AS Eupen get ready to welcome Anderlecht for something different than the ordinary league football: The Belgian Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
The visiting Anderlecht played their last game only four days ago, a Pro League match. That game, against Union Saint-Gilloise, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Anderlecht.
AS Eupen form and stats
Eupen was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Belgian Cup.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. AS Eupen have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion am Kehrweg.
AS Eupen are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 247 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Ngoy).
Eupen drew their last game, 0-0 away at RFC Seraing. Defender Agbadou got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.44/10. Agbadou won 2 of 3 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Standard Liege with the scoreline 0-2.There will be little rest for AS Eupen after this match as they are travelling to Anderlecht for a Pro League game in only three days.
The AS Eupen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. Eupen have conceded 21 from these games.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht was sent out of Belgian Cup in the semi-finals last season.6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Anderlecht playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
The attacking players of Anderlecht have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 247 minutes.
Anderlecht lost away at Union Saint-Gilloise (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfield player Cullen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Cullen hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 79 successful passes (of 91 total).
The game before that, in the Pro League, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Cercle Brugge.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting AS Eupen in just three days.
Anderlecht have the goal stats of 26-13 (for/against) from 13 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (AS Eupen wins - draws - Anderlecht wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Zirkzee 10 goals |  L. Refaelov 9 goals |  B. Raman 7 goals |
AS Eupen missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| AS Eupen | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Scored | S | 33 | 60 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 13.3 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 14.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 28% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 13.8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Gent | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Genk | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -20 | 27 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | OH Leuven | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -24 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -28 | 13 |
