Match preview: RWDM expected to defeat Standard Liège II at Edmond Machtens-Stadion

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edmond Machtens-Stadion (15266 seats)

RWDM are enjoying their stay in the top spots while Standard Liège II are more nervous about escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • RWDM have the fewest conceded goals (20) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II have the the worst goal difference (-16) in First Division B

Standard Liège II are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

Both teams have had adequate rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's hope for an active fixture!

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RWDM form and stats

RWDM are steadily winning First Division B games and points here at Edmond Machtens-Stadion. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

A good away victory last time out for RWDM, who won 2-1 against Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 7th). The match result 2-1 has occurred to this team three times in a row!

Before that, RWDM had a home game versus Deinze which ended with a victory 2-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for RWDM home games with this odds we find 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 10 games), RWDM's attacking play is working. RWDM have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Standard Liège II form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Standard Liège II playing as the away team in the First Division B this season.

Standard Liège II's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Waasland-Beveren that finished 2-2. Drawing 2-2 against Waasland-Beveren after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Laumann needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

A loss against Lommel United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Standard Liège II have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Standard has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the match result Standard Liège II - RWDM 1-4 entered in the official records. One of the profiles has been Rikelmi with 2 goals scored against Standard Liège II in these 1 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

RWDMM. Biron
M. Biron
10 goals
Standard Liège III. Ziani
I. Ziani
5 goals
RWDMY. Challouk
Y. Challouk
4 goals

RWDM missing players

Standard Liège II missing players

RWDM Standard Liège II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 9 19
12 7 2 Won W 0 3 4
4 2 1 Drew D 1 1 5
4 1 0 Lost L 2 5 10
37 22 5 Scored S 3 8 22
20 8 2 Conceded C 5 14 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 84%
60% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 68%
25% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 42%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 16%
65% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 33% 63%
25% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 16%
10% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 21%
 
5.4 6.2 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.4 5
5.2 5.3 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.8 5.7
2 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.1 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.9 15 19.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.5 10.3
5.5 6.3 8.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4 4.9
34% 35% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 19% 23%
 
10.6 12.1 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 12.8 11.9
4.2 4.3 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.2 5.8
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • RWDM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • RWDM have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Standard Liège II have scored away.
  • RWDM have the fewest conceded goals (20) in First Division B
  • RWDM have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in First Division B
  • RWDM have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in First Division B
  • RWDM have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division B
  • RWDM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Standard Liège II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II have the the worst goal difference (-16) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 20 12 4 4 37 20 10 7 2 1 22 8 10 5 2 3 15 12 17 40
2 Waasland-Beveren 20 11 6 3 45 21 10 7 2 1 24 9 10 4 4 2 21 12 24 39
3 Beerschot-Wilrijk 20 12 2 6 33 26 10 6 1 3 15 10 10 6 1 3 18 16 7 38
4 Club Brugge II 20 9 5 6 37 30 10 6 3 1 21 12 10 3 2 5 16 18 7 32
5 Lommel United 20 10 1 9 31 32 10 4 1 5 13 16 10 6 0 4 18 16 -1 31
6 RSC Anderlecht II 20 8 6 6 37 31 10 3 4 3 16 13 10 5 2 3 21 18 6 30
7 Lierse Kempenzonen 20 9 3 8 39 42 10 6 1 3 24 18 10 3 2 5 15 24 -3 30
8 Deinze 20 8 3 9 26 30 10 6 1 3 20 16 10 2 2 6 6 14 -4 27
9 Dender 20 5 4 11 25 34 10 2 0 8 13 23 10 3 4 3 12 11 -9 19
10 Standard Liège II 19 4 5 10 22 38 10 1 4 5 14 24 9 3 1 5 8 14 -16 17
11 KRC Genk II 19 4 3 12 23 36 9 3 1 5 11 13 10 1 2 7 12 23 -13 15
12 Excelsior Virton 20 2 8 10 21 36 10 0 5 5 7 14 10 2 3 5 14 22 -15 14

Read more about First Division B

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.