Third Amateur Division: VFV B: Esperanza Pelt - Diest pre-match thoughts and facts

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Competition: Belgium Third Amateur Division: VFV B
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)

A highly important match in Third Amateur Division: VFV B as both sides are fighting for the top positions. With Esperanza Pelt in 2nd place and Diest placed 4th, this has all the looks of an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Esperanza Pelt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Diest have the most points (23) away in Third Amateur Division: VFV B

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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Esperanza Pelt form and stats

The story so far in the Third Amateur Division: VFV B for Esperanza Pelt at their home stadium is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Esperanza has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The club members are hoping that Esperanza Pelt will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Zwarte Leeuw (placed 10th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting De Kempen in a game that was won 4-0.

Goals decide football matches and Esperanza are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 10 league matches. Esperanza Pelt are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 10 played).

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Diest form and stats

Diest have an excellent away record in the Third Amateur Division: VFV B so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Diest have lost on their last two travels.

Diest won their last game, 5-0 versus Berlaar-Heikant played at home.

A 1-2 defeat away at Racing Mechelen before that.

Diest are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Diest as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head game ended Diest - Esperanza Pelt 0-3, played this season. Stats for the preceeding five meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Esperanza Pelt, zero draws and one win for Diest. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Esperanza Pelt missing players

Diest missing players

Esperanza Pelt Diest
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 2 12 25
15 7 0 Won W 1 7 12
3 2 2 Drew D 0 2 7
7 3 1 Lost L 1 3 6
51 31 3 Scored S 2 17 38
35 22 6 Conceded C 2 11 26
96% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
80% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 76%
68% 83% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 44%
44% 58% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 20%
24% 50% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
44% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 44%
44% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 40%
16% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 28%
 
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 B this season:
  • Diest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Diest have the most points (23) away in Third Amateur Division: VFV B
  • Esperanza Pelt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Mechelen 22 14 4 4 47 26 12 9 1 2 28 11 10 5 3 2 19 15 21 46
2 Esperanza Pelt 21 12 3 6 41 32 10 5 2 3 25 22 11 7 1 3 16 10 9 39
3 Turnhout 22 10 8 4 41 21 11 5 2 4 21 13 11 5 6 0 20 8 20 38
4 Diest 22 10 7 5 30 23 11 3 5 3 14 14 11 7 2 2 16 9 7 37
5 Eendracht Termien 22 10 5 7 35 26 10 5 2 3 20 12 12 5 3 4 15 14 9 35
6 Lille 22 10 5 7 43 44 11 6 4 1 26 17 11 4 1 6 17 27 -1 35
7 Betekom 22 10 4 8 38 33 11 4 2 5 16 17 11 6 2 3 22 16 5 34
8 Nijlen 22 9 5 8 44 37 11 5 2 4 23 16 11 4 3 4 21 21 7 32
9 Wellen 22 8 8 6 34 31 11 4 3 4 16 15 11 4 5 2 18 16 3 32
10 Zwarte Leeuw 22 9 4 9 49 32 10 4 2 4 21 13 12 5 2 5 28 19 17 31
11 Beringen 22 9 4 9 36 32 11 5 3 3 21 13 11 4 1 6 15 19 4 31
12 Sint-Lenaarts 22 8 5 9 33 33 12 5 3 4 18 12 10 3 2 5 15 21 0 29
13 Witgoor Sport 21 8 3 10 32 36 11 4 1 6 15 19 10 4 2 4 17 17 -4 27
14 Berlaar-Heikant 22 3 8 11 23 43 12 2 6 4 15 18 10 1 2 7 8 25 -20 17
15 De Kempen 22 4 4 14 24 48 10 3 1 6 15 23 12 1 3 8 9 25 -24 16
16 Weerstand Koersel 22 2 1 19 20 73 11 1 0 10 10 31 11 1 1 9 10 42 -53 7

Read more about Third Amateur Division: VFV B

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.