What you need to know about match round 6 in the men's league

HURLEY - SCHAERWEIJDE
Sunday 12 October, 15:00

Head-to-head record
8 matches
3 wins Hurley
5 wins Schaerweijde

What the stats say

• Hurley won three of the last four mutual matches against Schaerweijde at the highest level: W W W V.
   
• A match between Hurley and Schaerweijde has never ended in a draw: three wins for Hurley and five for Schaerweijde.
   
• Hurley has been waiting fifteen matches for a win in the Hoofdklasse (G2 V13). It last managed to do so 11 months ago, on 23 November 2024: 2-3 at SCHC.
   
• Hurley's goal figures in the last three matches are extremely painful: 0-19. The team lost 5-0 to Pinoké, 0-5 to Bloemendaal and 9-0 to Rotterdam.
   
• Schaerweijde lost its last nine matches at the highest level since a 1-1 at home against Laren on 13 April 2024.

ORANJE-ROOD - PINOKÉ
Sunday 12 October, 15:00

Head-to-head record
17 matches
8 wins Oranje-Rood
7 wins Pinoké
2 draws

What the stats say

• Oranje-Rood remained unbeaten in its last three matches with Pinoké: W G W.
   
• Oranje-Rood finally won another home game against Pinoké last season (4-3). The five matches before that, the Eindhoven side remained devoid of a win (V V V G V).
   
• Oranje-Rood lost four points in its last two matches (4-4 Amsterdam, 1-1 KZ), but is already eight matches in a row unbeaten in the Hoofdklasse (W5 G3).
   
• On its own pitch, Oranje-Rood is already nine games in a row unbeaten (W7 G2) since a 2-3 defeat against Bloemendaal on 27 October 2024.
   
• Pinoké won its last two away matches, scoring nine goals: 1-6 at Schaerweijde and 0-3 at Kampong.

HDM - AMSTERDAM
Sunday 12 October, 15:00

Head-to-head record
52 matches
10 wins HDM
32 wins Amsterdam
10 draws

What the stats say

• Amsterdam remained without defeat in its last 12 matches against HDM (W10 G2).
   
• The last time Amsterdam lost against HDM was on 4 March 2001: 4-3 in The Hague, thanks in part to two goals by Richard de Snaijer for the Hague side.
   
• Amsterdam lost only one of its last 17 matches against HDM (that of 2011) and recorded 13 wins over the Hague team in that series (G3).
   
• HDM won its last two matches after losing five in a row before that.
   
• With 28 goals, Amsterdam is the most productive team in this early season. Leaders Rotterdam follow closely with 26 goals.

LAREN - KLEIN ZWITSERLAND
Sunday 12 October, 15:00

Head-to-head record
30 matches
1 win Laren
22 wins KZ
7 draws

What the stats say

• KLEIN ZWITSERLAND lost only one of its 30 matches in the Hoofdklasse against Laren (W22 G7). That happened two seasons ago: 1-2 in The Hague on 21 October 2023.
   
• Laren has never won a home match against Klein Zwitserland: fifteen matches ended in four draws and 11 defeats.
   
• Laren (tenth on the league table) is still scoreless after five games this season, together with Hurley and straggler Schaerweijde.
   
• Laren is involuntarily building a series of defeats: the last six matches at the highest level went down the drain.
   
• Klein Zwitserland is one of five teams still unbeaten this season. The team did, however, already forfeit six points: W W G G G.
   
• Laren did not score in two home games this season, as the only team in the Hoofdklasse: 0-2 against Kampong and 0-3 against Oranje-Rood.

The matches Den Bosch-Bloemendaal and Kampong-Rotterdam have been postponed due to Bloemendaal and Kampong's EHL commitments this weekend.