What you need to know about the Pinoké-Rotterdam semi-final

PINOKÉ - ROTTERDAM
Thursday 14 May, 12:00

Head-to-head record in regular league of the Hoofdklasse
45 matches
27 wins Rotterdam
11 wins Pinoké
7 draws

Head-to-head record on field Pinoké
22 matches
7 wins Pinoké
11 wins Rotterdam
4 ties

Head-to-head record on field Rotterdam
23 matches
16 wins for Rotterdam
4 wins Pinoké
3 draws

Head-to-head in play-offs 
No history

What the stats say

• Rotterdam remained winless in its last three matches with Pinoké (3-1, 2-2 and 4-5).
   
• The last Rotterdam win over Pinoké dates from 27 October 2024, when it was 1-0 at the Hazelaarweg. The winning goal then came courtesy of Jeroen Hertzberger.
   
• The most recent meeting ended in a true goal-fest: on 16 November last year, Pinoké won 4-5 at Rotterdam, thanks to two goals from Joep Troost and two from Miles Bukkens, who scored a penalty corner six seconds before time.
   
• The two teams face each other for the first time in the playoffs.
   
• Pinoké is entering the playoffs for the third time. The debut was in season 2021-2022 and the second time was in 2022-2023.
   
• In 2023, Pinoké captured the national title for the first time after only securing participation in the playoffs on the last round of the regular league via fourth place.
   
• Rotterdam is in the play-offs for the twelfth time and for the third time in the last four seasons. Only last season did the team fall short of the nacompetition for the national title.
   
• Rotterdam last reached the final of the play-offs two years ago. In two matches, Kampong was too strong for the team from the port city: 1-2 in Rotterdam and 2-2 in Utrecht.
   
• This season, no fewer than five Rotterdam players scored at least ten goals in the regular league: Pepijn van der Heijden (18), Timme van der Heijden (13), Guus Jansen (12), Tjep Hoedemakers (10) and Olivier Hortensius (10). That had not happened before in Rotterdam's premier league history.