Tulp HK Men: here's what you need to know about match round 3

BLOEMENDAAL - SCHAERWEIJDE
Sunday 21 September, 15:00

Head-to-head record
24 matches
18 wins Bloemendaal
3 wins Schaerweijde
3 draws

What the stats day

• Bloemendaal won 18 of the last 20 matches against Schaerweijde and played the other two draws.
   
• The last time Schaerweijde won from Bloemendaal was on 9 April 1978: it was 4-2 in Zeist then.
   
• Bloemendaal always scored at least three goals against Schaerweijde in its last 14 matches, with a total of seventy goals in that series (an average of five per match).
   
• Bloemendaal won its last nine home matches against Schaerweijde with the combined goal figures 39-6. The last time Bloemendaal did not win a home match against Schaerweijde was on 24 May 1979: it was 2-2 at 't Kopje that day.
   
• Schaerweijde played its 350th game in the big league last Thursday in the home match against Pinoké (1-6). The 1-6 marked the 200th defeat for the team from Zeist at the highest level.

LAREN - ORANJE-ROOD
Sunday, September 21, 15:00

Head-to-head record
2 games
1 win Oranje-Rood
1 draw

What the stats day

• Laren and Oranje-Rood are facing each other for only the third time at the highest level.
   
• Oranje-Rood remained unbeaten in the first two meetings with Laren (D W).
   
• Promovendus Laren started the new season with two defeats. The team won only one of its last 12 matches at the highest level (D2 L9): 3-1 against Den Bosch on 5 May 2024.
   
• Oranje-Rood last started a new season with two wins in season 2022-2023. In that season, the Eindhoven even won their first three duels. That was also the best league start since the merger club was formed in 2016.
   
• Jelle Galema is one goal away from scoring his 50th league goal for Oranje-Rood. After Mink van der Weerden (70 goals) and Thibeau Stockbroekx (53), the striker could become the third player from the merged club to reach the 50-goal mark.

PINOKÉ - HURLEY
Sunday 21 September, 15:00

Head-to-head record
29 matches
14 wins Pinoké
6 wins Hurley
9 draws

What the stats day

• Pinoké won its last seven games against Hurley in the big league since a 4-4 draw on 27 November 2016.
   
• Last season, Pinoké won twice against the Forest Owls by generous figures: 0-7 in Amstelveen (with five goals from Miles Bukkens) and 4-1 on home turf.
   
• Hurley last won against Pinoké on 20 September 2015: it was 3-1 in Amstelveen that day.
   
• The last time Hurley gained a point from an away match with Pinoké was on 27 November 2016: it was 4-4 then, partly due to a hat-trick by Stijn Jolie on behalf of the visitors.
   
• Hurley has been waiting twelve duels for a win in the big league (D2 L10). It last succeeded on 23 November 2024 (2-3 at SCHC).

LITTLE SWITZERLAND - KAMPONG
Sunday 21 September, 15:00

Head-to-head record
76 matches
36 wins Little Switzerland
26 wins Kampong
14 draws

What the stats day

• Klein Zwitserland has been a fear ally of Kampong in recent years. The Utrechters could not win four times in a row against the team from The Hague (D L D D).
   
• Kampong's last win over KZ dates back to 30 October 2022, when it was 0-2 in The Hague through two goals by Jip Janssen.
   
• Kampong won only one of its last seven duels with KZ (D4 L2).
   
• KZ, along with Oranje-Rood, are still without a points loss after the first two rounds of play.
   
• KZ is Kampong defender Jip Janssen's favourite opponent in the big league. The penalty corner specialist has already scored 18 times against the Hagenaars.

AMSTERDAM - DEN BOSCH
Sunday, September 21, 15:00

Head-to-head record
65 matches
40 wins by Amsterdam
13 wins Den Bosch
12 draws

What the stats day

• Den Bosch has performed excellently against Amsterdam in recent years. The Brabanders lost only one of their last 12 duels in the regular league (W8 D3).
   
• Before that strong run by Den Bosch, the Brabanders won just one of their 24 duels with the Amsterdammers (twenty defeats).
   
• The two teams also faced each other in the semi-finals of the play-offs last season. Amsterdam won 3-2 at home and held Den Bosch in check in the return at the Oosterplas: 3-3.
   
• Amsterdam remained unbeaten in the regular league in 12 of its last 13 home matches (W8 D3 L1). The team lost in that series only to Bloemendaal (1-2 on 3 May this year).
   
• Den Bosch struggles to win top games on foreign soil. Of the last 17 away matches with teams like Amsterdam, Kampong, Bloemendaal, Pinoké, Rotterdam and Oranje-Rood, the Brabanders won only two, against four draws and 11 defeats.

ROTTERDAM - HDM
Sunday 21 September, 15:00

Head-to-head record
12 matches
6 wins Rotterdam
2 wins HDM
4 draws

What the stats day

• Rotterdam remained without defeat (W6 G3) in its last nine matches against HDM, but could not win its two most recent meetings with the Hague side: 1-1 and 2-2.
   
• HDM's last win over Rotterdam came on 17 October 2010: 5-4 in The Hague, including two goals by Kenny Bain for HDM and two by Simon Child for Rotterdam.
   
• Rotterdam have never lost to HDM on their own pitch. Six matches ended in four Rotterdam wins and two draws.
   
• Rotterdam won the topper against Bloemendaal on home turf 4-2 last Thursday and are building a strong run of home matches. The team is already unbeaten nine duels in a row at the Hazelaarweg (W8 D1).
   
• HDM lost nine of its last 10 away games in the premier league (W1). In that series, the team won only at Nijmegen (2-3 on 13 April this year).