CORNERFLICK
Helmond Sport vs Heracles 2-2
- Tarik Essakkati13'
- Sem Dekkers54'
- Maurice Wrusch6'
- Manny Rodriguez Baldera44'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Lavans Stadion, Helmond
Match timeline
- 88’Substitution
HeraclesMario Engels ONMimeirhel Benita OFF - 87’Yellow cardHeraclesMimeirhel Benita
- 82’Yellow card
Helmond SportXander van der Velde - 82’Yellow cardHeraclesStijn Bultman
- 80’Yellow cardHelmond SportMauro Lenaerts
- 79’SubstitutionHelmond SportFlor Van Den Eynden ONThomas Poll OFF
- 79’SubstitutionHelmond SportKiton Ekoli ONLivio Cicero OFF
- 71’Red cardHelmond SportTarik Essakkati
Show 14 earlier events
- 66’SubstitutionHeraclesStijn Bultman ONTristan Van Gilst OFF
- 66’SubstitutionHeraclesDavid Tomic ONMax Hauswirth OFF
- 58’SubstitutionHelmond SportMauro Lenaerts ONJoep van der Sluijs OFF
- 54’Goal!Helmond SportSem DekkersAssist: Xander van der Velde2 – 2
- 45’SubstitutionHeraclesMimeirhel Benita ONChafik Abbas OFF
- 44’Goal!HeraclesManny Rodriguez Baldera1 – 2
- 36’SubstitutionHelmond Sportalen dizdarevic ONPol Llonch OFF
- 29’Yellow cardHelmond SportTarik Essakkati
- 26’Yellow cardHelmond SportPol Llonch
- 13’Goal!Helmond SportTarik EssakkatiAssist: Xander van der Velde1 – 1
- 13’Yellow cardHeraclesJeff Reine-Adélaïde
- 8’Red cardHeraclesDavid Vicente
- 8’Yellow cardHeraclesFabian De Keijzer
- 6’Goal!HeraclesMaurice WruschAssist: Djevencio van der Kust0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Helmond SportHeracles- 33%Possession67%
- 13Shots30
- 6Shots on Target14
- 2Corners12
- 18Fouls5
- 12Saves4
- 383Passes371
- 3Yellow Cards4
- 1Red Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Helmond Sport4 - 4 - 2
- 1Bergsen
- 20Dekkers
- 4Koglin
- 43Landheer
- 5Poll
- 7Sluijs
- 6Ludwig
- 44Velde
- 8Llonch
- 11Cicero
- 34Essakkati
Substitutions
- 36’↑22 A. Dizdarević↓8 Pol Llonch
- 58’↑94 Mauro Lenaerts↓7 J. van der Sluijs
- 79’↑3 F. Van Den Eynden↓5 T. Poll
- 79’↑30 K. Ekoli↓11 L. Cicero
Unused substitutes 14 Brian van den Boogaard, 23 A. El Maach, 10 D. Huiberts, 2 R. van Bree, 21 Ward van Sleeuwen
Coach Frédéric Frans
Heracles4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Keijzer
- 15Vicente
- 4Mirani
- 14Wrusch
- 25Manny
- 5Kust
- 32Scheperman
- 7Abbas
- 17Gilst
- 18Hauswirth
- 27N'djoli
Substitutions
- 45’↑2 M. Benita↓7 C. Abbas
- 66’↑35 S. Bultman↓17 T. van Gilst
- 66’↑6 D. Tomić↓18 M. Hauswirth
- 88’↑8 M. Engels↓2 M. Benita
Unused substitutes 3 Mario Borac, 10 T. Bruns, 16 T. Jansink, 26 D. van Kaam, 23 M. te Wierik, 33 L. Zeevalkink, 11 J. Reine-Adélaïde, 9 V. Poppler
Coach V. Heilmann
Match facts
- Competition
- Eerste Divisie
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Date
- Fri, 2 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Lavans Stadion, Helmond
- Helmond Sport coach
- Frédéric Frans
- Heracles coach
- V. Heilmann
League table
Eerste Divisie · Eerste Divisie: Regular season
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heracles | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +19 | 25 |
| 2 |  Almere City FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 22 |
| 3 |  VVV Venlo | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 4 |  Emmen | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 19 |
| 5 |  NAC Breda | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 17 |
| 6 |  Roda | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 16 |
| 7 |  MVV | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 16 |
| 8 |  FC Volendam | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 15 |
| 9 |  Waalwijk | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
| 10 |  Vitesse | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 |  Jong AZ | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 13 |
| 12 |  Jong PSV U21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 |  FC OSS | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 |  Den Bosch | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 |  FC Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 |  De Graafschap | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 11 |
| 17 |  Helmond Sport | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 18 |  Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 |
| 19 |  Dordrecht | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 8 |
| 20 |  Jong Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
Player ratings
- 1
M. Bergsen8.8 - 2
S. Dekkers7.5 - 3
Xander van der Velde7.5 - 4
T. Essakkati7.2 - 5
B. Koglin6.9 - 6
T. Landheer6.7 - 7
A. Dizdarević6.5 - 8
K. Ekoli6.5 - 9
T. Poll6.4 - 10
J. van der Sluijs6.3 - 11
M. Ludwig6.3 - 12
L. Cicero6.3 - 13
F. Van Den Eynden6.1 - 14
Mauro Lenaerts6.0 - 15
Pol Llonch5.8 - 16
Brian van den Boogaard0.0 - 17
R. van Bree0.0 - 18
D. Huiberts0.0 - 19
A. El Maach0.0 - 20Ward van Sleeuwen0.0
- 1
Manny7.9 - 2
M. Wrusch7.8 - 3
D. van der Kust7.7 - 4
C. Abbas7.0 - 5
D. Mirani6.9 - 6
J. N'djoli6.9 - 7
F. de Keijzer6.6 - 8
D. Tomić6.5 - 9
M. Hauswirth6.2 - 10
S. Scheperman6.1 - 11
T. van Gilst6.1 - 12
M. Engels6.0 - 13
S. Bultman5.9 - 14
M. Benita5.8 - 15
David Vicente5.2 - 16
Mario Borac0.0 - 17
T. Bruns0.0 - 18
T. Jansink0.0 - 19
D. van Kaam0.0 - 20
M. te Wierik0.0 - 21
L. Zeevalkink0.0 - 22
J. Reine-Adélaïde0.0 - 23
V. Poppler0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
M. Bergsen
Helmond Sport
- 0
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.8, the best on the pitch in 90 minutes.
