HELMOND. Helmond Sport bounces back against Willem II with a penalty kick on the D. Haen 82′ and a goal on the G. Besselink 29′. Willem II was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the SolarUnie Stadion stadium in Helmond on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 2,714 spectators.​ The referee was Robin Hensgens. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.16 degrees Celsius or 48.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Helmond Sport

2 - 2

Willem II

• 44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

• 14 Total 16
• 8 On Target 6
• 4 Off Target 7
• 2 Shots blocked 3

• 66 Attack 120
• 39 Dangerous attack 60
• 90 Ball safe 86

• 11 Free Kicks 18
• 0 Penalties 1
• 8 Corners 8

Fouls

• 19 Total 11
• 3 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Willem II had a strong ball possession 56% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Willem II was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Willem II to win the match​.

Helmond Sport shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Willem II shot 17 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Helmond Sport received 4 yellow cards (Dennis Vos, , Amine Et-Taïbi and Dayen Geerts). Talking about the opposition, Willem II received 2 yellow cards (Armin Culum and Justin Hoogma).

Standings

After this contest, Helmond Sport has 24 points like FC Dordrecht to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Willem II has 30 points like VVV-Venlo to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport will play away with FC Dordrecht on the 9th of January with a 18-17 head to head in favor of FC Dordrecht (5 draws).

Willem II will host ADO Den Haag on the 9th of January with a 14-7 head to head in favor of ADO Den Haag (7 draws).

Helmond Sport – Formation

Helmond Sport

G

Menno Bergsen 1.Netherlands

6.8

D

Flor Van den Eynden 3.Belgium

7.1

88'

D

Thomas Poll  5.Netherlands

7.2

D

Amine Et-Taïbi 24.Morocco

7.8

74' 50'

D

Dennis Vos 28.Netherlands

6.1

62'

M

Helgi Fródi Ingason 19.Iceland

7.1

78'

M

Alen Dizdarevic 22.Croatia

6.6

M

Tarik Essakkati  34.Netherlands

6.5

78'

M

André Leipold 36.Germany

6.7

66'

F

Maik Lukowicz 16.Poland

7.0

39'

F

Dayen Geerts 47.

6.6

46' 15'

Substitutes

G

Hugo Wentges 21.Netherlands

G

Kevin Aben 23.

D

Justin Ogenia 2.Curaçao

6.6

66'

D

Brian Koglin 4.Germany

6.3

78'

D

Lion Semic 17.Germany

88'

D

Amir Absalem 27.Netherlands

6.2

78'

M

Michel Ludwig 6.Germany

M

Pol Llonch  8.Spain

7.1

46'

M

Julian Geerts 41.Netherlands

F

Labinot Bajrami 9.Switzerland

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

The manager Jurgen Seegers decided to play with the following team: Menno Bergsen (6.8), Amine Et-Taïbi (7.8), Flor Van den Eynden (7.1), Dennis Vos (6.1), Thomas Poll (7.2), André Leipold (6.7), Alen Dizdarevic (6.6), Helgi Fródi Ingason (7.1), Tarik Essakkati (6.5), Dayen Geerts (6.6) and Maik Lukowicz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Justin Ogenia (6.6), Brian Koglin (6.3), Michel Ludwig, Pol Llonch (7.1), Labinot Bajrami, Lion Semic, Hugo Wentges, Kevin Aben, Amir Absalem (6.2) and Julian Geerts.

Substitutions

Helmond Sport made 5 changes: Helgi Fródi Ingason for Amir Absalem (78′), Tarik Essakkati for Brian Koglin (78′), Flor Van den Eynden for Lion Semic (88′), Dayen Geerts for Pol Llonch (46′) and André Leipold for Justin Ogenia (66′).

Player of the match: Amine Et-Taïbi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Helmond Sport was Amine Et-Taïbi.

His rating is 7.8 with 1 goal, 43 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Willem II – Formation

Willem II

G

Thomas Didillon-Hödl  1.France

7.4

D

Alessandro Ciranni 2.Belgium

7.8

D

Finn Stam 3.Netherlands

7.1

D

Nathan Tjoe-A-On 24.Netherlands

6.9

75'

D

Raffael Behounek 30.Austria

6.4

74'

M

Gijs Besselink 6.Netherlands

7.6

29'

M

Nick Doodeman 7.Netherlands

7.2

M

Armin Culum  8.Sweden

6.4

62' 52'

M

Uriël van Aalst 19.Netherlands

6.7

83'

M

Mounir El Allouchi 20.Morocco

6.7

62'

F

Devin Haen 9.Netherlands

7.5

82'

Substitutes

G

Karst de Leeuw 31.Netherlands

D

Justin Hoogma 4.Netherlands

6.5

75' 83'

D

Jens Mathijsen 14.Netherlands

D

Junior Poortvliet 48.Netherlands

M

Anass Zarrouk  18.Morocco

6.5

83'

M

Per van Loon  22.Netherlands

F

Emilio Kehrer 11.Germany

F

Samuel Bamba 17.Germany

6.5

62'

F

Thomas Verheydt 28.Netherlands

6.4

74'

F

Siegert Baartmans 47.Netherlands

6.5

62'

Willem II started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

John Stegeman played with: Thomas Didillon-Hödl (7.4), Alessandro Ciranni (7.8), Raffael Behounek (6.4), Finn Stam (7.1), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.9), Gijs Besselink (7.6), Nick Doodeman (7.2), Uriël van Aalst (6.7), Mounir El Allouchi (6.7), Armin Culum (6.4) and Devin Haen (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Justin Hoogma (6.5), Emilio Kehrer, Jens Mathijsen, Samuel Bamba (6.5), Anass Zarrouk (6.5), Per van Loon, Thomas Verheydt (6.4), Karst de Leeuw, Tygo Kotte, Pieter van Maarschalkerwaard, Siegert Baartmans (6.5) and Junior Poortvliet.

Substitutions

Willem II made 5 changes: Uriël van Aalst for Anass Zarrouk (83′), Armin Culum for Samuel Bamba (62′), Raffael Behounek for Thomas Verheydt (74′), Mounir El Allouchi for Siegert Baartmans (62′) and Nathan Tjoe-A-On for Justin Hoogma (75′).

Player of the match: Alessandro Ciranni​

The player that probably impressed the most for Willem II was Alessandro Ciranni.

His rating is 7.8 with 49 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Helmond Sport – Willem II – 2-2
• FC Den Bosch – Vitesse – 2-0