What you need to know about men's match round 9

HURLEY - DEN BOSCH
Thursday, October 30, 20:30

Head-to-head record
33 matches
5 wins Hurley
22 wins Den Bosch
6 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 - LAREN
Thursday, October 30, 20:30

Head-to-head record
18 matches
13 wins Rotterdam
1 win Laren
4 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 - AMSTERDAM
Thursday, 30 October, 20:30

Head-to-head record
95 matches
41 wins Bloemendaal
37 wins Amsterdam
17 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-ROOD
Thursday, October 30, 20:30

Head-to-head record
4 games
3 wins Oranje-Rood
1 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 - HDM
Thursday, October 30, 8:30 pm

Head-to-head record
52 matches
30 wins Kampong
15 wins HDM
7 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 ZWITSERLAND
Thursday, 30 October, 20:30

Head-to-head record
49 matches
13 wins Pinoké
23 wins KZ
13 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).