Mechelen II vs Diegem Sport match preview

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Competition: Belgium Second Amateur Division: VFV B
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Het Breeven (3450 seats)

No shortage of loss and gain for these squads so far this season, sitting in positions near the midpoint of the Second Amateur Division: VFV B table. Here's the Mechelen II - Diegem Sport latest:

Insights:
  • Mechelen II have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Second Amateur Division: VFV B
  • Diegem Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!

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Mechelen II form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Mechelen II have to build on here at Stadion Het Breeven in the Second Amateur Division: VFV B.

The Mechelen club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host FC Lebbeke (after extra-time) and win 2-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Racing Mechelen (after extra-time) (1-2).

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 latest league games highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Mechelen II have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Het Breeven with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Mechelen have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Diegem Sport form and stats

Playing away, Diegem Sport have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Second Amateur Division: VFV B this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Diegem Sport as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Racing Mechelen match.

Diegem might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Londerzeel (after extra-time) proved too strong as Diegem Sport slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Gemeentelijk Sportstadion. Weird, but still true: this side has played three consecutive league matches with the result 0-1!

A 0-1 defeat away at Lille (after extra-time) before that.

Fancy a bet on few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this club have had two goals or less.

The travelling fans enjoy Diegem Sport's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Diegem Sport have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the sides played each other previously this season; Diegem Sport - Mechelen 3-3.

Mechelen II missing players

Diegem Sport missing players

Mechelen II Diegem Sport
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
10 5 1 Won W 0 5 10
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 8
8 5 2 Lost L 2 4 8
46 20 8 Scored S 3 22 39
41 19 7 Conceded C 5 19 36
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 73%
62% 54% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 62% 54%
42% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 46% 42%
31% 31% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 15% 15%
77% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 62%
15% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 23%
12% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Second Amateur Division: VFV B this season:
  • Diegem Sport have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Diegem Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mechelen II have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Second Amateur Division: VFV B

  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 26 15 5 6 36 20 13 6 2 5 15 10 13 9 3 1 21 10 16 50
2 Cappellen 26 14 6 6 47 30 13 6 4 3 18 14 13 8 2 3 29 16 17 48
3 Spouwen-Mopertingen 26 14 4 8 43 26 12 5 3 4 21 14 14 9 1 4 22 12 17 46
4 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 26 12 7 7 50 32 13 6 4 3 23 13 13 6 3 4 27 19 18 43
5 Sporting Hasselt 26 11 7 8 39 36 13 6 4 3 20 17 13 5 3 5 19 19 3 40
6 Bocholt 26 11 6 9 43 34 13 5 4 4 24 19 13 6 2 5 19 15 9 39
7 Lille 26 11 6 9 46 42 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 6 4 3 27 22 4 39
8 Mechelen II 26 10 8 8 46 41 13 5 3 5 20 19 13 5 5 3 26 22 5 38
9 Diegem Sport 26 10 8 8 39 36 13 5 4 4 17 17 13 5 4 4 22 19 3 38
10 Tongeren 26 11 5 10 41 42 13 7 2 4 21 17 13 4 3 6 20 25 -1 38
11 Racing Mechelen 26 9 9 8 36 28 13 4 4 5 19 19 13 5 5 3 17 9 8 36
12 Londerzeel 26 8 9 9 41 36 13 5 3 5 25 19 13 3 6 4 16 17 5 33
13 Berchem Sport 26 8 7 11 37 47 13 4 4 5 21 22 13 4 3 6 16 25 -10 31
14 FC Lebbeke 26 8 6 12 35 47 13 4 3 6 18 30 13 4 3 6 17 17 -12 30
15 KSC City Pirates 26 7 5 14 36 62 13 2 3 8 15 35 13 5 2 6 21 27 -26 26
16 Turnhout 26 7 4 15 50 66 13 3 2 8 27 36 13 4 2 7 23 30 -16 25
17 Pepingen-Halle 26 6 7 13 30 47 14 4 4 6 20 25 12 2 3 7 10 22 -17 25
18 Beerschot VA II 26 5 5 16 29 52 13 2 2 9 12 23 13 3 3 7 17 29 -23 20

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.