Helmond Sport vs Heracles Prediction

Eerste DivisieNetherlands Netherlands · Regular Season - 9
Helmond Sport
2-2
Finished
HT 1-2
Heracles
Lavans Stadion, Helmond 02/10/2026
Helmond SportHelmond Sport
2-2
Finished
HeraclesHeracles

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
57%Trust
1X2
Away Win
1.44
SignalNEUTRALModel60%SurpriseMediumGap-12.1%
Helmond Sport Rest
6 days
Heracles Rest
6 days

Helmond Sport vs Heracles: result, form and history

Helmond Sport and Heracles drew 2-2 in the Eerste Divisie on 2 Oct 2026. Heracles had gone in with the better form, having won 4 of their previous five against 2 for Helmond Sport.

Heracles tend to win more corners, 8.1 a game to 4.6 for Helmond Sport.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
18%6.25
X
23%4.60
2
59%1.44
Double Chance
1X
41%2.85
X2
82%1.10
Both Teams to Score
Yes
59%1.57
No
41%2.26
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.24 + 1.54 = 2.78
Over 1.5
82%1.10
Over 2.5
61%1.41
Over 3.5
42%2.10
Under 1.5
18%5.45
Under 2.5
39%2.67
Under 3.5
58%1.68
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.2 + 5.7 = 9.9
Over 8.5
67%1.31
Over 9.5
55%1.53
Over 10.5
43%1.90
Under 8.5
33%3.08
Under 9.5
45%2.27
Under 10.5
57%1.83
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 1.9 = 4
Over 3.5
56%-
Over 4.5
37%-
Under 3.5
44%-
Under 4.5
63%-

Match Events

6'Maurice WruschAssist: Djevencio van der Kust
8'David VicenteSerious foul
8'Fabian De KeijzerDissent
13'Tarik EssakkatiAssist: Xander van der Velde
13'Jeff Reine-AdélaïdeDissent
26'Pol LlonchFoul
29'Tarik EssakkatiFoul
36'Pol Llonch INalen dizdarevic out
44'Manny Rodriguez Baldera
45'Chafik Abbas INMimeirhel Benita out
54'Sem DekkersAssist: Xander van der Velde
58'Joep van der Sluijs INMauro Lenaerts out
66'Tristan Van Gilst INStijn Bultman out
66'Max Hauswirth INDavid Tomic out
71'Tarik Essakkati
79'Thomas Poll INFlor Van Den Eynden out
79'Livio Cicero INKiton Ekoli out
80'Mauro LenaertsFoul
82'Xander van der VeldeArgument
82'Stijn BultmanArgument
87'Mimeirhel BenitaFoul
88'Mimeirhel Benita INMario Engels out

Lineups

Helmond Sport
4-4-2Coach: Frédéric Frans
Heracles
4-2-3-1Coach: V. Heilmann
Avg rating6.71
Avg rating6.58
M. Bergsen8.81M. Bergsen
S. Dekkers7.520S. Dekkers
B. Koglin6.94B. Koglin
T. Landheer6.743T. Landheer
T. Poll6.45T. Poll
J. van der Sluijs6.37J. van der Sluijs
M. Ludwig6.36M. Ludwig
Xander van der Velde7.544X. van der Velde
Pol Llonch5.88P. Llonch
L. Cicero6.311L. Cicero
T. Essakkati7.234T. Essakkati
F. de Keijzer6.61F. de Keijzer
David Vicente5.215D. Vicente
D. Mirani6.94D. Mirani
M. Wrusch7.814M. Wrusch
Manny7.925Manny
D. van der Kust7.75D. van der Kust
S. Scheperman6.132S. Scheperman
C. Abbas7.07C. Abbas
T. van Gilst6.117T. van Gilst
M. Hauswirth6.218M. Hauswirth
J. N'djoli6.927J. N'djoli

Helmond Sport Substitutes

14Brian van den Boogaard
23A. El Maach
30K. Ekoli79'for Livio Cicero6.5
22A. Dizdarević36'for Pol Llonch6.5
10D. Huiberts
94Mauro Lenaerts58'for Joep van der Sluijs80'6.0
3F. Van Den Eynden79'for Thomas Poll6.1
2R. van Bree
21Ward van Sleeuwen

