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Jong AZ 11thDLWDL
5–4
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Full time
Helmond Sport 19thLLDLL

Jong AZ vs Helmond Sport prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour pre-match forecast · data model

Who wins?

Jong AZ to win: 52%, about 1 in 2

Jong AZ52%Bookies 52
Draw23%Bookies 23
Helmond Sport25%Bookies 25

Goals call3+ goals 69% · bookies 69% · ✓ 9 goals

The Verdict

All three readings lean the same way: Jong AZ favourites, but not overwhelmingly. The coach sees goals from two porous defences, the dressing room points to Helmond's five straight away defeats against a mid-table host, and the sceptic notes the head-to-head keeps Helmond live.

✓ Favourite won (Jong AZ 52%) Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

1 of 2 think Jong AZ's chances are better than the bookmakers say.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Two leaky defences point to goals, with Jong AZ's attack the sharper edge

Jong AZ score 2.36 per game and Helmond 1.45, yet both concede around 2 per match with 0% clean sheets each. Both teams scored in 82% of both sides' games, and Jong AZ average 3.17 away but only 1.40 at home, so their home output is the soft spot.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Helmond's five-game away losing run makes the table gap feel real

Jong AZ sit 11th on 14 points from 11 games; Helmond are 19th on 9. Helmond have lost five straight away games, conceding 12 in those five, while Jong AZ have won just two of their last six overall. Equal rest of 7 days each levels the workload.

Jong AZJong AZ: slightly underrated Low

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Jong AZ are favourites at 52%, with Helmond Sport on 25% and the draw on 23%. Jong AZ are 11th and Helmond Sport 19th in the Eerste Divisie. In their last five league games, Jong AZ won one and Helmond Sport none.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

Jong AZ win or draw
75%
Either team wins (no draw)
77%
Helmond Sport win or draw
48%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
87%
3+ goals
69%
4+ goals
48%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
67%
No
33%

We expect about 2.1 goals from Jong AZ and 1.5 from Helmond Sport. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 2–1 (9%). Even the likeliest exact score happens less than 1 time in 10. Next: 1–1 (9%), 2–2 (7%), 3–1 (6%), 2–0 (6%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 52%23%25%Stats preview#580

Frozen at kick-off. Version 1 is the one that counts in our track record. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Jong AZ: last 6

DLWDLW · 17 scored, 13 conceded

16 Octat VVV Venlo4–4D
9 Octvs Den Bosch0–1L
18 Sepvs FC Volendam4–1W
14 Sepat Jong PSV U211–1D
11 Sepat Heracles2–3L
5 Sepat Dordrecht6–3W

Last 5 at home: LWWLL

Helmond Sport: last 6

LLDLLW · 7 scored, 12 conceded

16 Octvs NAC Breda0–2L
9 Octat FC OSS1–3L
2 Octvs Heracles2–2D
26 Sepat MVV0–2L
18 Sepat Den Bosch1–2L
11 Sepvs Jong PSV U213–1W

Last 5 away: LLLLL

Season stats

Jong AZHelmond Sport
2.36Goals scored per game1.45
2.00Goals conceded per game1.91
1.40Scored per game at home1.83
3.17Scored per game away1.00
73%Matches over 2.5 goals64%
82%Both teams scored82%
0%Clean sheets0%
18%Failed to score18%

League matches only, 11 games each.

Eerste Divisie table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
5Roda12+422WWDLW
6NAC Breda12+321DWWDW
7FC Volendam12+919WDWLW
8Jong AZ12+517WDLWD
9Vitesse12-117LWLDL
10MVV12-1117DLLLW
11Waalwijk12+416DDLDL
…
16De Graafschap12-1112DLWDW
17FC Eindhoven12-911LLLDL
18Dordrecht12-1511LWLDW
19Helmond Sport12-69LLLDL
20Jong Utrecht12-127LLLLW

Full Eerste Divisie table

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Jong AZ won 2, Helmond Sport 4, 0 draws; 3.8 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
3 Apr 2026Jong AZ2–0Helmond SportEerste Divisie
17 Oct 2025Helmond Sport4–2Jong AZEerste Divisie
26 Jan 2025Helmond Sport2–1Jong AZEerste Divisie
18 Oct 2024Jong AZ2–3Helmond SportEerste Divisie
11 Mar 2024Helmond Sport3–1Jong AZEerste Divisie
10 Nov 2023Jong AZ2–1Helmond SportEerste Divisie

Match context

Rest days
Jong AZ 7Helmond Sport 7
Matches in the last 14 days: Jong AZ 1 · Helmond Sport 1

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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