National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Westerlo U21 or Lierse Kempenzonen U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!
Westerlo U21 form and stats
Westerlo U21 participated in Reserve Pro League Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.When playing at home in the Reserve Pro League, Westerlo U21 have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
The Westerlo U21 fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Het Kuipje: A 1-5 defeat against KV Oostende U21. As you see from the result above, Westerlo suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that, a fine away victory at Lierse Kempenzonen U21. A Reserve Pro League Cup match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Westerlo U21 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
The Westerlo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Westerlo U21 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 5 played).
Lierse Kempenzonen U21 form and stats
Last season their Reserve Pro League Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.As the visiting team in Reserve Pro League matches, Lierse Kempenzonen U21 have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.
The club members enjoyed Lierse Kempenzonen U21's previous game versus Kortrijk U21, a 3-1 win played at home.
The fixture before was the Reserve Pro League Cup-battle against Westerlo U21, a home defeat (0-2). Kempenzonen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Lierse Kempenzonen U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. In the opposite end, Lierse Kempenzonen U21 have conceded 7 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Lierse Kempenzonen U21 - Westerlo 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Westerlo U21 two wins, one draw and Lierse Kempenzonen U21 two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Westerlo U21 missing players
Lierse Kempenzonen U21 missing players
| Westerlo U21 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 46 | 31 | Conceded | C | 30 | 52 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | ||
| 12.3 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.1 | 14.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.8 | 7.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KV Oostende U21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | AS Eupen U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Westerlo U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Lommel U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Kortrijk U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | RWDM U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Dender U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Excelsior Virton U21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 12 | Deinze U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -19 | 1 |
