This fixture has been long awaited by club members of both participants, as it's the first Second Amateur Division: VFV A fixture of the season. Both Eendracht Aalst and Zelzate are looking for a bright start to their campaign.
The hosts Eendracht saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Belgian Cup. This match was also played here at Het Pierre Cornelisstadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Zelzate have had more rest.
Eendracht Aalst form and stats
In the previous season, Eendracht Aalst's league results were 16 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, producing 2nd place in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. From these 29 matches they scored 56 goals and let in 34. Appearing as the host team in the last season Eendracht Aalst generated 8-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 16 conceded.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Eendracht Aalst friendly games in pre-season: Eendracht Aalst played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Eendracht Aalst scored 1 goal and conceded 0 in these one game.
Zelzate form and stats
Let's have a look at how Zelzate performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 24/18 goals scored/conceded.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Torhout in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Eendracht Aalst missing players
Zelzate missing players
| Eendracht Aalst | Zelzate | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eendracht Aalst | Last season | Zelzate | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 61 | 28 | Scored | S | 24 | 50 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 39 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 77% | ||
| 57% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 63% | ||
| 47% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 33% | ||
| 23% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 17% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 17% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | ||
| 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cercle Brugge II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dikkelvenne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Eendracht Aalst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Erpe-Mere United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gent-Zeehaven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gullegem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Harelbeke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lokeren-Temse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Merelbeke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Olsa Brakel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Oostkamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Oudenaarde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | RFC Wetteren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sparta Petegem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Torhout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Westhoek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Zelzate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zulte Waregem II | 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 | Hoogstraten | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 48 | 67 |
| 2 | Eendracht Aalst | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Lyra-Lierse Berlaar | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Cappellen | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 50 |
| 5 | Spouwen-Mopertingen | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 49 |
| 6 | Bocholt | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | KSC City Pirates | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 30 | -8 | 43 |
| 8 | Londerzeel | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Sporting Hasselt | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Berchem Sport | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 33 |
| 11 | Hades | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Heur Tongeren | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Diegem Sport | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Pepingen-Halle | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 28 |
| 15 | Olympia Wijgmaal | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -23 | 25 |
| 16 | Houtvenne | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -24 | 23 |
| 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 | Sparta Petegem | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 | Ninove | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 38 | 57 |
| 3 | Lokeren-Temse | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Olsa Brakel | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 55 |
| 5 | Voorwaarts Zwevezele | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 55 |
| 6 | Zelzate | 29 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 48 |
| 7 | Merelbeke | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Harelbeke | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 40 |
| 9 | Gullegem | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Dikkelvenne | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 38 |
| 11 | Oudenaarde | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 12 | Gent-Zeehaven | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | Westhoek | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | RFC Wetteren | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -31 | 20 |
| 15 | Toekomst Menen | 29 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 76 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -45 | 18 |
| 16 | Ronse | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 52 | -55 | 12 |