Svelta Melsele vs FC Lebbeke preview

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Competition: Belgium Third Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: KVK Svelta Melsele Terrein (1500 seats)

Svelta Melsele will pray that their home comfort is enough to get some points from this gruelling duel, versus high-powered FC Lebbeke.

Insights:
  • Svelta Melsele have the most conceded goals (37) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • FC Lebbeke have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Svelta Melsele form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Third Amateur Division: VFV A this season. Svelta Melsele have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at KVK Svelta Melsele Terrein. The Melsele manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Svelta Melsele crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-5 to VW Hamme here at KVK Melsele Terrein in a Third Amateur Division: VFV A match. A goal frenzy last time out for Svelta Melsele, with a total of 7 goals in the match against VW Hamme. Fun stuff to watch!

Preceding that game was the away draw at Lochristi that finished 2-2.

Melsele are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Svelta Melsele have allowed the opposition to score 23 goals here at KVK Svelta Melsele Terrein. When Melsele hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Eppegem, Sint-Niklaas, Anzegem, Rhodienne-De Hoek and Jong Lede), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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FC Lebbeke form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of FC Lebbeke, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A, playing as the away team in the Third Amateur Division: VFV A this season.

Two travels in a row for FC Lebbeke, whose manager De Cock could celebrate last time after the Third Amateur Division: VFV A win against Eppegem. As mentioned above, Lebbeke was the only team on the pitch versus Eppegem in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Erpe-Mere United.

The travelling fans enjoy Lebbeke's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Lebbeke as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

FC Lebbeke - Svelta Melsele 2-0 was the end result in these sides' last head to head fixture, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Melsele won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and FC Lebbeke have eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Svelta Melsele missing players

FC Lebbeke missing players

Svelta Melsele FC Lebbeke
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 3 8 15
3 2 0 Won W 1 3 9
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
9 5 3 Lost L 1 2 2
15 8 2 Scored S 6 12 26
37 23 12 Conceded C 2 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 93%
93% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 87%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 53%
40% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 13%
27% 38% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 7%
60% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 60%
7% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 33%
33% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 13%
 
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
Key stats in Third Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • FC Lebbeke have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FC Lebbeke have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • Svelta Melsele have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Svelta Melsele have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Svelta Melsele have the most conceded goals (23) at home in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • Svelta Melsele have the most conceded goals (37) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • Svelta Melsele have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • Svelta Melsele have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Third Amateur Division: VFV A
  • Svelta Melsele haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Oostkamp 15 13 2 0 44 19 8 6 2 0 21 11 7 7 0 0 23 8 25 41
2 FC Lebbeke 15 9 4 2 26 12 7 6 1 0 14 5 8 3 3 2 12 7 14 31
3 Torhout 15 10 0 5 27 18 8 5 0 3 17 11 7 5 0 2 10 7 9 30
4 Erpe-Mere United 15 8 3 4 24 18 8 4 2 2 13 10 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 27
5 Tempo Overijse 15 7 4 4 27 15 7 3 2 2 11 9 8 4 2 2 16 6 12 25
6 VW Hamme 15 6 5 4 30 24 7 2 2 3 12 12 8 4 3 1 18 12 6 23
7 Lochristi 15 6 4 5 31 24 7 4 2 1 21 9 8 2 2 4 10 15 7 22
8 Avanti 15 6 4 5 26 21 8 4 1 3 15 9 7 2 3 2 11 12 5 22
9 Voorde Appelterre 15 6 3 6 28 23 8 4 1 3 13 12 7 2 2 3 15 11 5 21
10 Wolvertem Merchtem 15 3 7 5 18 21 7 2 3 2 9 6 8 1 4 3 9 15 -3 16
11 Eppegem 15 4 4 7 17 22 8 4 2 2 12 10 7 0 2 5 5 12 -5 16
12 Sint-Niklaas 15 4 3 8 20 29 7 1 2 4 8 12 8 3 1 4 12 17 -9 15
13 Anzegem 15 4 1 10 22 33 7 1 1 5 6 14 8 3 0 5 16 19 -11 13
14 Svelta Melsele 15 3 3 9 15 37 8 2 1 5 8 23 7 1 2 4 7 14 -22 12
15 Rhodienne-De Hoek 15 3 2 10 14 35 7 2 2 3 7 14 8 1 0 7 7 21 -21 11
16 Jong Lede 15 3 1 11 16 34 8 1 1 6 10 21 7 2 0 5 6 13 -18 10

Read more about Third Amateur Division: VFV A

The Belgian Third Amateur Division is the fifth tier in Belgian football. This division consists of four separate leagues each with 16 teams. Each group only play teams in the same group, 30 fixtures in total divided into periods. The winner of each league is promoted while period winners and second placed teams can promote through a play-off.