Netherlands - Eerste DivisieAFAS TrainingscomplexData current as of 21 October 2026

AZ II vs Helmond Sport: match statistics

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AZ II vs Helmond Sport: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AZ II play Helmond Sport in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match date is 23 October 2026. Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex.

Current form

AZ II: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Helmond Sport: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

AZ II scores 2.36 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Helmond Sport scores 1.45 and concedes 1.91. League average: 3.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AZ II 82%, Helmond Sport 82%. Over 2.5: AZ II 73%, Helmond Sport 64%. League level: BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 66%.

xG, shots and style

AZ II has higher xG: 1.86 vs 1.30. AZ II: 16.0 shots per match, Helmond Sport: 11.4.

Match halves

AZ II: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 1.36. Helmond Sport: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.55.

Goals by minute

AZ II: 76-90+ (8 goals). Helmond Sport: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.49 goals per match, BTTS 67%, Over 2.5 66%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.60)
(4.30)
(4.30)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

AZ IIHelmond Sport
2.36Goals scored / match1.45
AZ IIHelmond Sport
2Goals conceded / match1.91
AZ IIHelmond Sport
51%Average possession45%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
6.64Shots on target / match4.09
AZ IIHelmond Sport

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match11.36
AZ IIHelmond Sport
6.64Shots on target4.09
AZ IIHelmond Sport
14.8%Shot conversion12.8%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
51%Possession45%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1.86xG for1.3
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1.69xG against1.84
AZ IIHelmond Sport

Shooting quality

AZ II: AttackingHelmond Sport: Counter-attacking
AZ IIHelmond Sport
Accuracy (shots on target)42%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

AZ II is 400% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - AZ II · 0.2 pts / match - Helmond Sport

AZ II
LDWLD
Season result split
36% W18% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-5
1.27 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Helmond Sport
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
18% W27% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-6
0.82 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-5
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AZ II is 63% better for: goals scored per match.

2.36 goals / match - AZ II · 1.45 goals / match - Helmond Sport

Helmond Sport is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - AZ II · 1.91 goals / match - Helmond Sport

AZ II scoring profile: very strong

AZ II scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while Helmond Sport keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 11 matches).

Helmond Sport scoring profile: very strong

Helmond Sport scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while AZ II keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 11 matches).

26Goals scored (season)16
AZ IIHelmond Sport
22Goals conceded (season)21
AZ IIHelmond Sport
4.36Average goals in match3.36
AZ IIHelmond Sport
11Goals scored (last 5)4
AZ IIHelmond Sport
10Goals conceded (last 5)11
AZ IIHelmond Sport

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal82%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
55%2 goals36%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
36%3 goals18%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
36%4 goals9%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
55%2 goals73%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
36%3 goals18%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
9%4 goals0%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

67%
League average

Goal patterns

45%BTTS at half-time64%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
27%BTTS in both halves9%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
45%Scored in both halves36%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

BTTS and goal count

73%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
80%BTTS - last 560%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time91%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
55%Min. 2 goals before half-time73%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
27%Min. 3 goals before half-time36%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
45%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AZ II is 59% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - AZ II · 0.91 pts / match - Helmond Sport

AZ II - half-time state
36% leading36% draw27% trailing
Helmond Sport - half-time state
18% leading36% draw45% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)0.91
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1Goals scored (1st half)0.91
AZ IIHelmond Sport
0.82Goals conceded (1st half)1.09
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1.82Average goals (1st half)2
AZ IIHelmond Sport
27%Clean sheet before half-time27%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
45%No goal before half-time18%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per match (2nd half)0.91
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1.36Goals scored (2nd half)0.55
AZ IIHelmond Sport
1.18Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
AZ IIHelmond Sport
2.55Average goals (2nd half)1.36
AZ IIHelmond Sport
27%Clean sheet after half-time36%
AZ IIHelmond Sport
27%No goal after half-time64%
AZ IIHelmond Sport

AZ II - second-half results

45% W18% D36% L
16
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Helmond Sport - second-half results

18% W36% D45% L
10
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 18%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AZ II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match2.02.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Helmond Sport - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.80
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match2.01.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-4-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AZ II
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
6
1
16-30
2
6
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
6
61-75
8
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Helmond Sport
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
0
2
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.86
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.1 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
82%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AZ II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Helmond Sport

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eerste Divisie).

Teams vs league

AZ IILigaHelmond Sport
Average goals in match▲ 4.363.49▼ 3.36
Both teams scored▲ 82%67%▲ 82%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 73%66%▼ 64%
Clean sheets▼ 0%17%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time• 82%82%▲ 91%
Goal after half-time▲ 91%84%▼ 82%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.49
Average goals per match
67%
Both teams scored
66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
17%
Clean sheets
1.96
Home goals / match
1.53
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
30%
3 goals
15%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): AZ II 1 - 0 - 1 Helmond Sport. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Alkmaar Zaanstreek II
2 : 0
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
4 : 2
Alkmaar Zaanstreek II

FAQ

When do AZ II and Helmond Sport play?

AZ II face Helmond Sport on 23 October 2026 in Eerste Divisie at AFAS Trainingscomplex. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between AZ II and Helmond Sport?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches AZ II won 1, Helmond Sport won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before AZ II vs Helmond Sport?

AZ II score 2.36 goals per game on average and Helmond Sport 1.45. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 66% of games. Both teams score in 82% of AZ II's matches and 82% of Helmond Sport's.

What form are AZ II and Helmond Sport in?

Over the last 5 games AZ II have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Helmond Sport 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AZ II vs Helmond Sport?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.