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Houtvenne vs Merelbeke prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XOdds 1.28Market probability 72%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Houtvenne host Merelbeke in the First Amateur Division (Belgium) on 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Houtvenne to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.28, which the bookmaker market rated at about 72% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Houtvenne had won 7, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 23 and conceding 17. Merelbeke had won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 13 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Houtvenne's last 10 and 3 of Merelbeke's last 10; 8 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Houtvenne averaged 2.40 goals scored and 0.60 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Merelbeke averaged 1.40 scored and 1.20 conceded across 5.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.71 goals from Houtvenne and 0.99 from Merelbeke. From that it rates a home win at 53%, a draw at 26% and an away win at 21%, against 48%, 24% and 28% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 80%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Houtvenne (green) and Merelbeke (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form60% – 40%
Attack53% – 47%
Defence43% – 57%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals57% – 43%
Overall strength55% – 44%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
HoutvenneWWLWL2.301.7040%80%
MerelbekeWLDDL1.301.0030%40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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