Match preview: 23 points divide the squads up until now, Achel the superior team. Can Alken take the guests by surprise?
- Alken haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Achel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
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!
Alken form and stats
With 3 Provincial-Limburg wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Alken are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Alken, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The supporters are hoping that Alken will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Bregel Sport (placed 10th).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Park Houthalen the opponent.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Alken, as the Provincial-Limburg home game vs Zonhoven United is only four days away.
Alken are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Alken have conceded 16 from these games.
Achel form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Provincial-Limburg.
Achel played 0-0 against Helson Helchteren in their previous match.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Herk.Take note: 9 of the last 12 league fixtures featuring this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Provincial-Limburg trip to Herkol.
Achel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 8 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Achel in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Achel - Alken 3-1. Head to head numbers (for the prior six meetings): Alken won two games, one match ended with a draw and Achel have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / one.
Alken missing players
Achel missing players
| Alken | Achel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 15 | 37 |
| 37 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 89% |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 72% |
| 56% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 61% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 28% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 39% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 44% |
| 44% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 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 |
- Achel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Achel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Alken 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 | Zepperen-Brustem | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Groen Star Beek | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 3 | Achel | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | Torpedo Hasselt | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | KFC Eksel | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Park Houthalen | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Herk | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Weerstand Koersel | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Herkol | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Bregel Sport | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Meeuwen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Zonhoven United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Helson Helchteren | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Alken | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 15 | Juve Hasselt | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 13 |
| 16 | Hechtel | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -30 | 6 |
