Merelbeke vs Oudenaarde: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV A
Competition: Sun 04.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Moerkensheide (1000 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Merelbeke - Oudenaarde match!

Insights:
  • Merelbeke have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Merelbeke have created more than twice as many corners as Oudenaarde.

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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Merelbeke form and stats

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

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Oudenaarde form and stats

Let's have a look at how Oudenaarde performed last season in the Second Amateur Division: VFV A: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 4 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded {46 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 1 and lost 9 with 18/28 goals scored/conceded.

Eureka; their first win in the league after six matches not winning.

It's a day of discovery for Oudenaarde as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Oudenaarde have played three with the results W0-D0-L3 (win-draw-lost). In these games Oudenaarde has scored {1 goals} and conceded 14 times.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the last four meetings): Merelbeke won two games, one match ended in a draw and Oudenaarde have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two.

Merelbeke missing players

Oudenaarde missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Merelbeke Oudenaarde
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 2 7 13
5 2 0 Won W 0 2 5
4 3 2 Drew D 1 2 2
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 6
17 7 3 Scored S 1 6 20
16 6 3 Conceded C 2 8 23
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 77%
54% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 62%
23% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 23%
69% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 69%
15% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 8%
23% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 23%
 
4.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
7.7 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
 
12.3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
4.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
23% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
16.7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
6.7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV A this season:
  • Merelbeke have created more than twice as many corners as Oudenaarde.
  • Merelbeke have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Oudenaarde 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.