National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lierse Kempenzonen or Anderlecht that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lierse Kempenzonen and Anderlecht.
Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats
Last season, Kempenzonen's Belgian Cup journey ended in the round of 32.5-0-1 is the performance here at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion so far in the First Division B, giving Lierse Kempenzonen a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results!
Lierse Kempenzonen's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-2 versus KRC Genk II. The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Lierse Kempenzonen, with a total of 6 goals in the match against KRC Genk II. Fun stuff to watch!
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting RWDM (0-3).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Waasland-Beveren are coming to town in three days.
8 goals have been conceded.
Anderlecht form and stats
Anderlecht's mission in Belgian Cup last season failed in the final.There's been little loot from Anderlecht's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the Pro League. Anderlecht only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Anderlecht are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Antwerp. N'Diaye, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. N'Diaye won 10 of 12 duels.
Ahead of that, the Europa Conference League win away at Silkeborg.
A new game in only three days for Anderlecht, the Pro League home match versus Genk. Busy days.
The visiting Anderlecht have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Anderlecht have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Miramar Rocha 9 goals |  T. Van Acker 6 goals |   F. Soares Silva 6 goals |
Lierse Kempenzonen missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| Lierse Kempenzonen | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 58 | 36 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 41 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.5 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Waasland-Beveren | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | RWDM | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | RSC Anderlecht II | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Club Brugge II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Lommel United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Deinze | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Dender | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Standard Liege II | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 11 | Excelsior Virton | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | KRC Genk II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 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 | Genk | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
