Second Amateur Division: VFV A game guide and stats: Merelbeke fight Dikkelvenne

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sun 20.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Moerkensheide (1000 seats)

Merelbeke and Dikkelvenne match-goers have their best supporter clothes on for this first game week of a new Second Amateur Division: VFV A campaign. Let's go!

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

Merelbeke and Dikkelvenne 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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Merelbeke form and stats

The season before, Merelbeke's league stats were 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, producing 7th place in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. During these 29 matches they scored {40 goals} and let in 41. Appearing as the host team in the last season Merelbeke produced 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 15 conceded.

Until that defeat this team had gone six consecutive league matches without a defeat.

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Dikkelvenne form and stats

Let's have a look at how Dikkelvenne performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded {46 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 16/23 goals scored/conceded.

An interesting fact for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this fixture: This club have played 6 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Merelbeke four wins, three draws and Dikkelvenne three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Merelbeke missing players

Dikkelvenne missing players

Merelbeke Dikkelvenne
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 2 5 11
4 2 1 Won W 1 2 4
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 6
14 7 2 Scored S 3 6 12
14 6 1 Conceded C 3 6 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 91%
82% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 64%
55% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 36%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 36%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 27%
73% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 27%
9% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 36%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 45%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
9.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 20
1.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 11
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 36%
 
19 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 10
7.5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 5
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • Dikkelvenne have created more than twice as many corners as Merelbeke.
  • Dikkelvenne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dikkelvenne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Merelbeke have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Merelbeke have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Merelbeke have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Merelbeke have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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

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.