The home team ticketholders plan for a win and three points in this fixture, as the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. Alken are in 10th position while the guesting Herk sweat at 11th.
Alken and Herk should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Alken form and stats
Alken have collected 13 points from their Provincial-Limburg home games so far after 4-1-5. It's been an uphill battle for Alken in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Zepperen-Brustem game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Alken drew their last game, 2-2 away at Bregel Sport (placed 9th).
Preceding that match was the home game against KFC Eksel that was lost 1-2.The Alken fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Alken have conceded 15 from these games.
Herk form and stats
Herk have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Provincial-Limburg, after 3-2-6 (11 played).
The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadion Herk-de-Stad. Herk suffered a 1-4 loss to Zonhoven United (placed 4th).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Groen Star Beek.Herk have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Herk have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties meet this season, as the history books show this recent match: Herk - Alken 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the previous four meetings): Alken won one game, one match ended in a draw and Herk got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneAlken missing players
Herk missing players
| Alken | Herk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 32 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 38 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 68% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 64% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 41% |
| 18% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 36% | 27% |
| 50% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 23% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Achel | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Schoonbeek-Beverst | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | Groen Star Beek | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Zonhoven United | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| 5 | Torpedo Hasselt | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Helson Helchteren | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | KFC Eksel | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Zepperen-Brustem | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Bregel Sport | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 29 |
| 10 | Alken | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Herk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Herkol | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
| 13 | Juve Hasselt | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -15 | 18 |
| 14 | Verbroedering Maasmechelen | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -38 | 12 |
| 15 | Herderen-Millen | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -22 | 11 |