Heracles Substitutes

3Mario Borac
10T. Bruns
35S. Bultman66'for Tristan Van Gilst82'5.9
8M. Engels88'replaced by Mimeirhel Benita6.0
16T. Jansink
26D. van Kaam
23M. te Wierik
33L. Zeevalkink
6D. Tomić66'for Max Hauswirth6.5
11J. Reine-Adélaïde13'
9V. Poppler
2M. Benita45'for Chafik Abbas87'88'for Mario Engels5.8

Match Stats

Helmond SportHeracles
33%Ball Possession67%
2Corner Kicks12
3Yellow Cards4
1Red Cards1
13Total Shots30
6Shots on Goal14
3Shots off Goal10
8Shots Inside Box21
5Shots Outside Box9
4Blocked Shots6
18Fouls5
12Goalkeeper Saves4
383Total Passes371
317Passes Accurate297
5Free Kicks18

Team Comparison

Helmond SportHelmond Sport
HeraclesHeracles
1427Elo Rating 1631
1.60Attack 2.61
0.00Defense 2.17
0%Hit Rate 56%
14.3Shots per Game 19.7
6.0Shots on Target 7.9
4.6Corners per Game 8.1
1.7Cards per Game 2.4

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend

Game State Tendencies

Helmond SportHelmond Sport
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.7 in second half)
HeraclesHeracles
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

Helmond SportHelmond Sport0Wins · 0%
Draws00%
HeraclesHeracles2Wins · 100%
1.5Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 2
0%3+ goals0 of 2

Previous meetings

Eerste Divisie21/04/2023
Helmond SportHeracles
01
Eerste Divisie23/09/2022
HeraclesHelmond Sport
20

Recent Form

Helmond SportHelmond Sport
3W3D4L
26/09/2026
MVVHelmond Sport
20
L
18/09/2026
Den BoschHelmond Sport
21
L11/09/2026
Helmond SportJong PSV U21
31
W
04/09/2026
Helmond SportVVV Venlo
42
W
28/08/2026
Jong AjaxHelmond Sport
32
L
21/08/2026
Helmond SportWaalwijk
11
D
14/08/2026
RodaHelmond Sport
21
L09/08/2026
Helmond SportDe Graafschap
11
D
01/08/2026
Helmond SportSt. Truiden
10
W
07/07/2026
GemertHelmond Sport
11
D
HeraclesHeracles
8W0D2L
26/09/2026
HeraclesVitesse
20
W18/09/2026
Almere City FCHeracles
10
L
11/09/2026
HeraclesJong AZ
32
W
04/09/2026
HeraclesDe Graafschap
50
W
30/08/2026
FC EindhovenHeracles
13
W
24/08/2026
Jong UtrechtHeracles
16
W
14/08/2026
HeraclesDen Bosch
32
W
07/08/2026
VVV VenloHeracles
34
W
24/07/2026
HeraclesExcelsior
35
L
08/07/2026
HeraclesGroningen
21
W

League Table

Eerste Divisie 2026

Eerste Divisie: Regular season

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1HeraclesHeracles1292137:14+2329DWWDW
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo1281334:20+1425WDWWL
3EmmenEmmen1281326:19+725WWWDW
4Almere City FCAlmere City FC1271425:12+1322LLWWL
5RodaRoda1264215:11+422WWDLW
6NAC BredaNAC Breda1263323:20+321DWWDW
7FC VolendamFC Volendam1261529:20+919WDWLW
8Jong AZJong AZ1252531:26+517WDLWD
9VitesseVitesse1252516:17-117LWLDL
10MVVMVV1252516:27-1117DLLLW
11WaalwijkWaalwijk1237221:17+416DDLDL
12Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U211244417:19-216WLDLD
13Den BoschDen Bosch1243518:21-315DWWDL
14FC OSSFC OSS1241719:20-113DLWWL
15Jong AjaxJong Ajax1233618:29-1112DWLDL
16De GraafschapDe Graafschap1233615:26-1112DLWDW
17FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven1232716:25-911LLLDL
18DordrechtDordrecht1232716:31-1511LWLDW
19Helmond SportHelmond Sport1223720:26-69LLLDL
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht1221919:31-127LLLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1HeraclesHeracles1237:1429
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo1234:2025
3EmmenEmmen1226:1925
4Almere City FCAlmere City FC1225:1222
5RodaRoda1215:1122
6NAC BredaNAC Breda1223:2021
7FC VolendamFC Volendam1229:2019
8Jong AZJong AZ1231:2617
9VitesseVitesse1216:1717
10MVVMVV1216:2717
11WaalwijkWaalwijk1221:1716
12Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U211217:1916
13Den BoschDen Bosch1218:2115
14FC OSSFC OSS1219:2013
15Jong AjaxJong Ajax1218:2912
16De GraafschapDe Graafschap1215:2612
17FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven1216:2511
18DordrechtDordrecht1216:3111
19Helmond SportHelmond Sport1220:269
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht1219:317

