Football match preview: Harelbeke vs Torhout

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Forestiersstadion (9737 seats)

Harelbeke are ready to take no notice of the league table before this game versus Torhout. Here's everything you should know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Harelbeke have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Torhout have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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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Harelbeke form and stats

When playing at home in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A, Harelbeke have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games.

A strong away win for Harelbeke against RFC Wetteren the last match.

Heartbreak before that as Harelbeke lost 1-2 at Zelzate's place.

Harelbeke has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Torhout form and stats

Torhout have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A, after 1-5-5 (11 played).

The manager Degomme was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Complex De Velodroom. Torhout suffered a 1-2 loss to Lokeren-Temse (placed 1st).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dikkelvenne wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

Torhout have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Torhout have put together a streak of 9 consecutive games without losing (5-4-0) when facing Harelbeke.

The fixture history shows this score when the contenders played each other previously this season; Torhout - Harelbeke 2-1.

Harelbeke missing players

Torhout missing players

Harelbeke Torhout
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 5 Played P 4 11 23
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 6
7 3 3 Drew D 2 5 8
11 5 1 Lost L 2 5 9
25 14 5 Scored S 1 11 30
38 20 6 Conceded C 4 19 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 73% 87%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 74%
48% 55% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 55% 52%
26% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 26%
13% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 13%
61% 73% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 45% 57%
17% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 22%
26% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 75% 55% 35%
 
3.5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3
4 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.5 6.5
0.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 7.5
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 3
57% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
 
11 15 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 12
2.8 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 5.5
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • All of Harelbeke's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Harelbeke have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Harelbeke have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Harelbeke haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Torhout have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Torhout have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torhout have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lokeren-Temse 23 15 6 2 50 24 12 8 2 2 27 14 11 7 4 0 23 10 26 51
2 Cercle Brugge II 23 12 6 5 39 25 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 6 3 3 23 15 14 42
3 Sparta Petegem 23 12 6 5 45 36 12 6 5 1 23 18 11 6 1 4 22 18 9 42
4 Oostkamp 23 11 8 4 55 34 12 7 4 1 31 15 11 4 4 3 24 19 21 41
5 Gent-Zeehaven 23 11 7 5 48 32 11 4 5 2 21 16 12 7 2 3 27 16 16 40
6 Merelbeke 23 10 7 6 33 24 11 6 3 2 18 10 12 4 4 4 15 14 9 37
7 Eendracht Aalst 23 10 6 7 39 30 11 5 3 3 15 15 12 5 3 4 24 15 9 36
8 Dikkelvenne 23 10 5 8 34 33 12 6 2 4 22 21 11 4 3 4 12 12 1 35
9 Zelzate 23 10 4 9 40 35 12 5 2 5 19 20 11 5 2 4 21 15 5 34
10 Zulte Waregem II 23 8 7 8 43 36 12 4 4 4 21 19 11 4 3 4 22 17 7 31
11 Torhout 23 6 8 9 30 32 12 5 3 4 19 13 11 1 5 5 11 19 -2 26
12 Oudenaarde 23 6 8 9 36 49 11 4 2 5 19 25 12 2 6 4 17 24 -13 26
13 Gullegem 23 6 7 10 41 39 11 2 4 5 17 22 12 4 3 5 24 17 2 25
14 Olsa Brakel 23 6 7 10 29 43 11 1 4 6 12 23 12 5 3 4 17 20 -14 25
15 RFC Wetteren 23 7 2 14 29 48 12 4 0 8 17 22 11 3 2 6 12 26 -19 23
16 Harelbeke 23 5 7 11 25 38 11 3 3 5 14 20 12 2 4 6 11 18 -13 22
17 Westhoek 23 4 8 11 26 45 11 2 4 5 8 20 12 2 4 6 18 25 -19 20
18 Erpe-Mere United 23 2 3 18 14 53 12 1 3 8 9 25 11 1 0 10 5 28 -39 9

Read more about Second Amateur Division: VFV A

The Belgian Second Amateur Division is the fourth highest football league in Belgium. It has three separate groups each holding 16 teams. Each group play 30 fixtures internally, divided in three periods. The top team of each league table is promoted while period winners and second placed team enter a play-off for promotion.