Merelbeke and Lokeren-Temse are eager to show off their new people and abilities: It's their premier game of the Second Amateur Division: VFV A season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Merelbeke form and stats
The season before, Merelbeke's league stats were 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, leading to 7th spot in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. In these 29 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 41. Performing as the home team in the previous season Merelbeke managed 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 15 conceded.
This was their first victory after ten consecutive league games not winning!
Lokeren-Temse form and stats
Let's have a look at how Lokeren-Temse performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 26 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 22/12 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Merelbeke zero wins, zero draws and Lokeren-Temse three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Merelbeke missing players
Lokeren-Temse missing players
| Merelbeke | Lokeren-Temse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merelbeke | Last season | Lokeren-Temse | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Scored | S | 23 | 45 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 90% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 10% | ||
| 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cercle Brugge II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dikkelvenne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Eendracht Aalst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Erpe-Mere United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gent-Zeehaven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gullegem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Harelbeke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lokeren-Temse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Merelbeke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Olsa Brakel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Oostkamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Oudenaarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | RFC Wetteren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sparta Petegem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Torhout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Westhoek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Zelzate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zulte Waregem II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sparta Petegem | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Ninove | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 38 | 57 |
| 3 | Lokeren-Temse | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Olsa Brakel | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 55 |
| 5 | Voorwaarts Zwevezele | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 55 |
| 6 | Zelzate | 29 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 48 |
| 7 | Merelbeke | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Harelbeke | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 40 |
| 9 | Gullegem | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Dikkelvenne | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 38 |
| 11 | Oudenaarde | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 12 | Gent-Zeehaven | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Westhoek | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | RFC Wetteren | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -31 | 20 |
| 15 | Toekomst Menen | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 76 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -45 | 18 |
| 16 | Ronse | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 52 | -55 | 12 |