2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepingen | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10/15 | 13-4 |
| Merelbeke | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 6-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepingen | 3 | 30 | 57 | 16 | DDWWW | 2 | +1 |
| 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 2017-01-14
On the table this was a mismatch: Pepingen (3rd, 57 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Merelbeke (10th, 37 pts). Merelbeke's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Pepingen were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.3, Merelbeke 1.33 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Stadion Paul Claes in Pepingen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500.
