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

Key match information

Helmond Sport played Willem II in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Helmond Sport: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Willem II: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Helmond Sport scores 1.35 and concedes 1.70 goals per match. Willem II scores 1.25 and concedes 1.40. League average: 3.31 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Helmond Sport 65%, Willem II 60%. Over 2.5: Helmond Sport 65%, Willem II 50%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 65%.

xG, shots and style

Willem II has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.39. Helmond Sport: 12.5 shots per match, Willem II: 13.6.

Match halves

Helmond Sport: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.75. Willem II: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Helmond Sport: 46-60 (6 goals). Willem II: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.31 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 65%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Helmond SportWillem II
14Shots16
Helmond SportWillem II
8Shots on target6
Helmond SportWillem II
1.72xG1.87
Helmond SportWillem II
8Corners8
Helmond SportWillem II
39Dangerous attacks60
Helmond SportWillem II
19Fouls11
Helmond SportWillem II
3Cards2
Helmond SportWillem II

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

Helmond SportWillem II
1.35Goals scored / match1.25
Helmond SportWillem II
1.7Goals conceded / match1.4
Helmond SportWillem II
50%Average possession49%
Helmond SportWillem II
3.9Shots on target / match4.75
Helmond SportWillem II

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.5Shots per match13.6
Helmond SportWillem II
3.9Shots on target4.75
Helmond SportWillem II
10.8%Shot conversion9.2%
Helmond SportWillem II
50%Possession49%
Helmond SportWillem II
1.39xG for1.59
Helmond SportWillem II
1.49xG against1.92
Helmond SportWillem II

Shooting quality

Helmond Sport: BalancedWillem II: Balanced
Helmond SportWillem II
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.26

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Willem II is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Helmond Sport · 1.4 pts / match - Willem II

Helmond Sport
LWDLL
Season result split
35% W10% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-11
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-4
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Willem II
DWLWL
Season result split
40% W25% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-7
1.45 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.93BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow 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.

Helmond Sport is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Helmond Sport · 1.25 goals / match - Willem II

Willem II is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.7 goals / match - Helmond Sport · 1.4 goals / match - Willem II

Helmond Sport scoring profile: very strong

Helmond Sport scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Willem II keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 matches).

Willem II scoring profile: very strong

Willem II scores in 85% of matches (17 of 20 matches), while Helmond Sport keeps a clean sheet in 20% (4 of 20 matches).

27Goals scored (season)25
Helmond SportWillem II
34Goals conceded (season)28
Helmond SportWillem II
3.05Average goals in match2.65
Helmond SportWillem II
6Goals scored (last 5)6
Helmond SportWillem II
12Goals conceded (last 5)4
Helmond SportWillem II

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal85%
Helmond SportWillem II
40%2 goals35%
Helmond SportWillem II
10%3 goals5%
Helmond SportWillem II
5%4 goals0%
Helmond SportWillem II

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal75%
Helmond SportWillem II
50%2 goals40%
Helmond SportWillem II
30%3 goals10%
Helmond SportWillem II
10%4 goals10%
Helmond SportWillem II

* 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.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time30%
Helmond SportWillem II
5%BTTS in both halves5%
Helmond SportWillem II
35%Scored in both halves30%
Helmond SportWillem II

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Helmond SportWillem II
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Helmond SportWillem II
80%BTTS - last 540%
Helmond SportWillem II

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
Helmond SportWillem II
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Helmond SportWillem II
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Helmond SportWillem II

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Helmond SportWillem II
70%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Helmond SportWillem II
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Helmond SportWillem II

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Willem II is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.35 pts / match - Helmond Sport · 1.45 pts / match - Willem II

Helmond Sport - half-time state
35% leading30% draw35% trailing
Willem II - half-time state
30% leading55% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)1.45
Helmond SportWillem II
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Helmond SportWillem II
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Helmond SportWillem II
1.3Average goals (1st half)1.1
Helmond SportWillem II
50%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Helmond SportWillem II
40%No goal before half-time40%
Helmond SportWillem II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.05Points per match (2nd half)1.1
Helmond SportWillem II
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
Helmond SportWillem II
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.9
Helmond SportWillem II
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.55
Helmond SportWillem II
35%Clean sheet after half-time40%
Helmond SportWillem II
45%No goal after half-time45%
Helmond SportWillem II

Helmond Sport - second-half results

20% W45% D35% L
27
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Willem II - second-half results

20% W50% D30% L
29
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 40%. 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 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.6
Average goals in match1.42.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-1-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Willem II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Helmond Sport
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
5
3
16-30
4
5
31-45
6
5
46-60
4
6
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Willem II
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
5
5
31-45
6
3
46-60
0
7
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.85
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-65%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Helmond Sport

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Willem II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Helmond SportLigaWillem II
Average goals in match 3.053.31 2.65
Both teams scored 65%62% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%65% 50%
Clean sheets 20%21% 25%
Goal before half-time 85%78% 65%
Goal after half-time 80%85% 80%

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

3.31
Average goals per match
62%
Both teams scored
65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / match
1.49
Away goals / match
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
56%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Helmond SportYellow cardDayen Geerts
  2. Helmond SportGoalMaik LukowiczAssist: Amine Et-Taibi
  3. Helmond SportSubstitutionOn: Pol Llonch PuyaltoOff: Dayen Geerts
  4. Helmond SportGoalAmine Et-TaibiAssist: Helgi Fróði Ingason
  5. Willem IIYellow cardArmin Culum
  6. Helmond SportYellow cardDennis Vos
  7. Helmond SportSubstitutionOn: Justin OgeniaOff: Andre Leipold
  8. Helmond SportYellow cardAmine Et-Taibi
  9. Willem IISubstitutionOn: Thomas VerheijdtOff: Raffael Behounek
  10. Willem IISubstitutionOn: Justin HoogmaOff: Nathan Tjoe-A-On
  11. Willem IIGoalDevin Haen
  12. Willem IIYellow cardJustin Hoogma
  13. Willem IISubstitutionOn: Anass ZarroukOff: Uriël van Aalst
  14. Helmond SportSubstitutionOn: Lion SemićOff: Flor Van den Eynden

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Robin HensgensMatches officiated: 11
3.27Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 245%Home wins18%Draws36%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Helmond Sport 0 - 0 - 1 Willem II. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Willem II
1 : 0
Helmond Sport

FAQ

What was the result of Helmond Sport vs Willem II?

The Eerste Divisie match finished Helmond Sport 2:2 Willem II. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Helmond Sport score 1.35 goals per game on average and Willem II 1.25. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.31 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 65% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Helmond Sport's matches and 60% of Willem II's.

What form are Helmond Sport and Willem II in?

Over the last 5 games Helmond Sport have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Willem II 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Helmond Sport vs Willem II: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.