Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Thes Sport & KV Oostende face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Thes nor KV Oostende as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Thes Sport form and stats
Thes Sport participated in Belgian Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sportcentrum Tessenderlo as Thes Sport have scored 11 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the First Amateur Division are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Arno Valkenaers not having conceded a league goal in 230 minutes.
The Thes manager Witters and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Patro Eisden.
Before that, Thes Sport had a First Amateur Division home game versus Francs Borains which ended with a victory 1-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Thes as they have a new game in only three days, a First Amateur Division match thankfully also at home. Olympic Charleroi are visiting.
Thes Sport have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sportcentrum Tessenderlo with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Thes have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KV Oostende form and stats
KV Oostende was sent out of Belgian Cup in the round of 16 last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for KV Oostende so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
The regulars enjoyed Oostende's previous match versus Kortrijk, a 3-1 win played at home. Midfielder McGeehan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.9. McGeehan scored two goals and hit three key passes.
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Club Brugge's place.KV Oostende have another game that requires travelling in just three days, a Pro League game versus Westerlo. A difficult calendar for the visiting team!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far KV Oostende have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Bertaccini 10 goals |   F. Hornby 5 goals |  D. Atanga 4 goals |
Thes Sport missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| Thes Sport | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 32 | 54 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 8.5 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Louviere | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Liege | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 27 |
| 3 | Patro Eisden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 26 |
| 4 | KAA Gent II | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Thes Sport | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Olympic Charleroi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 7 | Francs Borains | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 8 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven II | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Heist | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Knokke | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Royal Antwerp II | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | URSL Vise | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 13 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Tienen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Sporting Charleroi II | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Ninove | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 17 | Dessel Sport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -20 | 8 |
| 18 | Mandel United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -31 | 6 |
| 19 | Rupel Boom | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 5 |
| 20 | Hoogstraten | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 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 | 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 Liège | 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 |
