What you need to know about Match Round 9 (men)

SCHC v BLOEMENDAAL
Sunday 15 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
60 matches
5 wins for SCHC
47 wins for Bloemendaal
8 draws
Goals scored: 86–214

What the stats say

• SCHC have been waiting fourteen home matches for a win against Bloemendaal (G1 V13). Their last home win dates back to 28 March 2004: 2–1.
  
• Following a 1-1 draw on 10 October 2004, Bloemendaal went on to win their last thirteen away matches in Bilthoven.
  
• The most recent meeting between the two sides does, however, offer SCHC some encouragement: in March 2025, the team won 3–4 away at Bloemendaal.
  
• SCHC are unbeaten in four consecutive league matches at home (W2 D2). Their last home defeat came on 3 May 2025: a 1–2 loss to Rotterdam.
  
• Away from home, Bloemendaal have won just one of their last six matches (D3 L2). That victory was a 0–2 win at HDM on 18 October.

DEN BOSCH v AMSTERDAM
Sunday 15 November, 15:00

Head-to-head record
67 matches
14 wins for Den Bosch
42 wins for Amsterdam
11 draws
Goals: 129–205

What the stats say

• This is the clash between the only two teams still unbeaten this season. Amsterdam have dropped just two points, Den Bosch four.
   
• Amsterdam won the last two league matches against Den Bosch: 8–6 at the Wagener and 1–2 at the Oosterplas.
   
• Den Bosch’s last victory dates back to 11 May 2025: a 3-0 win in Den Bosch, with goals from Jaïr van der Horst, Thomas Sorsby and Timo Boers. Since then, Amsterdam have won 8-6 at home and 1-2 in Den Bosch last March.
   
• Den Bosch are unbeaten in nine league matches in a row (W6 D3). Their last defeat came on 3 May: 6–5 away at Kampong. Amsterdam have remained unbeaten in their last eleven league matches (W9 D2). Their last defeat was on 19 April: a 2-1 loss away to Pinoké.
   
• Amsterdam is Den Bosch striker Thierry Brinkman’s favourite opponent in the Hoofdklasse. He has already scored sixteen times against them, four times more than against Klein Zwitserland.

PINOKÉ v ORANJE-ROOD
Sunday 15 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
19 matches
7 wins for Pinoké
9 wins for Oranje-Rood
3 draws
Goals: 35–44

What the stats say

• Pinoké have been waiting five league matches for a win against Oranje-Rood (D2 W3). Their last victory came on 21 October 2023: 1–2 in Eindhoven.
   
• Oranje-Rood won their last visit to Pinoké by a resounding 1-6, thanks to goals from Struan Walker (three), Jelle Galema, Tijmen Reyenga and Henrik Mertgens. Miles Bukkens scored for the home side.
   
• Pinoké are unbeaten in four league matches in a row (W2 D2). Their last defeat came on 18 October: a 2–3 loss to Den Bosch.
   
• Oranje-Rood lost 2–3 at home to Amsterdam last Sunday. This brought an end to a run of 32 (!) consecutive matches without defeat, the fourth-longest run ever in Hoofdklasse history.
   
• Away from Eindhoven, Oranje-Rood are unbeaten in sixteen consecutive matches (W13 D3), a current club record. Their last away defeat came on 12 April 2025: a 2–1 loss at Bloemendaal.

ROTTERDAM v SCHAERWEIJDE
Sunday 15 November, 15:00

Head-to-head record
16 matches
14 wins for Rotterdam
1 win for Schaerweijde
1 draw
Goals scored: 74–31

What the stats say

• Rotterdam have won their last three league matches against Schaerweijde, scoring fourteen goals in the process.
   
• Their last defeat came on 19 November 2023: 0–1 in Rotterdam. That was the Zeist-based side’s first ever victory over Rotterdam.
   
• Rotterdam failed to win their last two league matches: 1-2 against Oranje-Rood and 0-0 away at Pinoké.
   
• Schaerweijde secured their first win of the season last Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Tilburg. That win also brought an end to a run of eight consecutive defeats.
   
• Schaerweijde have failed to win any of their last ten away matches (D1 L9). Their last away win was a 1-3 victory at Laren a year ago (2 November 2025).

TILBURG v HDM
Sunday 15 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
40 matches
14 wins for Tilburg
17 wins for HDM
9 draws
Goals scored: 64–77

What the stats say

• The two teams are facing each other in the Hoofdklasse for the first time since the 2017–2018 season. 
   
• Tilburg won the last two Hoofdklasse matches against HDM. In October 2017, the score was 2–3 in The Hague, after which Tilburg won 5–1 at home in April 2018.
   
• HDM’s last victory in this fixture dates back to 1 May 2011: a 4–1 win in The Hague.
   
• Tilburg have lost all of their last nine Hoofdklasse matches. Their last victory was on 1 May 2022: a 2–1 home win against SCHC.
   
• HDM have now gone seven league matches without a win (2 draws, 5 defeats). Their last victory came on 27 September: a 4–3 win against Schaerweijde.

KAMPONG v KLEIN ZWITSERLAND
Sunday 15 November, 3.00 pm

Head-to-head record
78 matches
26 wins for Kampong
37 wins for Klein Zwitserland
15 draws
Goals scored: 154–186

What the stats say

• Kampong have gone three league matches without a win against Klein Zwitserland (2 draws, 1 win). Utrecht’s last victory came on 15 September 2024: 4–1.
   
• This was followed by a 2-2 and a 0-0 in The Hague, after which Klein Zwitserland won 1-3 in Utrecht last March. KZ could therefore secure a second consecutive away win at Kampong on Sunday.
   
• Kampong have failed to win their last two league matches: following a 1-2 home defeat against Oranje-ROOD, they drew 3-3 at HDM last Sunday.
   
• Klein Zwitserland bounced back last Sunday with a 2-0 victory over SCHC, bringing an end to a run of four consecutive defeats.
   
• Kampong defender Jip Janssen has already scored eighteen goals against Klein Zwitserland in the Hoofdklasse. He has only scored more often against Den Bosch (nineteen goals).