Can Sottegem beat Drongen in Stedelijk Sportstadion Jules Matthijs clash?

Competition: Belgium Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stedelijk Sportstadion Jules Matthijs

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen, Sottegem holding 15th place and Drongen lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Sottegem form and stats

With 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Sottegem are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two draws in a row at home now for Sottegem.

The fans are hoping that Sottegem will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen game against Bambrugge (placed 2nd). In the match before that, Sottegem hosted Jong Zulte and drew the game 2-2.

Sottegem have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stedelijk Sportstadion Jules Matthijs with 23 goals in 13 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Sottegem with 27 goals conceded in these matches.

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Drongen form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Drongen so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-5 (win-draw-lose). Drongen are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Sparta Waasmunster fixture.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Provincial-Oost-Vlaanderen match played at their home ground Stedelijk Sportstadion Jules Matthijs. Drongen suffered a 3-4 loss to Jong Zulte (placed 9th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against HO Kalken wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Drongen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Drongen have conceded 23 goals on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sottegem and Drongen have met before this season: Drongen - Sottegem 1-4. Sottegem-Drongen H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sottegem 1 win, Drongen 2 wins, 0 draws.

Sottegem missing players

Drongen missing players

Sottegem Drongen
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 14 26
96% 100% Over 0.5 100% 96%
92% 92% Over 1.5 100% 88%
77% 77% Over 2.5 79% 62%
65% 62% Over 3.5 64% 50%
35% 23% Over 4.5 29% 27%
73% 85% Both teams to score 79% 77%
8% 8% Clean Sheet 7% 8%
23% 8% Failed To Score 14% 19%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ninove 26 16 8 2 64 24 13 10 2 1 37 8 13 6 6 1 27 16 40 56
2 Bambrugge 26 15 4 7 49 27 13 7 3 3 29 15 13 8 1 4 20 12 22 49
3 Eendracht Aalter 26 13 7 6 52 38 12 6 3 3 23 17 14 7 4 3 29 21 14 46
4 Eendracht Zele 26 13 7 6 39 28 13 8 4 1 21 10 13 5 3 5 18 18 11 46
5 Lochristi 26 12 9 5 52 35 13 6 4 3 28 15 13 6 5 2 24 20 17 45
6 Excelsior Mariakerke 26 12 8 6 61 43 13 7 3 3 40 27 13 5 5 3 21 16 18 44
7 Elene-Grotenberge 26 10 7 9 56 46 13 6 5 2 34 20 13 4 2 7 22 26 10 37
8 Jong Zulte 26 10 6 10 52 54 13 7 3 3 28 16 13 3 3 7 24 38 -2 36
9 Appelterre-Eichem 26 9 8 9 48 38 13 6 4 3 29 16 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 35
10 HO Kalken 26 8 9 9 51 47 13 4 4 5 26 21 13 4 5 4 25 26 4 33
11 Ardennen 26 8 7 11 37 51 13 5 5 3 18 18 13 3 2 8 19 33 -14 31
12 Dendermonde 26 9 2 15 42 54 13 5 1 7 22 25 13 4 1 8 20 29 -12 29
13 Adegem 26 6 9 11 43 61 13 4 5 4 28 28 13 2 4 7 15 33 -18 27
14 Drongen 26 5 9 12 39 52 14 3 4 7 25 29 12 2 5 5 14 23 -13 24
15 Sottegem 26 5 6 15 39 67 13 3 4 6 23 27 13 2 2 9 16 40 -28 21
16 Sparta Waasmunster 26 2 4 20 19 78 13 2 1 10 10 30 13 0 3 10 9 48 -59 10

