Match preview: Liège likely to triumph over Dessel Sport at Stade Rue de la Tonne

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Competition: Belgium First Amateur Division
Competition: Wed 28.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Rue de la Tonne (3468 seats)

Liège contest Dessel Sport for honour and victory.

Insights:
  • Liège have the most scored goals (22) in First Amateur Division
  • Dessel Sport have not yet lost a game away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Liège form and stats

Perfect First Amateur Division season at home so far for Liège 2 wins from 2 appearances. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Liège has won four games in a row. The Mandel United match was the last time out without a victory.

It's back home for Liège, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Oud-Heverlee Leuven II away with the result 4-1. Nyssen and Bruggeman found the net in that victory. What a game it was for Bruggeman when beating Oud-Heverlee Leuven II, applying the finishing touch to three goals!

Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Rupel Boom.

There will be little rest for Liège after this match as they are travelling to Olympic Charleroi for a First Amateur Division game in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Liège's 2 home games: 14 goals, 0 conceded.

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Dessel Sport form and stats

Four points from two away games for Dessel Sport, meaning one draw and one victory in the First Amateur Division so far.

The club members enjoyed Dessel Sport's previous match versus Excelsior Virton, a Belgian Cup win (2-1) played at home.

A 0-4 loss hosting Patro Eisden before that.

After this away game Dessel Sport return home for a First Amateur Division game against Ninove. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Dessel Sport has managed 4 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Liège have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) versus Dessel Sport.

Top Goalscorers

LiègeJ. Perbet
J. Perbet
8 goals
LiègeJ. Karma Mputu
J. Karma Mputu
4 goals
LiègeB. Bruggeman
B. Bruggeman
3 goals

Liège missing players

Dessel Sport missing players

Liège Dessel Sport
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 0 2 5
4 2 2 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 3
22 14 14 Scored S 0 4 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
80% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 20%
60% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 60%
 
9.8 10 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5
3.2 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 6.8
1.2 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18.5 20.5 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 6.8
10.5 13.5 13.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2
43% 52% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 25%
 
7.5 5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 13.5
2.5 0.5 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7 6.2
Key stats in First Amateur Division this season:
  • All of Dessel Sport's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Liège's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
  • Dessel Sport have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dessel Sport have not yet lost a game away.
  • Dessel Sport have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Dessel Sport haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Liège have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liège have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Liège have scored more than double the goals of Dessel Sport.
  • Liège have the most scored goals (14) at home in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have the most scored goals (22) in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have the the best goal difference (+20) in First Amateur Division
  • Liège have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Liège have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Liège haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Liège Last season Dessel Sport
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
18 12   Won W   4 13
8 4   Drew D   6 11
8 1   Lost L   7 10
69 42   Scored S   21 56
30 9   Conceded C   25 53
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
79% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 74%
59% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 62%
35% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 50%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 24%
47% 41%   BTTS BTTS   53% 62%
47% 59%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 26%
18% 18%   Failed to Score F T   41% 24%
 
6.5 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.7
3.3 2.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.9 6.6
1.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
13.1 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10.2
6.5 7.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.6
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 41%
 
6.7 6   Shots against (avg) S A   13.9 12.4
2.8 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6 5.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Francs Borains 6 5 0 1 11 4 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 7 15
2 Sint-Eloois-Winkel 6 4 2 0 9 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 8 14
3 Liège 5 4 1 0 22 2 2 2 0 0 14 0 3 2 1 0 8 2 20 13
4 Patro Eisden 6 4 1 1 15 4 3 2 1 0 5 0 3 2 0 1 10 4 11 13
5 KAA Gent II 6 3 2 1 13 4 3 1 2 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 7 2 9 11
6 La Louvière 5 3 1 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 10
7 Thes Sport 6 3 1 2 8 10 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 2 7 -2 10
8 Royal Antwerp II 5 3 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 9
9 Heist 6 2 2 2 8 9 3 1 2 0 5 4 3 1 0 2 3 5 -1 8
10 Olympic Charleroi 5 2 1 2 12 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 9 4 7 7
11 URSL Visé 5 2 1 2 9 9 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 7
12 Ninove 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 0 7
13 Sporting Charleroi II 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 2 0 1 3 3 -3 7
14 Oud-Heverlee Leuven II 6 2 1 3 6 13 3 2 0 1 5 5 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 7
15 Dessel Sport 5 1 1 3 4 11 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 1 1 0 4 2 -7 4
16 Tienen 5 1 1 3 4 11 3 1 0 2 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 4
17 Hoogstraten 6 1 0 5 5 8 3 1 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 3 0 5 -3 3
18 Knokke 5 1 0 4 5 10 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 -5 3
19 Mandel United 6 1 0 5 2 25 3 0 0 3 0 12 3 1 0 2 2 13 -23 3
20 Rupel Boom 5 0 1 4 2 12 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 0 8 -10 1

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.