Another action-packed fixture in First Division B as Westerlo welcome Club Brugge II

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

With their 30 point advantage in the league table, Westerlo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Club Brugge II.

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the fewest scored goals (22) in First Division B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Westerlo can neither be promoted or relegated from First Division B. For Brugge it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Westerlo form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Het Kuipje as Westerlo have scored 27 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the First Division B are 7-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Westerlo tasted defeat here at Het Kuipje, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus RWDM.

The victory against Deinze came after K. Vaesen's winning goal. The Westerlo manager B. Peeters was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 35th minute.

The Westerlo manager B. Peeters has got the team scoring with 27 from 13 home games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Club Brugge II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Club Brugge II, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in First Division B, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-12 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Home advantage was not enough for Brugge in their previous game, as they lost their First Division B-match, hosting Union Saint-Gilloise, 0-4. Before that, Brugge secured a home win against Lierse Kempenzonen with the score 2-0.

Club Brugge II lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

The attacking power of Club Brugge II when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Club Brugge II are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Club Brugge II - Westerlo 1-1. Westerlo-Club Brugge II H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Westerlo one win, Club Brugge II zero wins, two draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WesterloA. Çiçek
A. Çiçek
12 goals
WesterloI. Vetokele
I. Vetokele
8 goals
WesterloL. Van Eenoo
L. Van Eenoo
7 goals

Westerlo missing players

Club Brugge II missing players

Westerlo Club Brugge II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
10 7 2 Won W 0 0 2
12 5 2 Drew D 0 1 6
5 1 0 Lost L 4 12 19
40 27 7 Scored S 2 9 22
29 15 2 Conceded C 10 37 63
89% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 93%
48% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 77% 56%
26% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 41%
7% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
59% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 59%
37% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
15% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.8 1.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10 11.2 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6.5 6.5
5.2 6.7 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.7 2.7
29% 31% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 26% 30%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Club Brugge II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Club Brugge II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Club Brugge II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Club Brugge II have the fewest clean sheets (2) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the fewest points (1) away in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the fewest scored goals (22) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the most conceded goals (37) away in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the most conceded goals (63) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the the worst goal difference (-28) away in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have the the worst goal difference (-41) in First Division B
  • Club Brugge II have yet to win a game away.
  • Club Brugge II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Club Brugge II have scored away.
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in First Division B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 27 22 3 2 67 22 13 12 1 0 37 11 14 10 2 2 30 11 45 69
2 RFC Seraing 27 15 4 8 52 36 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 7 2 4 30 23 16 49
3 Lommel United 27 13 4 10 49 44 13 8 1 4 27 20 14 5 3 6 22 24 5 43
4 Westerlo 27 10 12 5 40 29 13 7 5 1 27 15 14 3 7 4 13 14 11 42
5 Deinze 27 10 8 9 43 44 14 7 4 3 25 16 13 3 4 6 18 28 -1 38
6 RWDM 27 9 5 13 41 49 14 6 3 5 23 22 13 3 2 8 18 27 -8 32
7 Lierse Kempenzonen 27 4 4 19 25 52 13 3 2 8 17 25 14 1 2 11 8 27 -27 16
8 Club Brugge II 27 2 6 19 22 63 14 2 5 7 13 26 13 0 1 12 9 37 -41 12

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.