Eerste Divisie: Period 1

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1HeraclesHeracles1081131:12+1925DWWDW
2Almere City FCAlmere City FC1071222:7+1522LLWWL
3VVV VenloVVV Venlo1070326:14+1221WDWWL
4EmmenEmmen1061322:18+419WWWDW
5NAC BredaNAC Breda1052320:19+117DWWDW
6RodaRoda1044210:8+216WWDLW
7MVVMVV1051413:20-716DLLLW
8FC VolendamFC Volendam1050522:17+515WDWLW
9WaalwijkWaalwijk1035219:15+414DDLDL
10VitesseVitesse1042415:15014LWLDL
11Jong AZJong AZ1041522:18+413WDLWD
12Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U211034315:17-213WLDLD
13FC OSSFC OSS1040615:15012DLWWL
14Den BoschDen Bosch1032514:18-411DWWDL
15FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven1032515:22-711LLLDL
16De GraafschapDe Graafschap1032513:23-1011DLWDW
17Helmond SportHelmond Sport1023516:19-39LLLDL
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax1022613:25-128DWLDL
19DordrechtDordrecht1022613:27-148LWLDW
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht1021716:23-77LLLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1HeraclesHeracles1031:1225
2Almere City FCAlmere City FC1022:722
3VVV VenloVVV Venlo1026:1421
4EmmenEmmen1022:1819
5NAC BredaNAC Breda1020:1917
6RodaRoda1010:816
7MVVMVV1013:2016
8FC VolendamFC Volendam1022:1715
9WaalwijkWaalwijk1019:1514
10VitesseVitesse1015:1514
11Jong AZJong AZ1022:1813
12Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U211015:1713
13FC OSSFC OSS1015:1512
14Den BoschDen Bosch1014:1811
15FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven1015:2211
16De GraafschapDe Graafschap1013:2311
17Helmond SportHelmond Sport1016:199
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax1013:258
19DordrechtDordrecht1013:278
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht1016:237

Eerste Divisie: Period 2

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1EmmenEmmen22004:1+36WWWDW
2RodaRoda22005:3+26WWDLW
3FC VolendamFC Volendam21107:3+44WDWLW
4HeraclesHeracles21106:2+44DWWDW
5VVV VenloVVV Venlo21108:6+24WDWWL
6NAC BredaNAC Breda21103:1+24DWWDW
7Den BoschDen Bosch21104:3+14DWWDL
8Jong AjaxJong Ajax21105:4+14DWLDL
9Jong AZJong AZ21109:8+14WDLWD
10Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2121012:203WLDLD
11DordrechtDordrecht21013:4-13LWLDW
12VitesseVitesse21011:2-13LWLDL
13WaalwijkWaalwijk20202:202DDLDL
14De GraafschapDe Graafschap20112:3-11DLWDW
15FC OSSFC OSS20114:5-11DLWWL
16MVVMVV20113:7-41DLLLW
17FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven20021:3-20LLLDL
18Almere City FCAlmere City FC20023:5-20LLWWL
19Helmond SportHelmond Sport20024:7-30LLLDL
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht20023:8-50LLLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1EmmenEmmen24:16
2RodaRoda25:36
3FC VolendamFC Volendam27:34
4HeraclesHeracles26:24
5VVV VenloVVV Venlo28:64
6NAC BredaNAC Breda23:14
7Den BoschDen Bosch24:34
8Jong AjaxJong Ajax25:44
9Jong AZJong AZ29:84
10Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2122:23
11DordrechtDordrecht23:43
12VitesseVitesse21:23
13WaalwijkWaalwijk22:22
14De GraafschapDe Graafschap22:31
15FC OSSFC OSS24:51
16MVVMVV23:71
17FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven21:30
18Almere City FCAlmere City FC23:50
19Helmond SportHelmond Sport24:70
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht23:80

