On Thursday night, a midweek match round awaits us in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men. Quite a few players can reach a personal milestone. Read all the stats of the six matches here.
HURLEY – DEN BOSCHThursday, October 30, 20:30
Head-to-head record33 matches5 wins Hurley22 wins Den Bosch6 draws
What the stats say
Den Bosch won the last nine games against Hurley since a 0-1 defeat at Oosterplas on 18 March 2016 (goal Luuk van Duren).
Hurley’s last home victory over Den Bosch dates from a decade ago: it was 3-2 in Amstelveen on 18 October 2015. The winning goal fell two minutes before time and was credited to Niek Collot d’Escury.
Hurley is the only team yet to pick up a point this season. With zero from eight, the team from Amstelveen is at the bottom of the league table.
Hurley is waiting eighteen matches in the Hoofdklasse for a win (D2 L16). They last managed to do so on 23 November 2024 (2-3 visiting SCHC).
Hurley is – together with Rotterdam – the favourite opponent of Den Bosch attacker Koen Bijen. He already scored nine goals against the Bosuilen in the Hoofdklasse.
ROTTERDAM – LARENThursday, October 30, 20:30
Head-to-head record18 matches13 wins Rotterdam1 win Laren4 draws
What the stats say
Rotterdam won its last seven matches against Laren since a 2-0 defeat at Laren on 11 September 2011.
In total, Rotterdam lost only once against Laren in the Hoofdklasse, out of a total of 18 matches (W13 D4).
Rotterdam scored at least three goals in each of its last eight home matches (43 goals in total, more than five on average per game).
Laren has been waiting for a win (D2 L10) for 12 away games. It last managed to do so on 21 October 2023: 1-2 at Klein Zwitserland.
Rotterdam attacker Tjep Hoedemakers is one goal away from his 50th goal in the Hoofdklasse. He scored all 49 goals so far in Rotterdam’s service.
BLOEMENDAAL – AMSTERDAMThursday, 30 October, 20:30
Head-to-head record95 matches41 wins Bloemendaal37 wins Amsterdam17 draws
What the stats say
This will be the 96th edition of the Hoofdklasse Classic. Bloemendaal won 41 times so far, Amsterdam 37 times. Seventeen times it was a draw.
Bloemendaal won the last 12 games against Amsterdam in the regular league since a 2-2 draw on 30 September 2018.
Amsterdam last won an away match with Bloemendaal in the regular league on 20 September 2013: 2-5. After that, Amsterdam remained winless at ‘t Kopje ten times in a row: D L L L L L L L L.
Bloemendaal lost its last two matches: 3-4 Oranje-Rood and 3-2 Laren. The last time the team lost twice in a row was in 2017.
Amsterdam won all its (four) home matches this season, but could only win one of its four matches outside its own Wagener Stadium (D2 L1): 1-2 at HDM.
Teun Beins has already scored seven penalty corner goals for Bloemendaal this season. Only Timo Boers (Den Bosch) shot more often from head of circle (eight times).
SCHAERWEIJDE – ORANJE-ROODThursday, October 30, 20:30
Head-to-head record4 games3 wins Oranje-Rood1 draw
What the stats say
This will be only the fifth meeting between the two teams. Oranje-Rood remained unbeaten in the first four matches with Schaerweijde at the highest level: W D W W.
Schaerweijde lost 9-0 to Den Bosch last Sunday, equalling its biggest ever defeat in the Hoofdklasse. In 1981, the team lost by the same figures on a visit to Klein Zwitserland.
Schaerweijde can reach a milestone against Oranje-Rood. The team from Zeist has scored 499 goals in the Hoofdklasse. It took Schaerweijde 356 games to do so.
Oranje-Rood will play its two hundredth game in the Hoofdklasse against Schaerweijde. After 199 matches, there are 108 wins, 40 draws and 51 losses on the Eindhoven balance sheet.
Jelle Galema has been waiting for his fiftieth goal for Oranje-Rood in the Hoofdklasse for a while now. The striker’s tally stands at 49 goals.
KAMPONG – HDMThursday, October 30, 8:30 pm
Head-to-head record52 matches30 wins Kampong15 wins HDM7 draws
What the stats say
Kampong remained unbeaten in its last nine matches with HDM (W W W D W W W).
HDM last won against Kampong on 31 October 2010: it was 2-1 that day in The Hague through goals by Rogier Rombouts and Johrus Gommers. Quirijn Caspers scored against on behalf of Kampong.
A match between Kampong and HDM in Utrecht ended in a draw only once: that was on 22 October 1989 (0-0). Sixteen matches followed, with eight wins by Kampong and eight by HDM.
Kampong won eight of its last 10 home games in the Hoofdklasse (D1 L1).
HDM won its last two away matches (1-2 Schaerweijde and 0-4 Hurley). The team last managed to win (at least) three away matches in a row in 1998 (then even four away wins in a row).
Terrance Pieters is approaching a milestone. He is two goals away from scoring his fiftieth goal for Kampong in the Hoofdklasse. Including his earlier period with Almere, Pieters’ tally in the Hoofdklasse stands at 71 goals.
PINOKÉ – KLEIN ZWITSERLANDThursday, 30 October, 20:30
Head-to-head record49 matches13 wins Pinoké23 wins KZ13 draws
What the stats say
Pinoké has been unbeaten against KZ for seven games in a row: after three consecutive draws, four wins followed in the past two seasons.
Pinoké lost only one of its last 11 matches against KZ (W7 D3).
Last season, Pinoké won 5-2 at home against KZ. Striker Joep Troost scored all the goals for the Steekneuzen then.
Together with Oranje-Rood, KZ is the only team still unbeaten. Coach Laurence Docherty’s team has already lost ten points through five ties.
The last time KZ did not lose eight matches in a row in the Hoofdklasse was in the period March-May 2006 (W6 D2).
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