This fixture has been long awaited by regulars of both participants, as it's the premier Second Amateur Division: VFV A match of the season. Both Gullegem and Merelbeke are looking for a good start to their season.
- Gullegem have not yet lost a game at home.
- Merelbeke have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
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!
Gullegem form and stats
The season before, Gullegem's league statistics were 11 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, providing 9th spot in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. From these 29 matches they scored {41 goals} and let in 44. Performing at home in the previous season Gullegem generated 8-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {25 goals} and 18 conceded.
The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league fixtures.
Merelbeke form and stats
Let's have a look at how Merelbeke performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded {41 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 19/26 goals scored/conceded.
That victory felt sweet as this club had gone five league matches without victory.
Head 2 Head
Gullegem have won or drawn the last 4 games (1-3-0) against Merelbeke.Gullegem missing players
Merelbeke missing players
| Gullegem | Merelbeke | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
- All of Merelbeke's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gullegem have not yet lost a game at home.
- Merelbeke have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Merelbeke have created more than twice as many corners as Gullegem.
- Merelbeke have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Merelbeke 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 | 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 | 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 |