Can KSC City Pirates beat Turnhout in Jef Mermansstadion clash?

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV B
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jef Mermansstadion (1500 seats)

Points have been hard to come by for KSC City Pirates so far, and the same description fits Turnhout. The bottom dwellers hope for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • KSC City Pirates have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Second Amateur Division: VFV B
  • Turnhout have the most conceded goals (57) in Second Amateur Division: VFV B

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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KSC City Pirates form and stats

With 1 Second Amateur Division: VFV B win, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, KSC City Pirates are certainly not brimming with confidence.

KSC City Pirates shared the glory with Sporting Hasselt in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Spouwen-Mopertingen.

Goal fest? Who knows the future, but we do know that 15 of the 18 most recent league matches with this club has had at least three goals.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Pirates as they have a new game in only four days, a Second Amateur Division: VFV B match thankfully also at home. Tongeren are visiting.

Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as KSC City Pirates have allowed the opposition to score 25 goals here at Jef Mermansstadion.

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Turnhout form and stats

Turnhout have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Second Amateur Division: VFV B, after 2-2-6 (10 played).

Turnhout failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Lyra-Lierse Berlaar (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-4.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Londerzeel that ended 1-1.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 17 of this club's 20 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

Turnhout are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Turnhout have conceded 25 goals in these games. When Turnhout is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Turnhout, FC Lebbeke, Pepingen-Halle, Beerschot VA II and Berchem Sport.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Turnhout - KSC City Pirates 3-4 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Pirates two wins, five draws and Turnhout three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

KSC City Pirates missing players

Turnhout missing players

KSC City Pirates Turnhout
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 10 20
5 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
10 6 2 Lost L 2 6 13
25 9 2 Scored S 5 16 37
48 25 8 Conceded C 8 25 57
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 90%
79% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 70% 85%
53% 56% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 60% 65%
37% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 50% 55%
47% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 80% 90%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 10% 5%
53% 67% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 5%
 
7 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
1 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
17 17 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
7 7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV B this season:
  • All of KSC City Pirates's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • KSC City Pirates have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • KSC City Pirates have created more than twice as many corners as Turnhout.
  • KSC City Pirates have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • KSC City Pirates have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Second Amateur Division: VFV B
  • KSC City Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • KSC City Pirates haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Turnhout have the most conceded goals (25) away in Second Amateur Division: VFV B
  • Turnhout have the most conceded goals (57) in Second Amateur Division: VFV B
  • Turnhout 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 Hades 19 12 4 3 28 11 9 5 1 3 12 4 10 7 3 0 16 7 17 40
2 Spouwen-Mopertingen 19 11 3 5 36 21 9 5 3 1 20 9 10 6 0 4 16 12 15 36
3 Cappellen 20 10 6 4 37 24 10 4 4 2 14 11 10 6 2 2 23 13 13 36
4 Sporting Hasselt 20 10 5 5 33 25 10 5 3 2 17 12 10 5 2 3 16 13 8 35
5 Tongeren 19 10 2 7 35 32 10 7 0 3 19 13 9 3 2 4 16 19 3 32
6 Lille 20 8 6 6 34 29 10 4 2 4 14 14 10 4 4 2 20 15 5 30
7 Diegem Sport 19 8 6 5 31 28 10 4 4 2 14 13 9 4 2 3 17 15 3 30
8 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 19 8 5 6 34 26 9 4 3 2 16 9 10 4 2 4 18 17 8 29
9 Bocholt 19 8 4 7 32 25 9 3 3 3 18 15 10 5 1 4 14 10 7 28
10 Racing Mechelen 20 7 6 7 28 22 10 3 2 5 14 15 10 4 4 2 14 7 6 27
11 Mechelen II 19 7 6 6 35 31 10 3 3 4 15 15 9 4 3 2 20 16 4 27
12 Londerzeel 20 6 7 7 32 27 10 5 2 3 21 13 10 1 5 4 11 14 5 25
13 Pepingen-Halle 20 6 6 8 26 34 11 4 4 3 18 16 9 2 2 5 8 18 -8 24
14 Berchem Sport 20 6 5 9 29 36 10 4 3 3 19 14 10 2 2 6 10 22 -7 23
15 KSC City Pirates 19 5 4 10 25 48 9 1 2 6 9 25 10 4 2 4 16 23 -23 19
16 FC Lebbeke 20 4 6 10 25 37 10 2 3 5 14 24 10 2 3 5 11 13 -12 18
17 Turnhout 20 4 3 13 37 57 10 2 1 7 21 32 10 2 2 6 16 25 -20 15
18 Beerschot VA II 20 2 4 14 18 42 10 1 1 8 7 19 10 1 3 6 11 23 -24 10

Read more about Second Amateur Division: VFV B

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.