Beerschot-Wilrijk vs Union Saint-Gilloise match preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympisch Stadion (12771 seats)

The league table in First Division B tells a story about these teams so far, with Beerschot-Wilrijk leading Union Saint-Gilloise by 3 points. Match preview to follow:

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats

Three First Division B home games done for Beerschot-Wilrijk, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Olympisch Stadion, but a victory now would be sweet for Beerschot-Wilrijk.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus SV Roeselare in the First Division B last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Beerschot-Wilrijk lost 0-1 at Lommel United's place.

The Beerschot-Wilrijk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Things could have gone better for Union Saint-Gilloise in their First Division B away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

Union Saint-Gilloise failed to get anything from their last game, a First Division B home match vs OH Leuven (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 2-3. A 0-1 loss hosting Kortrijk before that.

Union Saint-Gilloise are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Union Saint-Gilloise are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Union Saint-Gilloise - Beerschot-Wilrijk 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Beerschot-Wilrijk, 2 draws and 2 wins for Union Saint-Gilloise. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 7 games.

Top Goalscorers

Beerschot-WilrijkR. Holzhauser
R. Holzhauser
7 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseS. Tabekou
S. Tabekou
6 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseC. Nielsen
C. Nielsen
4 goals

Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Beerschot-Wilrijk Union Saint-Gilloise
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 2 10 21
8 5 2 Won W 0 3 8
5 3 2 Drew D 1 5 8
8 2 0 Lost L 1 2 5
22 13 5 Scored S 1 10 27
23 9 3 Conceded C 4 9 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
76% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 81%
38% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
48% 70% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 52%
29% 30% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 29%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 29%
 
7.4 7.3 8 Corners For (avg) C F 9.5 7.3 7.6
4.7 4.4 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 4.2 4.7
2.5 2.8 3.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
3 2 2 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
226 105 23 Total Shots T S 26 105 245
85 42 13 Shots on Target S O 8 38 95
26% 31% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 26% 26%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest conceded goals (4)
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the the best goal difference (+5)
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Beerschot-Wilrijk 7 3 3 1 9 4 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 3 0 1 6 1 5 12
2 SV Roeselare 7 2 4 1 14 12 4 1 2 1 9 9 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 10
3 Westerlo 7 3 1 3 13 11 4 1 0 3 3 7 3 2 1 0 10 4 2 10
4 Lommel United 7 3 1 3 8 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 -2 10
5 OH Leuven 7 3 1 3 11 14 3 1 0 2 2 6 4 2 1 1 9 8 -3 10
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 7 2 3 2 9 7 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 9
7 Excelsior Virton 6 2 3 1 8 6 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 9
8 Lokeren 6 0 2 4 4 12 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 -8 2

Read more about First Division B

The First Division B is the second highest league in Belgian football. It replaced the Belgian Second Division in 2016. It has eight teams playing a league in two stages, “opening” and “closing”. Each stage has each team playing 14 fixtures and the winner of each qualify for promotion play-offs.