Football match preview: Harelbeke vs Westhoek

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Forestiersstadion (9737 seats)

Harelbeke - Westhoek: Second Amateur Division: VFV A cellar sides desperate for points and greatness. Here are all the interesting data and tables before the game!

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

Relegation threatens Harelbeke who should definitely be looking for some points here. Westhoek are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Harelbeke and Westhoek 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.

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Harelbeke form and stats

6-3-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Second Amateur Division: VFV A numbers at home for Harelbeke so far this season. When Harelbeke hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like RFC Wetteren, Zelzate, Harelbeke, Erpe-Mere United and Torhout), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

Happy days for Harelbeke in their previous game, a fixture away at Zulte Waregem II (placed 9th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Oostkamp in a game that was won 3-2.

Harelbeke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded.

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Westhoek form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A.

Westhoek's previous game was their home loss versus Sparta Petegem (1-2).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Eendracht Aalst at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Westhoek are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. When Westhoek is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against RFC Wetteren, Zelzate, Erpe-Mere United, Torhout and Westhoek.

Head 2 Head

Harelbeke have not lost in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Westhoek.

Westhoek - Harelbeke 0-0 was the story when this pair of contenders last did battle, some time ago this season.

Harelbeke missing players

Westhoek missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Harelbeke Westhoek
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
10 6 3 Won W 2 4 8
7 3 0 Drew D 1 5 10
15 7 1 Lost L 1 7 14
40 22 8 Scored S 7 25 39
56 28 6 Conceded C 8 32 57
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
81% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 78%
53% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 56%
34% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 34%
25% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 38% 25%
59% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 62%
19% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
25% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 31%
 
2.1 2.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
2.2 2 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.7 3.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
2.2 1.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
82% 111% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
6.1 4.7 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
2 1.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • Harelbeke have created more than twice as many corners as Westhoek.
  • Harelbeke have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Harelbeke haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Westhoek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 32 20 7 5 62 33 16 11 2 3 31 17 16 9 5 2 31 16 29 67
2 Sparta Petegem 32 16 8 8 63 51 16 9 5 2 33 24 16 7 3 6 30 27 12 56
3 Oostkamp 32 15 10 7 73 48 16 9 5 2 38 21 16 6 5 5 35 27 25 55
4 Gent-Zeehaven 32 15 8 9 61 47 16 6 6 4 28 25 16 9 2 5 33 22 14 53
5 Merelbeke 32 14 11 7 47 33 16 8 5 3 26 17 16 6 6 4 21 16 14 53
6 Cercle Brugge II 32 15 7 10 52 41 16 8 3 5 24 19 16 7 4 5 28 22 11 52
7 Dikkelvenne 32 14 7 11 52 51 16 7 3 6 30 32 16 7 4 5 22 19 1 49
8 Oudenaarde 32 13 9 10 58 60 16 7 3 6 29 31 16 6 6 4 29 29 -2 48
9 Zulte Waregem II 32 13 8 11 58 45 16 6 5 5 27 24 16 7 3 6 31 21 13 47
10 Eendracht Aalst 32 13 6 13 50 42 16 6 3 7 19 25 16 7 3 6 31 17 8 45
11 Olsa Brakel 32 11 8 13 46 51 16 5 4 7 25 27 16 6 4 6 21 24 -5 41
12 Gullegem 32 10 10 12 55 49 16 4 6 6 23 28 16 6 4 6 32 21 6 40
13 Zelzate 32 11 6 15 48 53 16 6 3 7 23 26 16 5 3 8 25 27 -5 39
14 Torhout 32 10 8 14 48 44 16 8 3 5 32 17 16 2 5 9 16 27 4 38
15 Harelbeke 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 6 3 7 22 28 16 4 4 8 18 28 -16 37
16 Westhoek 32 8 10 14 39 57 16 4 5 7 14 25 16 4 5 7 25 32 -18 34
17 RFC Wetteren 32 8 7 17 39 66 16 4 3 9 20 29 16 4 4 8 19 37 -27 31
18 Erpe-Mere United 32 2 3 27 21 85 16 1 3 12 13 40 16 1 0 15 8 45 -64 9

Table
  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 32 20 7 5 62 33 16 11 2 3 31 17 16 9 5 2 31 16 29 67
2 Sparta Petegem 32 16 8 8 63 51 16 9 5 2 33 24 16 7 3 6 30 27 12 56
3 Oostkamp 32 15 10 7 73 48 16 9 5 2 38 21 16 6 5 5 35 27 25 55
4 Gent-Zeehaven 32 15 8 9 61 47 16 6 6 4 28 25 16 9 2 5 33 22 14 53
5 Merelbeke 32 14 11 7 47 33 16 8 5 3 26 17 16 6 6 4 21 16 14 53
6 Cercle Brugge II 32 15 7 10 52 41 16 8 3 5 24 19 16 7 4 5 28 22 11 52
7 Dikkelvenne 32 14 7 11 52 51 16 7 3 6 30 32 16 7 4 5 22 19 1 49
8 Oudenaarde 32 13 9 10 58 60 16 7 3 6 29 31 16 6 6 4 29 29 -2 48
9 Zulte Waregem II 32 13 8 11 58 45 16 6 5 5 27 24 16 7 3 6 31 21 13 47
10 Eendracht Aalst 32 13 6 13 50 42 16 6 3 7 19 25 16 7 3 6 31 17 8 45
11 Olsa Brakel 32 11 8 13 46 51 16 5 4 7 25 27 16 6 4 6 21 24 -5 41
12 Gullegem 32 10 10 12 55 49 16 4 6 6 23 28 16 6 4 6 32 21 6 40
13 Zelzate 32 11 6 15 48 53 16 6 3 7 23 26 16 5 3 8 25 27 -5 39
14 Torhout 32 10 8 14 48 44 16 8 3 5 32 17 16 2 5 9 16 27 4 38
15 Harelbeke 32 10 7 15 40 56 16 6 3 7 22 28 16 4 4 8 18 28 -16 37
16 Westhoek 32 8 10 14 39 57 16 4 5 7 14 25 16 4 5 7 25 32 -18 34
17 RFC Wetteren 32 8 7 17 39 66 16 4 3 9 20 29 16 4 4 8 19 37 -27 31
18 Erpe-Mere United 32 2 3 27 21 85 16 1 3 12 13 40 16 1 0 15 8 45 -64 9

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