Division 3: Group A match prediction and preview for Merelbeke vs Mandel United clash

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Competition: Belgium Division 3: Group A
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: A-complex Kloosterstraat (2000 seats)

Merelbeke battle against Mandel United for glory and sporting success.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Merelbeke form and stats

The Merelbeke goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Division 3: Group A.

Merelbeke could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Division 3: Group A. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at A-complex Kloosterstraat they witnessed 7 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W17 - D8 - L5 from 30 games.

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Mandel United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Mandel United performed last season in the Division 3: Group A: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded 30 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 1 and lost 7 with 23/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Mandel United - Merelbeke 2-2 entered in the official records.

Merelbeke missing players

Mandel United missing players

Merelbeke Mandel United
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
16 7 0 Played P 0 7 16
3 1 0 Won W 0 5 9
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
9 4 0 Lost L 0 2 4
17 7 0 Scored S 0 17 37
28 12 0 Conceded C 0 6 19
88% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
62% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 86% 94%
50% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 75%
31% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 56%
19% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 19%
44% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 75%
25% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 19%
44% 57% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 6%
 
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 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Division 3: Group A this season:
  • Mandel United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Mandel United have scored more than double the goals of Merelbeke.
  • Mandel United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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 Merelbeke 30 17 8 5 49 25 15 7 6 2 22 13 15 10 2 3 27 12 24 59
2 RFC Wetteren 30 17 6 7 60 36 15 9 3 3 36 23 15 8 3 4 24 13 24 57
3 Voorwaarts Zwevezele 30 16 7 7 63 35 15 8 5 2 31 14 15 8 2 5 32 21 28 55
4 Pepingen-Halle 30 14 9 7 49 30 15 8 3 4 28 13 15 6 6 3 21 17 19 51
5 Wingene 30 13 10 7 42 32 15 6 3 6 20 17 15 7 7 1 22 15 10 49
6 Avanti 30 14 5 11 38 37 15 4 4 7 12 20 15 10 1 4 26 17 1 47
7 Zelzate 30 13 8 9 49 37 15 8 3 4 28 18 15 5 5 5 21 19 12 47
8 FC Lebbeke 30 12 8 10 41 40 15 5 5 5 21 20 15 7 3 5 20 20 1 44
9 Svelta Melsele 30 11 8 11 32 36 15 6 3 6 15 17 15 5 5 5 17 19 -4 41
10 Jong Lede 30 9 11 10 36 38 15 7 2 6 21 19 15 2 9 4 15 19 -2 38
11 Wolvertem Merchtem 30 10 5 15 35 45 15 4 2 9 18 23 15 6 3 6 17 22 -10 35
12 Torhout 30 9 7 14 50 56 15 6 3 6 31 26 15 3 4 8 19 30 -6 34
13 Oostkamp 30 9 4 17 55 62 15 5 4 6 29 21 15 4 0 11 26 41 -7 31
14 Eendracht Wervik 30 8 6 16 30 56 15 3 4 8 12 29 15 5 2 8 18 27 -26 30
15 Sporting Kampenhout 30 6 7 17 30 48 15 3 4 8 16 24 15 3 3 9 14 24 -18 25
16 Woluwe-Zaventem 30 7 1 22 41 87 15 4 1 10 25 38 15 3 0 12 16 49 -46 22
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 Sint-Eloois-Winkel 30 22 3 5 60 24 15 11 1 3 37 14 15 11 2 2 23 10 36 69
2 Mandel United 30 19 3 8 58 30 15 12 2 1 35 8 15 7 1 7 23 22 28 60
3 Sparta Petegem 30 13 10 7 55 44 15 9 4 2 37 21 15 4 6 5 18 23 11 49
4 Gent-Zeehaven 30 14 6 10 56 39 15 8 4 3 29 16 15 6 2 7 27 23 17 48
5 Olympia Wijgmaal 30 13 8 9 52 46 15 11 2 2 33 19 15 2 6 7 19 27 6 47
6 Ronse 30 12 7 11 41 35 15 6 2 7 13 16 15 6 5 4 28 19 6 43
7 Toekomst Menen 30 12 6 12 51 56 15 8 3 4 35 23 15 4 3 8 16 33 -5 42
8 Londerzeel 30 11 7 12 37 35 15 5 4 6 14 16 15 6 3 6 23 19 2 40
9 Diegem Sport 30 11 6 13 37 51 15 8 1 6 23 23 15 3 5 7 14 28 -14 39
10 Westhoek 30 12 1 17 48 56 15 6 0 9 22 26 15 6 1 8 26 30 -8 37
11 Dikkelvenne 30 10 6 14 28 42 15 3 5 7 12 19 15 7 1 7 16 23 -14 36
12 Harelbeke 30 9 8 13 37 38 15 6 5 4 25 17 15 3 3 9 12 21 -1 35
13 Gullegem 30 9 8 13 40 52 15 4 4 7 23 29 15 5 4 6 17 23 -12 35
14 Eppegem 30 10 4 16 36 66 15 7 3 5 23 23 15 3 1 11 13 43 -30 34
15 Tempo Overijse 30 8 5 17 36 50 15 4 4 7 18 20 15 4 1 10 18 30 -14 29
16 Olsa Brakel 30 6 10 14 39 47 15 3 5 7 18 24 15 3 5 7 21 23 -8 28

Read more about Division 3: Group A

The Belgian Second Amateur Division is the fourth highest football league in Belgium. It has three separate groups each holding 16 teams. Each group play 30 fixtures internally, divided in three periods. The top team of each league table is promoted while period winners and second placed team enter a play-off for promotion.