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Helmond Sport vs Dordrecht: prediction and statistics

Netherlands · Eerste Divisie · 20 November 2026 · kick-off

Before kick-off

Helmond Sport host Dordrecht in Eerste Divisie on 20 November 2026. Very little separates them in the standings — Helmond Sport are 17th, Dordrecht 18th in a table of 20. Dordrecht are fighting at the wrong end of the table.

Results have gone against Helmond Sport recently — 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from the last 5 games. Dordrecht are in a difficult spell: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 5 matches. Measured in points the two runs are close — 4 and 4.

The home record of Helmond Sport (2024/25–2026/27) is balanced: 18 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats in 46 matches, 1.7 scored and 1.4 conceded per game. Away from home Dordrecht have 15 wins, 9 draws and 21 defeats in 45 matches, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.7 per game.

The 21 previous meetings are fairly balanced — Helmond Sport 6, Dordrecht 11, draws 4. Last time out (3 February 2026) it ended Dordrecht 3:0 Helmond Sport. On average these meetings produce 2.8 goals.

Form

Helmond Sport: last five matches — D-L-L-W-L.

Dordrecht: last five matches — L-L-D-W-L.

Table: Helmond Sport — 17, Dordrecht — 18 (of 20).

Home and away record

Helmond Sport at home and Dordrecht away, 2024/25–2026/27.

Helmond SportDordrecht
Matches4645
Wins · draws · losses18-14-1415-9-21
Goals scored per match1.71.2
Goals conceded per match1.41.7

Head to head

21 meetings in our database: Helmond Sport won 6, 4 draws, Dordrecht won 11. Per match: 2.8 goals.

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Key facts

  • Three-season trend: over 2.5 goals in 61% of Helmond Sport home games and 60% of Dordrecht away games.

Corners

53%

Corners over 9.5

Our model expects 9.9 corners in the match: Helmond Sport 4.5, Dordrecht 5.4. In a typical match of this competition — 10.2. Probability of over 9.5 corners: 53% (typical match — 56%).

This match is in the top of the day: Corners under 10.5 — 60%, typical match 56%.

Yellow cards

67%

Yellow cards under 4.5

Our model expects 3.8 yellow cards: Helmond Sport 1.8, Dordrecht 2.0; typical match of the competition — 3.3. Probability of over 4.5 cards: 33% (typical match — 24%).

This match is in the top of the day: Yellow cards over 3.5 — 52%, typical match 43%.

Result

Our model: Helmond Sport win 49%, draw 23%, Dordrecht win 28%. Over 2.5 goals — 63%, both teams to score — 64%.

Team statistics for three seasons

Helmond SportDordrecht
Win rate39%33%
Over 2.5 goals61%60%
Both teams score70%58%
Total corners per match10.410.4
Over 9.5 corners63%56%
Total yellow cards per match3.64.0
Over 4.5 yellow cards30%38%

Head to head

Corners in their meetings: 10.0 per match on average. Yellow cards in their meetings: 2.6 per match on average.

How we calculate

Corners and cards: our own model on the last 30 matches of each team, pulled toward the competition average; tested on 126,835 matches from 2014–2026, each forecast using only games played before it. Result and goals: our own model — who is stronger comes from an attack and defence rating adjusted for the strength of the opponents (wins over weak sides count for less, so a promoted team gets no extra credit), how many goals from the last 30 matches of each team, Poisson distribution; tested the same way on 445,384 matches since July 2023. Form, head to head and referee: our database of more than half a million matches.

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