Head to head
0 goals5 goals
Last 3 meetings
- 2023Friendlies ClubsHelmond Sport0 - 2Heracles
- 2023Eerste DivisieHelmond Sport0 - 1Heracles
- 2022Eerste DivisieHelmond Sport0 - 2Heracles
3 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Helmond Sport- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
Heracles- W-D-L
- 4-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.6
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Helmond Sport0%
- Heracles0%
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What happened
Match report
Helmond Sport and Heracles drew 2-2 at Lavans Stadion after four goals, two red cards and a stoppage that forced both sides to juggle their line-ups. Helmond Sport came back twice, and neither side found a winner.
Heracles led in the 6th minute when Maurice Wrusch scored from Djevencio van der Kust's assist for 1-0. David Vicente was sent off in the 8th minute, then Tarik Essakkati equalised on 13 minutes from Xander van der Velde's pass. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde was booked for Heracles on 13 minutes, and Pol Llonch and Essakkati were both cautioned before Llonch went off for alen dizdarevic on 36 minutes. Manny Rodriguez Baldera restored Heracles' lead in the 44th minute, and they reached half-time 2-1 up.
Helmond Sport levelled again on 54 minutes when Sem Dekkers scored from Xander van der Velde's second assist of the match. Heracles made two substitutions on 66 minutes, then Tarik Essakkati was sent off for Helmond Sport on 71 minutes. Helmond Sport made two changes on 79 minutes, and the closing minutes brought further bookings for Mauro Lenaerts, Xander van der Velde, Stijn Bultman and Mimeirhel Benita before Benita was replaced by Mario Engels on 88 minutes.
Heracles had 67% possession and 371 passes to Helmond Sport's 383. They also finished with 30 shots to 13, 14 on target to 6, 12 corners to 2 and 4 saves to Helmond Sport's 12, while Helmond Sport committed 18 fouls to Heracles' 5.
Helmond Sport's bookings went to Pol Llonch on 26 minutes, Tarik Essakkati on 29 minutes and Mauro Lenaerts on 80 minutes. Heracles were booked four times, with Fabian De Keijzer on 8 minutes, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde on 13 minutes, Stijn Bultman on 82 minutes and Mimeirhel Benita on 87 minutes. David Vicente was sent off for Heracles on 8 minutes and Tarik Essakkati was dismissed for Helmond Sport on 71 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- Eerste Divisie
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Lavans Stadion, Helmond
- Match ID
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22 events
- 6’Goal!HeraclesMaurice WruschAssist: Djevencio van der Kust0 – 1
- 8’Red cardHeraclesDavid Vicente
- 8’Yellow cardHeraclesFabian De Keijzer
- 13’Goal!Helmond SportTarik EssakkatiAssist: Xander van der Velde1 – 1
- 13’Yellow cardHeraclesJeff Reine-Adélaïde
- 26’Yellow cardHelmond SportPol Llonch
- 29’Yellow cardHelmond SportTarik Essakkati
- 36’SubstitutionHelmond Sportalen dizdarevic ONPol Llonch OFF
- 44’Goal!HeraclesManny Rodriguez Baldera1 – 2
- 45’SubstitutionHeraclesMimeirhel Benita ONChafik Abbas OFF
- 54’Goal!Helmond SportSem DekkersAssist: Xander van der Velde2 – 2
- 58’SubstitutionHelmond SportMauro Lenaerts ONJoep van der Sluijs OFF
- 66’SubstitutionHeraclesStijn Bultman ONTristan Van Gilst OFF
- 66’SubstitutionHeraclesDavid Tomic ONMax Hauswirth OFF
- 71’Red cardHelmond SportTarik Essakkati
- 79’SubstitutionHelmond SportFlor Van Den Eynden ONThomas Poll OFF
- 79’SubstitutionHelmond SportKiton Ekoli ONLivio Cicero OFF
- 80’Yellow cardHelmond SportMauro Lenaerts
- 82’Yellow cardHelmond SportXander van der Velde
- 82’Yellow cardHeraclesStijn Bultman
- 87’Yellow cardHeraclesMimeirhel Benita
- 88’SubstitutionHeraclesMario Engels ONMimeirhel Benita OFF