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Helmond Spor
KNVB Beker
19:00
UTC, Tuesday 27 October 2026
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Willem II

Helmond Spor vs Willem II: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Helmond Sport host Willem II at GS Staalwerken Stadion on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC, in the KNVB Beker (round 1). Helmond Spor have had 4 days of rest since playing Jong AZ (Keuken Kampioen Divisie); Willem II have had 10 after facing Sparta and travel about 43 km. Helmond Spor have no reported absences; Willem II are missing 5 (Wouter van der Steen, Thomas Didillon-Hödl, Justin Hoogma and others). Martijn Vos is the referee, averaging 3.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.4. The forecast at kick-off is 14°C with rain.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Helmond Spor 4-2-3-1

Coach: Frédéric Frans

  1. 1 Menno Bergsen GK
  2. 5 Thomas Poll DEF
  3. 3 Flor Van Den Eynden DEF
  4. 4 Brian Koglin DEF
  5. 20 Sem Dekkers DEF
  6. 44 Xander van der Velde MID
  7. 6 Michel Ludwig MID
  8. 34 Tarik Essakkati FWD
  9. 10 Dean Huiberts MID
  10. 11 Livio Cicero FWD
  11. 30 Kiton Ekoli FWD

Bench

  • 23 Adam El Maach GK
  • 21 Wessel van der Heijden GK
  • 14 Lovro Golič DEF
  • 2 Rayen van Bree DEF
  • 43 Tijn Landheer DEF
  • 47 Dayen Geerts MID
  • 7 Joep van der Sluijs MID
  • 31 Nicolas Meissner MID
  • 9 Labinot Bajrami FWD
  • 94 Mauro Lenaerts FWD

Willem II 4-2-3-1

Coach: John Stegeman

  1. 26 Maxime Delanghe GK
  2. 5 Hidde ter Avest DEF
  3. 3 Finn Stam DEF
  4. 23 Maxim Dekker DEF
  5. 24 Nathan Tjoe-A-On DEF
  6. 18 Anass Zarrouk MID
  7. 52 Tonny Vilhena MID
  8. 7 Jaden Slory FWD
  9. 19 Uriël van Aalst MID
  10. 32 Vito van Crooij MID
  11. 9 Devin Haen FWD

Bench

  • 31 Karst de Leeuw GK
  • 41 Tygo Kotte GK
  • 2 Alessandro Ciranni DEF
  • 15 Amine Et-Taïbi DEF
  • 14 Jens Mathijsen DEF
  • 83 Mats Lemmens DEF
  • 22 Per van Loon DEF
  • 10 Jari Schuurman MID
  • 8 Kasper Boogaard MID
  • 17 Chido Obi FWD
  • 50 Eser Gürbüz FWD
  • 44 Luca Maal FWD
  • 28 Thomas Verheijdt FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Helmond Spor

No reported absences.

Willem II

  • Wouter van der Steen injury, back Mid November 2026
  • Thomas Didillon-Hödl injury, back Unknown
  • Justin Hoogma injury, back Late October 2027
  • Amine Lachkar injury, back Day to day
  • Armin Culum injury, back Day to day
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 21 December 2025: Helmond Sport 2-2 Willem II
  • Tuesday 30 September 2025: Willem II 1-0 Helmond Sport
  • Friday 29 March 2024: Helmond Sport 0-2 Willem II
  • Friday 15 December 2023: Willem II 4-1 Helmond Sport
  • Friday 3 February 2023: Willem II 5-1 Helmond Sport