Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Telstar 7th with 61 points, Helmond Sport 13th with 46, 15 apart. The last five rounds placed Helmond Sport no better than 20th for form, against 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, Helmond Sport were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.61, Telstar 1.82 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Helmond Sport against 12/15 for Telstar.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Helmond Sport 2, draws 2, Telstar 4, at 3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
SolarUnie Stadion in Helmond, capacity 4,100, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Helmond Sport led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Helmond Sport: Anthony van den Hurk (1'), Lennerd Daneels (18') · Telstar: Mohamed Hamdaoui (38'), Jeff Hardeveld (90')