Soccer betting preview: Lierse Kempenzonen welcomes RSC Anderlecht II in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Belgium Challenger Pro League
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion (14538 seats)

This is the game, this is Challenger Pro League and this is Lierse Kempenzonen - RSC Anderlecht II. Check out our full match guide!

Insights:
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Challenger Pro League
  • RSC Anderlecht II have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Challenger Pro League

Kempenzonen can neither be promoted or relegated from Challenger Pro League. RSC Anderlecht II have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 6th place no matter what happens.

Lierse Kempenzonen and RSC Anderlecht II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats

Lierse Kempenzonen have performed here at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion this season with 7 wins from 11 Challenger Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3.

Lierse Kempenzonen's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Beerschot-Wilrijk.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at RWDM.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kempenzonen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 18 of the 24 most recent league games with this side has seen three or more goals.

Goals decide football matches and Lierse Kempenzonen are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lierse Kempenzonen defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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RSC Anderlecht II form and stats

Playing away, RSC Anderlecht II, who have the most scored goals (24) away in Challenger Pro League, have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Challenger Pro League this season.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Club Brugge II with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Beerschot-Wilrijk.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this team's 14 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

The Anderlecht manager Gillet has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as RSC Anderlecht II have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged scoreline between these teams is the RSC Anderlecht II - Lierse Kempenzonen 3-3 played earlier this season. Stats for the preceeding two meetings involving these two teams are: zero wins for Kempenzonen, one draw and one win for RSC Anderlecht II. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. Stassin loves to meet Lierse Kempenzonen and have scored 4 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

RSC Anderlecht IIL. Stassin
L. Stassin
14 goals
Lierse KempenzonenT. Van Acker
T. Van Acker
11 goals
Lierse KempenzonenS. Tabekou
S. Tabekou
6 goals

Lierse Kempenzonen missing players

RSC Anderlecht II missing players

Lierse Kempenzonen RSC Anderlecht II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
11 7 2 Won W 2 6 9
3 1 0 Drew D 0 3 8
10 4 0 Lost L 0 3 7
43 25 7 Scored S 5 24 43
46 19 2 Conceded C 2 20 37
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 92%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 83% 75%
58% 58% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 50%
42% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 21%
67% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 83% 75%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 21%
21% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 12%
 
5.4 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.3 4.6
5.5 5.6 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.7 4.8
1.8 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.5 12.7 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 11.3 12.4
5.6 5.3 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6.1 6
32% 39% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 30%
 
12.3 11.8 17 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 14.2 12.2
5.4 4.8 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6.8 5.6
Key stats in Challenger Pro League this season:
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Challenger Pro League
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most points from losing position (14) in Challenger Pro League
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Challenger Pro League
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • RSC Anderlecht II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RSC Anderlecht II have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Challenger Pro League
  • RSC Anderlecht II have the most scored goals (24) away in Challenger Pro League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RWDM 22 14 4 4 41 21 11 8 2 1 25 9 11 6 2 3 16 12 20 46
2 Waasland-Beveren 22 12 7 3 52 25 11 8 2 1 29 11 11 4 5 2 23 14 27 43
3 Beerschot-Wilrijk 22 12 2 8 33 28 11 6 1 4 15 11 11 6 1 4 18 17 5 38
4 Club Brugge II 22 10 6 6 38 30 11 7 3 1 22 12 11 3 3 5 16 18 8 36
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 22 11 3 8 42 42 11 7 1 3 25 18 11 4 2 5 17 24 0 36
6 RSC Anderlecht II 22 9 7 6 42 35 11 3 5 3 18 15 11 6 2 3 24 20 7 34
7 Lommel United 22 10 2 10 33 36 11 4 1 6 13 18 11 6 1 4 20 18 -3 32
8 Deinze 22 9 3 10 29 33 11 6 1 4 22 19 11 3 2 6 7 14 -4 30
9 KRC Genk II 22 5 5 12 28 40 11 3 3 5 15 17 11 2 2 7 13 23 -12 20
10 Dender 22 5 4 13 27 40 11 2 0 9 13 24 11 3 4 4 14 16 -13 19
11 Standard Liège II 22 4 7 11 25 43 11 1 5 5 14 24 11 3 2 6 11 19 -18 19
12 Excelsior Virton 22 2 8 12 21 38 11 0 5 6 7 15 11 2 3 6 14 23 -17 14

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The First Division B is the second highest league in Belgian football. It replaced the Belgian Second Division in 2016. It has eight teams playing a league in two stages, “opening” and “closing”. Each stage has each team playing 14 fixtures and the winner of each qualify for promotion play-offs.