It's a brand new Second Amateur Division: VFV A campaign and Merelbeke are yearning to get competitive here at Sportpark Moerkensheide. Harelbeke are guesting and this looks to be a thrilling season kickoff.
Merelbeke and Harelbeke 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.
Merelbeke form and stats
The season before, Merelbeke's league stats were 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, leading to 7th spot in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A. In these 29 matches they scored 40 goals and gave away 41. Playing as the host team in the previous season Merelbeke generated 7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 15 conceded.
Harelbeke form and stats
Let's have a look at how Harelbeke performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 7 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 17/21 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Harelbeke have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former four meetings between these two participants are: one win for Merelbeke, one draw and two wins for Harelbeke. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Merelbeke missing players
Harelbeke missing players
| Merelbeke | Harelbeke | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merelbeke | Last season | Harelbeke | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 51 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 24 | 42 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 53% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 30% | ||
| 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 57% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 23% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |