Tulp HK Men: this is what you need to know about match round 2

KAMPONG - AMSTERDAM
Thursday, September 18, 20:30

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
97 matches
29 wins Kampong
40 wins Amsterdam
28 draws

This is what the figures say

• Kampong could not win the last two regular league matches with Amsterdam: 2-4 in Utrecht and 0-0 at Wagener Stadium.
   
• Before that, Kampong won eight of the nine league matches with Amsterdam (L1).
   
• Kampong won five of the last six home matches with Amsterdam. Only the most recent encounter (26 October 2024) was lost, 2-4.
   
• Duco Telgenkamp is one goal away from scoring his 50th official goal for Kampong. The striker has so far scored 36 in the Hoofdklasse, two in the playoffs, seven in the EHL and four in the battle for the Gold Cup.
   
• Amsterdam attacker Boris Burkhardt is still eight goals away from his 100th goal in the Hoofdklasse. He scored his current 92 goals all in service to Amsterdam.

ROTTERDAM - BLOEMENDAAL
Thursday, September 18, 20:30

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
43 matches
12 wins Rotterdam
21 wins Bloemendaal
10 draws

The figures say this

• Rotterdam won only two of the last 11 games against Bloemendaal in the regular league (D3 L6).
   
• Last season, Rotterdam-Bloemendaal ended in 4-3, with seven different goal scorers: Pepijn van der Heijden, Jeroen Hertzberger, Olivier Hortensius and Menno Boeren (winning goal) on behalf of Rotterdam and Casper van der Veen, Marc Miralles and Zach Wallace on behalf of Bloemendaal.
   
• In recent years, matches between Rotterdam and Bloemendaal have been very goal-rich. In the last seven mutual meetings, a total of 42 goals were scored, an average of six goals per match.
   
• Rotterdam has performed strongly on its own pitch in recent months. The team lost only one of its last 12 home appearances (W10 D1): against Den Bosch (3-4) on 12 October 2024.
   
• Bloemendaal lost only one of its last nine top matches on foreign soil (W6 D2): the 4-3 at Rotterdam last season.

HDM - ORANGE-ROOD
Thursday, September 18, 8:30pm

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
8 games
No wins HDM
7 wins Oranje-Rood
1 draw

This is what the figures say

• Oranje-Rood has never lost to HDM in the Hoofdklasse. Of the eight matches between them, the Eindhoven side won seven (D1).
   
• Only the very first meeting with HDM resulted in a points loss for Oranje-Rood: 4-4 on 22 September 2017.
   
• Oranje-Rood scored 10 goals in its last two matches with HDM: 6-4 in Eindhoven and 2-4 in The Hague.
   
• HDM won only two of its last 15 matches in the Hoofdklasse (D3 L10).
   
• Last season, Oranje-Rood dropped points in six of its last eight away games (D2 L4).

HURLEY - KLEIN ZWITSERLAND
Thursday, September 18, 8:30pm

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
21 matches
6 wins Hurley
12 wins KZ
3 draws

The figures say this

• Hurley rarely won over Klein Zwitserland in the Hoofdklasse in recent years. It succeeded only twice in the last 15 matches (0-2 in 2020 and 4-2 in 2021). For the rest: two draws and 11 defeats.
   
• KZ remained unbeaten in its last four matches against Hurley: W W D W.
   
• KZ won seven of its last eight away games against Hurley and only lost points on 14 March 2021 (4-2 in Amstelveen).
   
• Hurley got 27 goals in its last five matches in the Hoofdklasse, an average of more than five per match.
   
• KZ lost its last five away games in the Hoofdklasse since a 0-2 win at Hurley on 1 March this year.

SCHAERWEIJDE - PINOKÉ
Thursday 18 September, 20:30

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
16 matches
4 wins Schaerweijde
8 wins Pinoké
4 draws

This is what the figures say

• Pinoké won three of its last four matches with Schaerweijde and played the other match in a draw.
   
• Schaerweijde last won against Pinoké on 3 April 2016: 2-3 in Amstelveen, through goals by Dominic Aarts, Thijn Knetemann and Eli Matheson. Philip Engelkens and Joost van de Vijfeijken scored against on behalf of the Steekneuzen.
   
• The most spectacular edition of Schaerweijde-Pinoké was that of 14 September 2014. Nine goals were scored then with Schaerweijde winning (5-4).
   
• Schaerweijde has been winless in the Hoofdklasse for 12 matches in a row (D2 L10).
   
• Pinoké won six of its last 14 away games and lost the other eight.

DEN BOSCH - LAREN
Thursday, September 18, 20:30

Mutual balance in Hoofdklasse
24 matches
8 wins Den Bosch
10 wins Laren
6 draws

This is what the figures say

• Den Bosch lost the last match with Laren in the Hoofdklasse. Before that, the Brabanders won four consecutive games against Laren and remained unbeaten six times in a row (D D W W W W).
   
• Den Bosch won its last three matches with Laren at its own Oosterplas: 4-2, 5-1 and 4-1. The last home defeat was on 18 September 2011: 1-5.
   
• The most goal-rich edition of Den Bosch-Laren was a bizarre 4-8 on 7 November 2010. On behalf of Laren, Australians Eddie Ockenden and Luke Doerner then scored two goals each.
   
• Den Bosch won its last five home matches in the regular league and is already 12 home games in a row unbeaten at Oosterplas (W8 G4).
   
• Laren started the new season with a 0-2 home defeat against Kampong. The promoter won only one of its last 11 matches at the highest level (D2 L8): 3-1 against Den Bosch on 5 May 2024.