Helmond Sport 2–0 VVV Venlo: Result & Stats

Helmond Sport

FT

2 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

VVV Venlo

4/17/2026

Eerste Divisie · Round 37GS Staalwerken Stadion

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 95+ matches

Helmond Sport41%

×Draw25%

VVV Venlo34%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Helmond SportExpected goals in this matchVVV Venlo

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.54

1.38

Helmond Sport

1.54

VVV Venlo

1.38

Helmond Sport creates 12% more chances

Season form · 148 home / 95 away

1.39

creates per match

1.25

1.51

allows per match

1.69

creates per match

Helmond Sport

1.39

VVV Venlo

1.25

allows per match

Helmond Sport

1.51

VVV Venlo

1.69

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Helmond Sport+0.00on par

VVV Venlo+0.00on par

Total goals

Over56
Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes59
No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Helmond Sport ↓

VVV Venlo →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–05%

0–17%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–08%

1–111%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–19%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–15%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

95%5%1.5

79%21%2.5

56%44%3.5

33%67%4.5

17%83%

Double chance

Helmond Sport or draw

66%

Helmond Sport or VVV Venlo

75%

Draw or VVV Venlo

59%

Winning margin

Helmond Sport wins by 2+

20%

VVV Venlo wins by 2+

15%

Team goals

Helmond Sport 1+ goals

79%

Helmond Sport 2+ goals

45%

Helmond Sport 3+ goals

20%

VVV Venlo 1+ goals

75%

VVV Venlo 2+ goals

40%

VVV Venlo 3+ goals

16%

Draw no bet

Helmond Sport (draw refunded)

55%

VVV Venlo (draw refunded)

45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

47%

Both score & under 3

11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Helmond Sport at home — creates 1.39, concedes 1.51 · 148 matches

VVV Venlo away — creates 1.25, concedes 1.69 · 95 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Helmond Sport attack 1.39 + VVV Venlo defence 1.69 → ÷2 → 1.54

VVV Venlo attack 1.25 + Helmond Sport defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.38

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Helmond Sport scores more

41%

level

25%

VVV Venlo scores more

34%

Helmond Sport at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Helmond Sport will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff