Racing Mechelen vs VC Herentals match preview

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Competition: Belgium Provincial-Antwerpen
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion (13687 seats)

This is the Provincial-Antwerpen season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Racing Mechelen or VC Herentals get that important first win?

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Racing Mechelen form and stats

Last season, Racing Mechelen's league statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 16th position in the Provincial-Antwerpen. Over these 30 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 46. Playing at home last season Racing Mechelen managed 5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 18 conceded.

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VC Herentals form and stats

Let's have a look at how VC Herentals performed last season in the Provincial-Antwerpen: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 51 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 27/14 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result VC Herentals - Racing Mechelen 0-3 entered in the official records.

Racing Mechelen missing players

VC Herentals missing players

Racing Mechelen VC Herentals
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 9 19
12 6 2 Won W 1 3 4
3 2 0 Drew D 0 3 7
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 8
49 23 5 Scored S 3 15 23
27 12 1 Conceded C 3 17 28
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
95% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 63%
89% 78% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 53%
63% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 32%
26% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 11%
84% 78% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 47%
16% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 26%
5% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 37%
 
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 Provincial-Antwerpen this season:
  • Racing Mechelen have scored more than double the goals of VC Herentals.
  • VC Herentals have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VC Herentals haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 's Gravenwezel-Schilde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Antonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Berg en Dal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Berlaar-Heikant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 De Kempen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eendracht Zoersel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hoboken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 K. Kontich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nijlen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Oppuurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Racing Mechelen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sint-Dymphna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ternesse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 VC Herentals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wezel 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 Tienen 30 20 5 5 57 27 15 12 2 1 30 8 15 8 3 4 27 19 30 65
2 Houtvenne 30 15 8 7 54 37 15 7 5 3 28 20 15 8 3 4 26 17 17 53
3 Lyra 30 14 10 6 48 32 15 8 4 3 28 16 15 6 6 3 20 16 16 52
4 Sint-Lenaarts 30 13 7 10 58 46 15 7 3 5 26 22 15 6 4 5 32 24 12 46
5 Betekom 30 13 6 11 52 50 15 9 1 5 29 24 15 4 5 6 23 26 2 45
6 Zwarte Leeuw 30 11 10 9 50 48 15 7 5 3 28 20 15 4 5 6 22 28 2 43
7 Eendracht Termien 30 11 10 9 45 45 15 5 4 6 22 23 15 6 6 3 23 22 0 43
8 Wellen 30 11 9 10 45 42 15 6 5 4 26 18 15 5 4 6 19 24 3 42
9 Helson Helchteren 30 11 7 12 47 54 15 4 4 7 20 25 15 7 3 5 27 29 -7 40
10 Esperanza Pelt 30 11 4 15 37 52 15 7 2 6 23 23 15 4 2 9 14 29 -15 37
11 Bornem 30 9 10 11 40 36 15 3 7 5 19 19 15 6 3 6 21 17 4 37
12 Bilzerse Waltwilder 30 8 11 11 53 58 15 5 4 6 31 31 15 3 7 5 22 27 -5 35
13 Ternesse 30 9 6 15 38 52 15 4 6 5 21 24 15 5 0 10 17 28 -14 33
14 Nijlen 30 8 7 15 36 50 15 4 3 8 16 26 15 4 4 7 20 24 -14 31
15 Leopoldsburg 30 8 6 16 35 56 15 7 2 6 25 23 15 1 4 10 10 33 -21 30
16 Racing Mechelen 30 7 6 17 36 46 15 5 4 6 19 18 15 2 2 11 17 28 -10 27
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 Witgoor Sport 30 17 5 8 71 43 15 9 1 5 38 19 15 8 4 3 33 24 28 56
2 K. Kontich 30 15 9 6 54 35 15 8 5 2 29 16 15 7 4 4 25 19 19 54
3 Eendracht Zoersel 30 16 5 9 55 53 15 9 2 4 31 27 15 7 3 5 24 26 2 53
4 Oppuurs 30 16 4 10 59 47 15 9 3 3 28 18 15 7 1 7 31 29 12 52
5 Berlaar-Heikant 30 14 7 9 52 40 15 7 3 5 26 17 15 7 4 4 26 23 12 49
6 VC Herentals 30 13 7 10 51 39 15 4 5 6 24 25 15 9 2 4 27 14 12 46
7 De Kempen 30 12 7 11 68 40 15 7 3 5 38 18 15 5 4 6 30 22 28 43
8 Berg en Dal 30 12 7 11 38 37 15 4 4 7 13 18 15 8 3 4 25 19 1 43
9 Retie Branddonk 30 11 8 11 40 51 15 5 4 6 20 25 15 6 4 5 20 26 -11 41
10 Lille 30 10 10 10 43 43 15 3 5 7 16 22 15 7 5 3 27 21 0 40
11 Mariekerke 30 10 9 11 53 52 15 3 5 7 23 30 15 7 4 4 30 22 1 39
12 Rochus Deurne 30 7 11 12 43 50 15 3 5 7 26 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -7 32
13 Sint-Job 30 9 4 17 53 71 15 5 3 7 28 33 15 4 1 10 25 38 -18 31
14 Wuustwezel 30 7 10 13 47 73 15 4 2 9 25 41 15 3 8 4 22 32 -26 31
15 Schriek 30 6 9 15 41 66 15 4 5 6 23 28 15 2 4 9 18 38 -25 27
16 KVV Duffel 30 2 14 14 41 69 15 0 8 7 19 35 15 2 6 7 22 34 -28 20

Read more about Provincial-Antwerpen

The Belgian Provincial leagues are the sixth level of football in Belgium, with levels seven to nine also covered by the provincial league system. The nine leagues on the sixth level are based on geographical location. Usually there is 16 teams in each league, playing a total of 30 fixtures.