Eerste Divisie: Period 3

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1De GraafschapDe Graafschap00000:000DLWDW
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo00000:000WDWWL
3Den BoschDen Bosch00000:000DWWDL
4DordrechtDordrecht00000:000LWLDW
5FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven00000:000LLLDL
6EmmenEmmen00000:000WWWDW
7Helmond SportHelmond Sport00000:000LLLDL
8MVVMVV00000:000DLLLW
9Almere City FCAlmere City FC00000:000LLWWL
10FC OSSFC OSS00000:000DLWWL
11FC VolendamFC Volendam00000:000WDWLW
12WaalwijkWaalwijk00000:000DDLDL
13NAC BredaNAC Breda00000:000DWWDW
14RodaRoda00000:000WWDLW
15VitesseVitesse00000:000LWLDL
16HeraclesHeracles00000:000DWWDW
17Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2100000:000WLDLD
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax00000:000DWLDL
19Jong AZJong AZ00000:000WDLWD
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht00000:000LLLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1De GraafschapDe Graafschap00:00
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo00:00
3Den BoschDen Bosch00:00
4DordrechtDordrecht00:00
5FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven00:00
6EmmenEmmen00:00
7Helmond SportHelmond Sport00:00
8MVVMVV00:00
9Almere City FCAlmere City FC00:00
10FC OSSFC OSS00:00
11FC VolendamFC Volendam00:00
12WaalwijkWaalwijk00:00
13NAC BredaNAC Breda00:00
14RodaRoda00:00
15VitesseVitesse00:00
16HeraclesHeracles00:00
17Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2100:00
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax00:00
19Jong AZJong AZ00:00
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht00:00

Eerste Divisie: Period 4

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1De GraafschapDe Graafschap00000:000DLWDW
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo00000:000WDWWL
3Den BoschDen Bosch00000:000DWWDL
4DordrechtDordrecht00000:000LWLDW
5FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven00000:000LLLDL
6EmmenEmmen00000:000WWWDW
7Helmond SportHelmond Sport00000:000LLLDL
8MVVMVV00000:000DLLLW
9Almere City FCAlmere City FC00000:000LLWWL
10FC OSSFC OSS00000:000DLWWL
11FC VolendamFC Volendam00000:000WDWLW
12WaalwijkWaalwijk00000:000DDLDL
13NAC BredaNAC Breda00000:000DWWDW
14RodaRoda00000:000WWDLW
15VitesseVitesse00000:000LWLDL
16HeraclesHeracles00000:000DWWDW
17Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2100000:000WLDLD
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax00000:000DWLDL
19Jong AZJong AZ00000:000WDLWD
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht00000:000LLLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1De GraafschapDe Graafschap00:00
2VVV VenloVVV Venlo00:00
3Den BoschDen Bosch00:00
4DordrechtDordrecht00:00
5FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven00:00
6EmmenEmmen00:00
7Helmond SportHelmond Sport00:00
8MVVMVV00:00
9Almere City FCAlmere City FC00:00
10FC OSSFC OSS00:00
11FC VolendamFC Volendam00:00
12WaalwijkWaalwijk00:00
13NAC BredaNAC Breda00:00
14RodaRoda00:00
15VitesseVitesse00:00
16HeraclesHeracles00:00
17Jong PSV U21Jong PSV U2100:00
18Jong AjaxJong Ajax00:00
19Jong AZJong AZ00:00
20Jong UtrechtJong Utrecht00:00
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About the Helmond Sport vs Heracles forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Helmond Sport and Heracles in the Eerste Divisie table

The table shows a wide gap: Heracles are 1st in the Eerste Divisie, while Helmond Sport sit 19th, 20 points behind. League goal record so far: Helmond Sport 20-26, Heracles 37-14. The full standings are on the Eerste Divisie Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Heracles have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Helmond Sport and Heracles have met only 2 times recently, averaging 1.5 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.