Sports betting preview: Merelbeke vs Gent-Zeehaven - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sun 23.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Moerkensheide (1000 seats)

It's a new beginning in Second Amateur Division: VFV A - the first match of the season. Read the full guide and see how Merelbeke and Gent-Zeehaven did in their pre-season friendlies!

Insights:
  • Merelbeke have yet to win a game at home.
  • Gent-Zeehaven have scored more than double the goals of Merelbeke.

This promises to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Get ready!

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Merelbeke form and stats

In the previous season, Merelbeke's league stats were 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, providing 7th position in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. Over these 29 matches they scored {40 goals} and let in 41. Playing as the home team in the former season Merelbeke managed 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 15 conceded.

Both teams to score! That has occurred in 5 league fixtures in a row for this club. Will it happen again?

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Gent-Zeehaven form and stats

Let's have a look at how Gent-Zeehaven performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 3 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded {44 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 1 and lost 8 with 17/19 goals scored/conceded.

Goal alert! This side have played 5 consecutive league games all having three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior five meetings between these two sides are: one win for Merelbeke, two draws and two wins for Gent-Zeehaven. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Merelbeke missing players

Gent-Zeehaven missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Merelbeke Gent-Zeehaven
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 2 3 7
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 4
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 3
8 4 0 Scored S 3 8 17
11 5 0 Conceded C 2 6 16
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 86%
14% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 43%
86% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 57%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 29%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.5
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 8
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 5.5
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
 
16 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 20 13
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 11 7.5
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • All of Gent-Zeehaven's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Merelbeke's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gent-Zeehaven have created more than twice as many corners as Merelbeke.
  • Gent-Zeehaven have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Gent-Zeehaven have scored more than double the goals of Merelbeke.
  • Gent-Zeehaven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Merelbeke have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Merelbeke have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Merelbeke have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Merelbeke have yet to win a game at home.
  • 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

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 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

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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.