A swift glance at the Pro League table hint of an upper hand to Club Brugge when they go to KV Oostende. Nevertheless; let's play the game before we hand out the points!
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-31) in Pro League
- Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
KV Oostende and Club Brugge 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.
KV Oostende form and stats
KV Oostende's results here at DIaz Arena in the Pro League have been very modest with 4 victories, 1 draw and 8 defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 195 minutes without scoring a league goal. Hornby was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Thalhammer led his KV Oostende to a defeat away at Genk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at DIaz Arena. Midfield player McGeehan got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, the max score being 10. McGeehan hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the match before that, Oostende hosted Sporting Charleroi and drew the game 0-0.Scoring bonanza? We don't know the future, but we do know that 13 of the 16 latest league games with this club has contained three or more goals.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. When KV Oostende hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Mechelen and Zulte-Waregem), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
Club Brugge form and stats
5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Club Brugge in their Pro League matches away. Brugge has drawn their two previous away games.
Meijer and Vanaken scored in Club Brugge's previous match, the home game against Gent that ended 2-0. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone three league rounds without victory. Mata, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Mata served one assist, hit three key passes and won 11 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cercle Brugge that ended 2-2.Betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures.
The schedule is very tough for Club Brugge now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Champions League game at Benfica is waiting in only four days.
Brugge have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. Club Brugge have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Club Brugge have won every one of the 5 latest matches versus this team. Can they do it again?The teams have faced each other already this season, with the result Club Brugge - KV Oostende 4-2 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 9 goals |  F. Jutlgà Blanc 8 goals |  A. Olsen 7 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| KV Oostende | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 47 |
| 57 | 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 85% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 93% |
| 70% | 69% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 30% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 33% |
| 11% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 59% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 59% |
| 7% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 37% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.5 | 14.3 |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 22% | 19% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 47% | 47% |
| 12.7 | 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4 |
- Club Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-31) in 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 | Genk | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 66 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Gent | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Westerlo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -27 | 19 |
