2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herk | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9/15 | 12-11 |
| Landen | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 9-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herk | 7 | 30 | 44 | 4 | LLLLL | 16 | -9 |
| Landen | 10 | 30 | 35 | -13 | WLLDW | 8 | +2 |
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 2017-02-19
Herk went into the game 7th in the table on 44 points; Landen sat 10th on 35 — a 9-point gap. Herk ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Herk ran at 1.63 scored and 1.5 conceded, Landen at 1.6 and 2.03.
Stadion Herk-de-Stad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,125. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
