Hoofdklasse: What you need to know about women’s match round 8

TILBURG – SCHC
Saturday 25 October, 16:30

Head-to-head record
6 games
6 wins SCHC

What the stats say

• SCHC won all six matches with Tilburg in the Hoofdklasse.
   
• Tilburg – 11th in the rankings – lost five of its first seven games this season and won the other two.
   
• Tilburg won only three of its last 14 appearances in the Hoofdklasse (D1 L10).
   
• SCHC is the only team still unbeaten this season (W6 D1).
   
• SCHC has been unbeaten in the Hoofdklasse for 21 games in a row (W18 D3), currently the longest running streak of any team.
   
• SCHC lost only one of its last 49 league matches outside Bilthoven (W40 D8). That happened on 10 March 2024 (4-3 against Den Bosch).

AMSTERDAM – BLOEMENDAAL
Sunday 26 October, 12:30 pm

Head-to-head record
45 matches
40 wins Amsterdam
3 wins Bloemendaal
2 draws

What the stats say

• Amsterdam won its last 21 matches with Bloemendaal since a 0-0 at ‘t Kopje on 11 April 2003.
   
• Amsterdam remained unbeaten in its last 30 matches with Bloemendaal (W29 D1) since a 0-1 defeat at Wagener Stadium on 6 November 1994 (goal by Marcia de Goede).
   
• Bloemendaal failed to score in 11 of its last 17 games against Amsterdam, producing just seven goals in that series.
   
• An edition of Amsterdam-Bloemendaal has never ended in a draw.
   
• Amsterdam lost its last two home games: 2-3 Kampong and 2-3 Tilburg. In 1993-1994, the last time Amsterdam lost (at least) three times in a row on its own pitch (then even four home defeats in a row).
   
• Bloemendaal remained unbeaten in its last four away games (D W W D), a rare series in club history. The last time such a series occurred was in 1994.

KAMPONG – ROTTERDAM
Sunday 26 October, 12:45 pm

Head-to-head record
52 matches
30 wins Kampong
11 wins Rotterdam
11 draws

What the stats say

• Kampong remained unbeaten in its 11 most recent matches with Rotterdam (W8 D3).
   
• The last time Rotterdam won from Kampong was on 25 October 2009: 3-2 in Rotterdam, with goals from Claire Visser (two) and Marijn Hinskens for the home team. Willemijn Willemse and Dianne Bos then scored for Kampong.
   
• Rotterdam is eight away matches in a row without a win over Kampong: L L L D L D L D.
   
• Kampong has been hard to beat in home matches in recent months, but has also lost many points. The team won five of its last 16 home matches, drew eight and lost three.
   
• Rotterdam remained unbeaten in its last three matches: 2-1 HDM, 0-1 Hurley and 0-0 Den Bosch. In 2008, Rotterdam last managed to remain unbeaten for (at least) four matches in a row.

HDM – HGC
Sunday 26 October, 12:45 pm

Head-to-head record
53 matches
10 wins HDM
33 wins HGC
10 draws

What the stats say

• HDM won only one of its last six matches with HGC, against one draw and four defeats.
   
• HDM scored in each of its last eight home duels with HGC, the longest scoring series against the Hague side in club history. 
   
• HDM lost its last three matches. Before that, the team won three in a row.
   
• HGC suffered two defeats in a row, scoring 12 goals: 4-2 at Tilburg and 1-8 against Amsterdam.
   
• HGC is for the time being the last player in this season’s league table (D1 L2, goals 6-10). Like Hurley, the team is the only one that has yet to win an away match.
   
• Belén van den Broek is HDM’s most productive player for the time being. Her three goals all came from the penalty spot.

DEN BOSCH – HURLEY
Sunday 26 October, 12:45pm

Head-to-head record
43 matches
38 wins Den Bosch
2 wins Hurley
3 draws

What the stats say

• Den Bosch remained unbeaten in their last 21 matches against Hurley (W18 D3).
   
• The last (and second) time Hurley could win from Den Bosch was on 10 November 2013: 2-3 at the Oosterplas through goals by Boudine van der Pols, Yaël Goudsmit and Dorith Claushuis. Sabine Mol and Maartje Paumen scored for the Boschians.
   
• At its own Oosterplas, Den Bosch won 19 of its 21 league matches with Hurley (D1 L1).
   
• Den Bosch is on 11 points after seven matches. There are only four seasons in which the Bossche powerhouse took fewer points from its first seven appearances.
   
• Hurley, along with HGC, is the only team that has yet to win an away match this season (D1 L2). Looking further back, Hurley has not won six away matches in a row already (D L L L L D L). They last managed that on a visit to HDM on 23 March this year (0-4).

ORANJE-ROOD – PINOKÉ
Sunday 26 October, 12:45pm

Head-to-head record
14 matches
6 wins Oranje-Rood
7 wins Pinoké
1 draw

What the stats say

• Pinoké won its last six matches with Oranje-Rood and has been unbeaten against the Eindhoven side (W7 D1) for eight matches.
   
• The last time Oranje-Rood won against Pinoké in the Hoofdklasse was on 6 December 2019 (3-0 in Eindhoven).
   
• Pinoké scored 11 goals in its last two visits to Eindhoven: 1-5 and 2-6.
   
• Oranje-Rood only scored two goals in its first seven games, the fewest of any club. Those two goals both came off the stick of one player: Charlotte Schrijvers. 
   
• Pinoké scored eight goals from penalty corners on the season. Only SCHC so far produced more goals from headers (nine).