2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlare | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4/15 | 3-9 |
| Merelbeke | 15 | L3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4/15 | 4-9 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlare | 14 | 30 | 30 | -24 | LWLDL | 14 | 0 |
| Merelbeke | 10 | 30 | 37 | -6 | WWLLW | 4 | +6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-02-05
Berlare went into the game 14th in the table on 30 points; Merelbeke sat 10th on 37 — a 7-point gap. Merelbeke's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/1.83 for Berlare and 1.33/1.53 for Merelbeke (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54.
Merelbeke had lost three in a row.
Puitenstadion in Berlare, capacity 2,000, hosted the game.
