What you need to know about Match Round 7 (men)

AMSTERDAM v BLOEMENDAAL
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
97 matches
37 wins for Amsterdam
42 wins for Bloemendaal
18 draws
Goals scored: 221–236

What the stats say

• The two teams are set to face each other for the 98th time in the Klassieker. Bloemendaal have won 42 of the 97 previous matches, compared with 37 wins for Amsterdam (G18).
   
• This will be the fiftieth edition of the Klassieker at the Wagener Stadium. Amsterdam have won eighteen of the 49 home matches and lost 23 times (G8).
   
• Amsterdam have now gone seventeen league matches without a win against Bloemendaal (G2 V15). 
   
• Amsterdam are in superb form. The team have not dropped a single point this season and are now unbeaten in nine league matches (W8 D1). 
   
• Last Sunday, Bloemendaal saw their run of nine unbeaten league matches (W6 D3) come to an end against Oranje-Rood. The Brabant side won 3–2.
   
• After six match rounds, eleven different Bloemendaal players have already scored a goal, the most of any team in this league.

DEN BOSCH v KLEIN ZWITSERLAND
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
48 matches
22 wins for Den Bosch
15 wins for Klein Zwitserland
11 draws
Goals scored: 119–93

What the stats say

• Den Bosch have remained unbeaten in their last four league matches against Klein Zwitserland (W3 D1). Klein Zwitserland’s last victory was a 2–3 win in Den Bosch on 10 March 2024.
   
• Den Bosch have won just one of their last five home matches against KZ: L D L W D. That was last season’s home match, which ended 3-1.
   
• Den Bosch remain unbeaten after six match rounds and have collected sixteen points (W5 D1). That is the third-best start to a league campaign in the club’s history; only in 1996–97 and 2024–25 did Den Bosch start with the maximum eighteen points.
   
• Den Bosch have won their last five league matches. The club record stands at seven, a run that has been achieved five times in the past. The last time this happened was between May and October 2024.
   
• Klein Zwitserland have gone four matches without a win (G1 L3) and have lost their last three (L3). Their last victory was a 1–2 win away at Schaerweijde on 4 October.

KAMPONG v SCHAERWEIJDE
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
32 matches
29 wins for Kampong
1 win for Schaerweijde
2 draws
Goals scored: 107–37

What the stats say

• Kampong have lost just one of their 32 league matches against Schaerweijde (W29 D2 L1).
   
• Since that solitary defeat — a 2-1 loss in Zeist on 19 March 2023 — Kampong have won their last four encounters (W4).
   
• In Utrecht, Kampong have never lost to Schaerweijde (W15 D1). 
   
• Kampong have won their last four home matches (W4). The team suffered their last home defeat on 22 March: 3–5 against Bloemendaal.
   
• Schaerweijde have lost their last seven league matches in a row. Their last victory was a 4-3 win against Laren on 3 May.

ROTTERDAM –v ORANJE-ROOD
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
19 matches
6 wins for Rotterdam
9 wins for Oranje-Rood
4 draws
Goals scored: 48–55

What the stats say

• Rotterdam failed to win their last two league matches against Oranje-Rood (D1 L1). The last time they managed to do so was on 1 March 2025: 4–3 in Rotterdam.
   
• In their most recent meeting in Rotterdam, Oranje-Rood were clearly the stronger side: 1–4 on 19 April this year.
   
• Oranje-Rood continues to extend its impressive run. The Eindhoven side is now unbeaten in thirty league matches in a row (W23 D7). Their last defeat dates back to 12 April 2025: a 2-1 loss away at Bloemendaal.
   
• Away from home, Oranje-Rood are already unbeaten in fourteen league matches (W11 D3). There too, the 2–1 defeat at Bloemendaal was their last loss.
   
• Joaquín Menini is currently joint top scorer for Rotterdam alongside Timme van der Heijden, with four goals. The Argentine-Spanish player needs four more goals to reach his fiftieth in the Hoofdklasse.

SCHC v HDM
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
34 matches
11 wins for SCHC
17 wins for HDM
6 draws
Goals scored: 53–74

What the stats say

• SCHC have remained unbeaten in their last five home matches against HDM (W4 D1). The last victory for the Hague side in Bilthoven dates back to 27 September 1998: 1–4.
   
• The last four meetings at SCHC’s ground were all won by the home side. The last time SCHC failed to secure a home victory was the 3-3 draw on 3 October 1999.
   
• After six match rounds, SCHC have eight points (W2 D2 L2), the team’s best start to a season since 2017–2018.
   
• HDM, meanwhile, have gone five league matches without a win (1 draw, 4 defeats). Their last victory was a 4–3 win against Schaerweijde on the opening day of this season.
   
• HDM forward Fabian Verzuu is no longer the top scorer in this Hoofdklasse season, but he remains the player with the most field goals to his name (seven).

TILBURG v PINOKÉ
Sunday 1 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
49 matches
14 wins for Tilburg
22 wins for Pinoké
13 draws
Goals scored: 89–116

What the stats say

• The two teams are facing each other for the first time since the 2021–2022 season. This fixture in Tilburg will be their fiftieth meeting in the Hoofdklasse. 
   
• Tilburg have been waiting seven league matches for a win against Pinoké (D1 W6). Their last victory was a 1-0 home win on 15 April 2018.
   
• In 2021, Tilburg suffered two heavy defeats at the hands of Pinoké: the Steekneuzen won 0–8 and 8–1, thanks in part to five goals from the Belgian Alexander Hendrickx across those two matches.
   
• Tilburg have lost their last seven Hoofdklasse matches in a row. Their last victory at the top level came on 1 May 2022: a 2–1 home win against SCHC.
   
• Pinoké finally secured another victory last Sunday against Kampong. The 3–2 win brought an end to a run of six league matches without a win (4 draws, 2 defeats). Their previous victory was a 2–3 win away at HDM on 3 May.