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Competition: Belgium Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Terrein Hollebeek

Excelsior Mariakerke should not envision any easy points from hosting team Ardennen in this Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen game. Here's our broad guide!

Insights:
  • Ardennen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior Mariakerke have the most scored goals (31) away in Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen

For Excelsior Mariakerke most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Ardennen form and stats

6 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Ardennen have to build on here at Terrein Hollebeek in the Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen. Ardennen has recorded two wins in a row here at Terrein Hollebeek, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Ardennen's previous game was also played at home, ending 8-1 versus Dendermonde (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ardennen played a great game against Dendermonde and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Heartbreak before that as Ardennen lost 0-1 at HO Kalken's place.

Goals decide football matches and Ardennen are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 12 league matches. Ardennen have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Excelsior Mariakerke form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (31) away in Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen, on their Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for Mariakerke, but there's smiles all around after the 5-2 victory versus St-Joris Sleidinge (placed 14th) last time out. As you can tell from the result, the match against St-Joris Sleidinge was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Drongen.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Excelsior Mariakerke are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Mariakerke manager has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Excelsior Mariakerke - Ardennen 1-1. Ardennen-Excelsior Mariakerke H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Ardennen one win, Excelsior Mariakerke two wins, two draws. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Ardennen missing players

Excelsior Mariakerke missing players

Ardennen Excelsior Mariakerke
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
11 6 0 Won W 1 5 11
4 1 0 Drew D 1 4 8
10 5 4 Lost L 2 4 7
45 25 1 Scored S 3 31 62
37 17 9 Conceded C 8 29 47
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
48% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 85% 77%
32% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 62% 50%
28% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 46% 42%
52% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 85% 73%
20% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
28% 33% 75% Failed to Score F T 50% 15% 15%
 
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 Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen this season:
  • All of Excelsior Mariakerke's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ardennen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ardennen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Excelsior Mariakerke have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Excelsior Mariakerke have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Excelsior Mariakerke have the most scored goals (31) away in Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen
  • Excelsior Mariakerke 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 HO Kalken 25 19 4 2 73 25 12 10 1 1 43 12 13 9 3 1 30 13 48 61
2 Elene-Grotenberge 25 18 2 5 61 35 13 10 2 1 38 17 12 8 0 4 23 18 26 56
3 Eendracht Aalter 25 14 7 4 62 25 13 7 5 1 37 13 12 7 2 3 25 12 37 49
4 Munkzwalm 25 14 3 8 53 41 13 10 0 3 34 17 12 4 3 5 19 24 12 45
5 Excelsior Mariakerke 26 11 8 7 62 47 13 6 4 3 31 18 13 5 4 4 31 29 15 41
6 Drongen 26 12 5 9 41 37 13 7 2 4 19 13 13 5 3 5 22 24 4 41
7 Ardennen 25 11 4 10 45 37 12 6 1 5 25 17 13 5 3 5 20 20 8 37
8 Eendracht Zele 26 10 6 10 46 40 13 7 3 3 24 13 13 3 3 7 22 27 6 36
9 SK Denderhoutem 25 10 6 9 44 41 12 5 3 4 20 15 13 5 3 5 24 26 3 36
10 Grembergen 26 9 5 12 33 52 13 8 2 3 23 17 13 1 3 9 10 35 -19 32
11 Berlare 25 8 5 12 32 44 13 5 4 4 19 17 12 3 1 8 13 27 -12 29
12 Lokeren Doorslaar 25 8 4 13 39 58 12 5 1 6 23 22 13 3 3 7 16 36 -19 28
13 Latem 26 7 4 15 58 69 13 5 1 7 37 35 13 2 3 8 21 34 -11 25
14 St-Joris Sleidinge 25 4 2 19 37 70 13 3 2 8 24 34 12 1 0 11 13 36 -33 14
15 Dendermonde 25 1 3 21 19 84 12 1 3 8 14 34 13 0 0 13 5 50 -65 6

Read more about Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen

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.