Liège vs Deinze: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium First Amateur Division
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Rue de la Tonne (3468 seats)

Liège will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 24 points behind Deinze.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Deinze's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Deinze have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat with the goal stats 0-3 (scored/conceded).

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Liège form and stats

Liège have played 9 First Amateur Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Liège after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Liège's last game was hosting La Louviere Centre (placed 13th) and winning 2-1. Ahead of that match, Liège won a home game hosting Patro Eisden (3-1).

Liège have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Rue de la Tonne with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Liège's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deinze form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (38) in First Amateur Division, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the First Amateur Division.

Deinze won their last game, 1-0 versus Lierse Kempenzonen played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Dender.

The travelling fans enjoy Deinze's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Deinze - Liège 5-0. Last six meetings between the teams: Liège won 2, Deinze won 3 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DeinzeL. Mertens
L. Mertens
19 goals
LiègeY. Bangoura
Y. Bangoura
12 goals
DeinzeM. Tarfi
M. Tarfi
5 goals

Liège missing players

Deinze missing players

Liège Deinze
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
6 5 1 Won W 2 6 15
5 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
7 2 1 Lost L 0 2 2
26 15 4 Scored S 5 15 38
31 12 5 Conceded C 2 8 12
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
83% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 79%
61% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 53%
33% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 21%
28% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 16%
72% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 42%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 47%
22% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 16%
 
5.8 5.8 6 Corners For (avg) C F 5.5 4.4 4.7
4 4 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 4 3.4
2.4 2.4 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 1.8
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
 
49 49 16 Total Shots T S 20 55 112
31 31 9 Shots on Target S O 10 25 55
32% 32% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 32% 25%
Key stats in First Amateur Division this season:
  • Deinze has the fewest conceded goals (12)
  • Deinze has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
  • Deinze has the most points (19) away
  • Deinze has the most scored goals (38)
  • Deinze has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
  • Deinze has the the best goal difference (+26)
  • Deinze has the the best goal difference (+7) away
  • Deinze have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Deinze have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Deinze haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Liège have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Deinze 19 15 2 2 38 12 10 9 1 0 23 4 9 6 1 2 15 8 26 47
2 Thes Sport 19 10 6 3 29 18 9 6 3 0 17 8 10 4 3 3 12 10 11 36
3 Patro Eisden 18 9 4 5 21 15 9 7 1 1 16 5 9 2 3 4 5 10 6 31
4 Heist 18 9 3 6 20 15 9 4 2 3 8 7 9 5 1 3 12 8 5 30
5 RFC Seraing 18 8 5 5 32 25 9 5 1 3 20 14 9 3 4 2 12 11 7 29
6 Rupel Boom 18 7 5 6 28 24 9 4 3 2 12 5 9 3 2 4 16 19 4 26
7 Olympic Charleroi 19 7 4 8 21 26 9 4 3 2 13 9 10 3 1 6 8 17 -5 25
8 Dessel Sport 19 6 6 7 21 18 10 5 3 2 17 9 9 1 3 5 4 9 3 24
9 RWDM 18 7 3 8 17 18 9 4 1 4 11 10 9 3 2 4 6 8 -1 24
10 Liège 18 6 5 7 26 31 9 5 2 2 15 12 9 1 3 5 11 19 -5 23
11 URSL Vise 18 5 6 7 26 28 9 4 3 2 17 11 9 1 3 5 9 17 -2 21
12 Dender 18 5 5 8 26 30 10 2 5 3 12 14 8 3 0 5 14 16 -4 20
13 La Louviere Centre 18 5 5 8 25 37 9 3 3 3 13 16 9 2 2 5 12 21 -12 20
14 Lierse Kempenzonen 19 5 4 10 23 27 10 4 1 5 11 10 9 1 3 5 12 17 -4 19
15 Tubize 18 6 1 11 14 30 8 4 1 3 10 9 10 2 0 8 4 21 -16 19
16 Sint-Eloois-Winkel 19 2 6 11 18 31 9 2 2 5 11 16 10 0 4 6 7 15 -13 12

Read more about First Amateur Division

The Belgian First Amateur Division is the third highest football league in Belgium. It was created in 2016 following a revolution in the Belgian football league system. It has 16 teams playing a regular season of 30 game weeks. The top four then enter a promotion play-off while three or four teams are relegated.