What you need to know about Match Round 8 (men)

BLOEMENDAAL v DEN BOSCH
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
67 matches
45 wins for Bloemendaal
12 wins for Den Bosch
10 draws
Goals scored: 223–125

What the stats say

• In recent years, this fixture has become remarkably evenly matched. Of the last five league matches, Bloemendaal and Den Bosch have each won two; one match ended in a draw.
   
• Den Bosch won the most recent encounter at ’t Kopje 2–3. That was a remarkable result: the Brabant side had not won at Bloemendaal for nineteen years prior to that (3 draws, 15 defeats).
   
• Bloemendaal have scored in all 34 home matches against Den Bosch (122 goals in total; an average of 3.59 goals per match).
   
• Bloemendaal have gone two league matches without a win (D1 L1). Following their 3-2 defeat at Oranje-ROOD, they drew 2-2 at Amsterdam last Sunday. Prior to that, Bloemendaal had won four matches in a row.
   
• Den Bosch are currently unbeaten in eight league matches in a row (W6 D2). Their last defeat came on 3 May: a 6–5 loss away to Kampong. They have won all of their last six matches.

KLEIN ZWITSERLAND v SCHC
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
44 matches
18 wins for Klein Zwitserland
15 wins for SCHC
11 draws
Goals scored: 115–91

What the stats say

• In the last five league matches between KZ and SCHC, the home side emerged victorious on each occasion.
   
• For Klein Zwitserland, this means they have won all three of their most recent home matches against SCHC. SCHC’s last victory in The Hague dates back to 29 March 2009: 4–5.
   
• Klein Zwitserland have now gone five league matches without a win in the Hoofdklasse (1 draw, 4 defeats).
   
• SCHC, on the other hand, are unbeaten in four matches in a row (W2 D2). Their last defeat was on 18 October: 5–2 away at Rotterdam.
   
• SCHC ended a poor run during their last away match. The 0–1 win at Schaerweijde was their first away victory after five consecutive away defeats.

HDM v KAMPONG
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
54 matches
15 wins for HDM
31 wins for Kampong
8 draws
Goals scored: 89–161

What the stats say

• Kampong are unbeaten in eleven consecutive league matches against HDM (W9 D2). HDM’s last victory came on 31 October 2010: a 2-1 win in The Hague.
   
• Kampong have also remained unbeaten on HDM’s home ground since then. The last five encounters in The Hague have yielded four Kampong wins and one draw.
   
• Kampong scored no fewer than eleven goals in their last two visits to HDM: 0–5 and 3–6.
   
• HDM have been waiting six matches for a win in the Hoofdklasse (G1 V5).
   
• Kampong lost Thursday’s catch-up match against Oranje-Rood (1–2), meaning they have now lost two of their last three matches.

SCHAERWEIJDE v TILBURG
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
20 matches
3 wins for Schaerweijde
11 wins for Tilburg
6 draws
Goals scored: 20–37

What the stats say

• Tilburg have won the last three league matches between the two sides. Schaerweijde’s last victory came on 8 September 2013: a 3-0 win in Zeist.
   
• However, the most recent meeting dates back to April 2015. As a result, their head-to-head record says less about the current balance of power than is the case with virtually every other fixture in this round.
   
• After seven matches, both teams are still on zero points.
   
• Only once before in the Hoofdklasse Men have two clubs been without any points after their first seven matches: Union and HDM in 2001–2002.
   
• Both Schaerweijde and Tilburg have lost their last eight matches in the Hoofdklasse. For Tilburg, this equals a negative club record set between October 2017 and March 2018.

PINOKÉ v ROTTERDAM
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
45 matches
11 wins for Pinoké
27 wins for Rotterdam
7 draws
Goals scored: 90–129

What the stats say

• Pinoké remained unbeaten in their last three league matches against Rotterdam (W2 D1).
   
• The last time Rotterdam beat the Steekneuzen was on 27 October 2024: 1–0 (goal by Jeroen Hertzberger).
   
• Pinoké have also remained unbeaten in their last three home matches against Rotterdam (W2 D1). Rotterdam’s last victory at the Amsterdamse Bos dates back to 12 March 2023: 0–1 (again thanks to a goal from Hertzberger).
   
• Rotterdam lost five of their first seven league matches and are experiencing their second-worst ever start to a league campaign. 
   
• Pinoké has recovered from a poor start to the league season and has remained unbeaten in its last three matches (3–3 against SCHC, a 3–2 win over Kampong and a 3–4 victory away at Tilburg).

Oranje-ROOD v AMSTERDAM
Sunday 8 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
20 matches
7 wins for Oranje-Rood
6 wins for Amsterdam
7 draws
Goals: 49–56

What the stats say

• Amsterdam have failed to beat Oranje-Rood in their last three head-to-head matches: the results were 3-2, 4-4 and 3-3 respectively.
   
• Amsterdam last beat Oranje-Rood on 14 September 2024: at the Wagener Stadium, they won by a resounding 7-1 in the opening round of the season.
   
• Last season’s two head-to-head matches were spectacular, with a total of fourteen goals, evenly split between the two teams (4–4 and 3–3).
   
• Oranje-Rood are now unbeaten in 32 consecutive league matches (W24 D7). Their last defeat came on 12 April 2025: a 2-1 loss away to Bloemendaal.
   
• Amsterdam have been unbeaten in their last eleven league matches (W8 D3) and last lost on 19 April: 2–1 away at Pinoké.