Geel are chasing the top league places while Nijlen are more worried about staying out of trouble and relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!
Geel form and stats
The total Third Amateur Division: VFV B statistics playing at home this season for Geel are 5-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Geel after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Geel enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Olympia Wijgmaal's place. The match ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Geel "killed" Olympia Wijgmaal in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
1-1 away at Schoonbeek-Beverst before that.Take note that 16 of the latest 21 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.
The Geel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Geel have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nijlen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nijlen so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
The followers enjoyed Nijlen's previous fixture versus Beringen (placed 13th), a 3-0 win played at home. That victory felt sweet as this side had gone four league fixtures without victory.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sint-Lenaarts wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The visiting Nijlen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 11 games. Nijlen's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Nijlen - Geel 2-5. Previous two meetings featuring these squads: Geel won two, Nijlen triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Geel missing players
Nijlen missing players
| Geel | Nijlen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 48 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 28 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 86% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 86% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 64% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 64% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 18% |
| 73% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 59% |
| 27% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 14% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 27% |
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Houtvenne | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 46 |
| 2 | Wezel | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 45 |
| 3 | Eendracht Termien | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Geel | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | Wellen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Sint-Lenaarts | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Betekom | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Esperanza Pelt | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Schoonbeek-Beverst | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Zwarte Leeuw | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 23 |
| 11 | Nijlen | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 12 | Diest | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 22 |
| 13 | Beringen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Sporting Kampenhout | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -17 | 20 |
| 15 | Olympia Wijgmaal | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -19 | 19 |
| 16 | Witgoor Sport | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -15 | 16 |