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ass="statistics-short">C F 5 3.3 5 3.6 2.4 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 6 5 1.3 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 1.5 1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2   4.8 5.9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 6.7 9.3 1.8 2.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.9 3.7 38% 44% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 31% 38% Key stats in Npfl this 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 Kano Pillars 23 13 5 5 27 18 12 11 1 0 16 2 11 2 4 5 11 16 9 44
2 Akwa United 23 11 9 3 27 12 11 8 3 0 17 3 12 3 6 3 10 9 15 42
3 Kwara United 22 11 7 4 29 15 12 8 4 0 21 4 10 3 3 4 8 11 14 40
4 Rivers United 23 12 4 7 26 19 11 10 1 0 18 1 12 2 3 7 8 18 7 40
5 Nasarawa United 23 12 3 8 30 23 11 9 1 1 24 10 12 3 2 7 6 13 7 39
6 Enugu Rangers 22 11 4 7 24 15 12 10 1 1 18 2 10 1 3 6 6 13 9 37
7 Enyimba 19 10 4 5 19 16 8 6 2 0 11 5 11 4 2 5 8 11 3 34
8 Heartland 23 9 6 8 29 29 12 7 4 1 19 9 11 2 2 7 10 20 0 33
9 Akwa Starlets 23 10 3 10 25 32 12 9 1 2 21 13 11 1 2 8 4 19 -7 33
10 Plateau United 23 9 5 9 29 21 11 9 1 1 25 8 12 0 4 8 4 13 8 32
11 Lobi Stars 22 9 4 9 24 22 11 9 2 0 20 6 11 0 2 9 4 16 2 31
12 MFM 23 8 7 8 19 18 11 6 3 2 12 7 12 2 4 6 7 11 1 31
13 Abia Warriors 22 7 8 7 31 26 11 7 2 2 20 9 11 0 6 5 11 17 5 29
14 Jigawa Golden Stars 23 7 7 9 17 25 11 6 4 1 10 5 12 1 3 8 7 20 -8 28
15 Wikki Tourist 23 6 6 11 20 28 12 6 3 3 15 9 11 0 3 8 5 19 -8 24
16 Warri Wolves 23 6 6 11 19 28 12 6 4 2 13 7 11 0 2 9 6 21 -9 24
17 Katsina United 23 6 4 13 20 32 11 6 4 1 17 7 12 0 0 12 3 25 -12 22
18 Sunshine Stars 23 4 9 10 14 22 12 3 7 2 9 7 11 1 2 8 5 15 -8 21
19 Ifeanyi Uba 23 4 8 11 17 28 11 4 4 3 9 8 12 0 4 8 8 20 -11 20
20 Adamawa United 23 3 7 13 12 29 12 3 6 3 11 10 11 0 1 10 1 19 -17 16

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 Kano Pillars 23 13 5 5 27 18 12 11 1 0 16 2 11 2 4 5 11 16 9 44
2 Akwa United 23 11 9 3 27 12 11 8 3 0 17 3 12 3 6 3 10 9 15 42
3 Kwara United 22 11 7 4 29 15 12 8 4 0 21 4 10 3 3 4 8 11 14 40
4 Rivers United 23 12 4 7 26 19 11 10 1 0 18 1 12 2 3 7 8 18 7 40
5 Nasarawa United 23 12 3 8 30 23 11 9 1 1 24 10 12 3 2 7 6 13 7 39
6 Enugu Rangers 22 11 4 7 24 15 12 10 1 1 18 2 10 1 3 6 6 13 9 37
7 Enyimba 19 10 4 5 19 16 8 6 2 0 11 5 11 4 2 5 8 11 3 34
8 Heartland 23 9 6 8 29 29 12 7 4 1 19 9 11 2 2 7 10 20 0 33
9 Akwa Starlets 23 10 3 10 25 32 12 9 1 2 21 13 11 1 2 8 4 19 -7 33
10 Plateau United 23 9 5 9 29 21 11 9 1 1 25 8 12 0 4 8 4 13 8 32
11 Lobi Stars 22 9 4 9 24 22 11 9 2 0 20 6 11 0 2 9 4 16 2 31
12 MFM 23 8 7 8 19 18 11 6 3 2 12 7 12 2 4 6 7 11 1 31
13 Abia Warriors 22 7 8 7 31 26 11 7 2 2 20 9 11 0 6 5 11 17 5 29
14 Jigawa Golden Stars 23 7 7 9 17 25 11 6 4 1 10 5 12 1 3 8 7 20 -8 28
15 Wikki Tourist 23 6 6 11 20 28 12 6 3 3 15 9 11 0 3 8 5 19 -8 24
16 Warri Wolves 23 6 6 11 19 28 12 6 4 2 13 7 11 0 2 9 6 21 -9 24
17 Katsina United 23 6 4 13 20 32 11 6 4 1 17 7 12 0 0 12 3 25 -12 22
18 Sunshine Stars 23 4 9 10 14 22 12 3 7 2 9 7 11 1 2 8 5 15 -8 21
19 Ifeanyi Uba 23 4 8 11 17 28 11 4 4 3 9 8 12 0 4 8 8 20 -11 20
20 Adamawa United 23 3 7 13 12 29 12 3 6 3 11 10 11 0 1 10 1 19 -17 16

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