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 12 | Waalwijk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 14 | Roda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 16 | Heracles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jong PSV U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jong Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jong AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Eerste Divisie: Period 4 | |||||||
| 1 | De Graafschap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 2 | VVV Venlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3 | Den Bosch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dordrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6 | Emmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7 | Helmond Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8 | MVV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9 | Almere City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10 | FC OSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 11 | FC Volendam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 12 | Waalwijk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 14 | Roda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 16 | Heracles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jong PSV U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jong Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jong AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Eerste Divisie: Regular season | |||||||
| 1 | Heracles | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36/13 | 28 |
| 2 | Almere City FC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23/9 | 22 |
| 3 | VVV Venlo | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 30/18 | 22 |
| 4 | Emmen | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24/19 | 22 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22/19 | 20 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16/15 | 17 |
| 7 | Roda | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10/8 | 16 |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23/18 | 16 |
| 9 | MVV | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14/25 | 16 |
| 10 | Waalwijk | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20/16 | 15 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26/22 | 14 |
| 12 | Den Bosch | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16/19 | 14 |
| 13 | Jong PSV U21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15/17 | 13 |
| 14 | FC OSS | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16/17 | 12 |
| 15 | De Graafschap | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13/23 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15/23 | 11 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16/21 | 9 |
| 18 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13/25 | 8 |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13/27 | 8 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16/23 | 7 |
Neither side has banked enough wins to pull clear of this congested part of the division, and goal difference for both is firmly in negative territory.

Beaumont offers a creative outlet
G. Beaumont has been involved in Eindhoven's attacking play this season, picking up four assists in seven appearances. That's a decent return and suggests he's been a regular source of chances created.
If he's involved again, Eindhoven have at least one consistent creative threat to call on.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Koglin | Germany | 29 | Defender | 189 cm | 77 kg |
| Pol Llonch | Spain | 34 | Midfielder | 170 cm | 70 kg |
| M. Bergsen | Netherlands | 27 | Goalkeeper | 186 cm | n/a |
| D. Huiberts | Netherlands | 26 | Midfielder | 186 | 82 |
| F. Van Den Eynden | Belgium | 26 | Defender | 186 cm | 75 kg |
| T. Poll | Netherlands | 25 | Defender | 184 cm | 79 kg |
| J. van der Sluijs | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 68 kg |
| M. Ludwig | Germany | 22 | Midfielder | 172 cm | n/a |
| L. Bajrami | Switzerland | 21 | Attacker | 187 | 83 |
| S. Dekkers | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | 178 cm | 74 kg |
| T. Essakkati | Netherlands | 20 | Attacker | 183 cm | n/a |
| A. Dizdarević | Croatia | 22 | Midfielder | 187 cm | n/a |
| Lovro Golič | Slovenia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| H. Ingason | Iceland | 20 | Midfielder | 181 cm | 65 kg |
| J. Geerts | Netherlands | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. van Zutphen | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 186 cm | 75 kg |
| O. Zimuangana | Netherlands | 20 | Attacker | 176 cm | n/a |
| Brian van den Boogaard | Netherlands | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Dayen Geerts | Netherlands | 19 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 63 kg |
| Mauro Lenaerts | Belgium | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. van den Boogaard | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Xander van der Velde | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Nico Meissner | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Ekoli | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| W. van Sleeuwen | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| R. van Bree | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Landheer | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Wessel van der Heijden | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. El Maach | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| L. Cicero | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Wassim Lantaki | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Meissner | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. van Veen | Netherlands | 35 | Attacker | 189 cm | 85 kg |
| C. Essers | Netherlands | 29 | Defender | 180 | 67 |
| X. Blomme | Belgium | 24 | Midfielder | 174 | 68 |
| V. Besuijen | Netherlands | 25 | Midfielder | 169 | 65 |
| J. Borgmans | Netherlands | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 cm | 82 kg |
| G. Beaumont | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Predrag Jevtić | Serbia | 25 | Defender | ||
| N. Munsters | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Fancito | Curaçao | 22 | Goalkeeper | 184 cm | 69 kg |
| H. Deenen | Netherlands | 22 | Attacker | 180 cm | 74 kg |
| Antonio Baždarić | Croatia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Buifrahi | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 173 cm | 59 kg |
| L. Netten | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Janssen | Netherlands | 20 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | n/a |
| Raf van de Riet | Netherlands | 20 | Defender | 178 cm | n/a |
| L. Abildgaard | Denmark | 19 | Attacker | 170 cm | n/a |
| Tyrese Simons | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Muller | Netherlands | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Boon | Netherlands | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Lennon Smulders | Netherlands | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Bryson | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Renfrum | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Kevin Ferreira | Liechtenstein | 28 | Attacker | 176 cm | n/a |
| A. Bryson | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Hoek | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Elbers | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| H. Ali | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. de Jonge | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Akar | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Meijer | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Eksi | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Ozcan | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Gideon Constancia | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
With both teams struggling at the back and showing some scoring capability going forward, there's a reasonable case for goals at both ends rather than a tight, low-event match.
Given the attacking returns and leaky defensive numbers from recent form on both sides, backing the game to go over three goals looks like the more sensible read of this fixture.
