HELMOND. Almere City overcome Helmond Sport to win 2-1. J. Arweiler was the key to score 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Almere City to strike first with an early goal of J. Arweiler at the 7′. Then J. Arweiler scored again for Almere City in the 12′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, J. van Landschoot reduced the distance for Helmond Sport with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Helmond Sport lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

J. Dolet received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Helmond Sport lost the match.

The match was played at the SolarUnie Stadion stadium in Helmond on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Laurens Gerrets with the assistance of Richard Polman and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Dominique Prick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Helmond Sport

1 - 2

Almere City

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 138 Attack 105
  • 82 Dangerous attack 46
  • 100 Ball safe 103
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Helmond Sport was in firm control of the ball 58% while Almere City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Helmond Sport was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Almere City managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Helmond Sport shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Almere City shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Helmond Sport didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Almere City received 1 yellow card (S. Tunga).

(Helmond Sport) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

7'
12'
43'
50'
M. Esajas- sub ->J. Smeets
57'
57'
J. Puriël- sub ->Ilias Alhaft
Jessy Hendrikx- sub ->J. Houttequiet
65'
67'
Ilias Breugelmans- sub ->S. Vereijken
72'
78'
B. Van Hove- sub ->G. Bosiers
82'
Jossue Dolet- Red
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Emmen
83
38
FC Volendam
75
38
FC Eindhoven
71
38
ADO Den Haag
67
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
66
38
Excelsior
66
38
Jong Ajax
63
38
NAC Breda
59
38
De Graafschap
56
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
FC Den Bosch
47
38
Jong PSV
44
38
Jong AZ
42
38
Almere City
41
38
TOP Oss
41
38
MVV Maastricht
40
38
FC Dordrecht
39
38
Jong Utrecht
38
38
Telstar
35
38
Helmond Sport
28
38

After playing this encounter, Helmond Sport will stay with 14 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Almere City will have 12 points to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport will host Roda JC Kerkrade on the 5th of November with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Roda JC Kerkrade (2 draws).

Almere City will host ADO Den Haag on the 7th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Almere City (2 draws).

Helmond Sport – Formation

Helmond Sport
G
Mike Havekotte 1.Netherlands
6.2
D
Robin Van der Meer 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Dean van der Sluys 5.Netherlands
7.1
D
Boyd Reith 44.Netherlands
6.5
D
Maxime De Bie 3.Belgium
7.2
M
Jarno Lion 6.Belgium
7.1
M
Gaétan Alexander Bosiers 33.Belgium
7.3
82'
M
S. Vereijken 15.Netherlands
6.5
72'
M
J. Houttequiet 11.Belgium
6.1
65'
F
Jellert Van Landschoot 8.Belgium
7.4
43'
F
J. Dolet 9.Belgium
6.9
90'
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Azmi 22.Netherlands
G
R. Mantel 21.Belgium
D
Kevin Bukusu 14.Angola
D
I. Breugelmans 2.Belgium
6.2
72'
D
B. Van Hove 17.Belgium
6.8
82'
M
P. Fosu-Mensah 20.Netherlands
M
J. Hendrikx 23.Netherlands
6.7
65'

Helmond Sport started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Wil Boessen decided to play with the following team: Mike Havekotte (6.2), Boyd Reith (6.5), Maxime De Bie (7.2), Robin Van der Meer (7.1), Dean van der Sluys (7.1), Sander Vereijken (6.5), Jarno Lion (7.1), Gaetan Bosiers (7.3), Jules Houttequiet (6.1), Jellert Van Landschoot (7.4) and Jossue Dolet (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Fosu-Mensah, Kevin Bukusu, Ilias Breugelmans (6.2), Jessy Hendrikx (6.7), Ahmed Azmi, Bryan Van Hove (6.8) and Robin Mantel.

Helmond Sport could not rely on the presence of I. Breugelmans (injured).

Substitutions

Helmond Sport made 3 changes: J. Houttequiet for J. Hendrikx (65′), S. Vereijken for I. Breugelmans (72′) and G. Bosiers for B. Van Hove (82′).

Best player: Jellert Van Landschoot​

The player that probably impressed the most for Helmond Sport was Jellert Van Landschoot.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Almere City – Formation

Almere City
G
Michael Woud 22.New Zealand
7.4
D
R. Leeuwin 3.Netherlands
6.6
D
F. Helstrup 4.Denmark
6.8
D
Faris Hammouti 23.Morocco
7.2
67'
D
Thomas Poll 46.Netherlands
6.5
M
Tim Receveur 6.Netherlands
7.0
M
Jorrit Smeets 25.Netherlands
6.7
50'
M
Lance Duijvestijn 10.Netherlands
7.2
M
Ilias Alhaft 11.Netherlands
6.6
57'
M
Bradly van Hoeven 21.Netherlands
6.6
57'
F
Jonas Arweiler 19.Germany
8.4
78' 7', 12'
Substitutes
G
S. Keller 24.Switzerland
D
Thibaut Lesquoy 12.Belgium
D
J. Rullens 35.Netherlands
M
Steve Tunga 5.Germany
6.2
67' 90'
M
Thijs van Leeuwen 37.Netherlands
6.6
57'
F
J. Puriël 32.Netherlands
6.8
57'
F
M. Esajas 36.Netherlands
6.8
50'
F
T. Wildeboer 34.Netherlands
6.2
78'
F
Maarten Pouwels 9.Netherlands

Almere City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Gertjan Verbeek played with: Michael Woud (7.4), Faris Hammouti (7.2), Ramon Leeuwin (6.6), Frederik Helstrup (6.8), Thomas Poll (6.5), Tim Receveur (7.0), Jorrit Smeets (6.7), Ilias Alhaft (6.6), Lance Duijvestijn (7.2), Bradly Van Hoeven (6.6) and Jonas Arweiler (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Thibaut Lesquoy, Jordy Rullens, Steve Tunga (6.2), Jeffry Puriel (6.8), Stijn Keller, Marcelencio Esajas (6.8), Tijmen Wildeboer (6.2), Maarten Pouwels and Thijs van Leeuwen (6.6).

Almere City could not rely on the presence of M. Esajas (injured) and S. Tunga (injured).

Substitutions

Almere City made 5 changes: J. Smeets for M. Esajas (50′), I. Alhaft for J. Puriel (57′), B. Van Hoeven for T. van Leeuwen (57′), F. Hammouti for S. Tunga (67′) and J. Arweiler for T. Wildeboer (78′).

Best player: Jonas Arweiler​

The most impressive player for Almere City was Jonas Arweiler.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​