Open game expected at The Nest: Club Brugge II vs Lierse Kempenzonen preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 16.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Nest (1000 seats)

Flashy Lierse Kempenzonen visit Club Brugge II after their 2-1-result vs Dender. Get out our broad match preview!

Insights:
  • Club Brugge II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (36) in First Division B

Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic game!

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Club Brugge II form and stats

Overall First Division B stats at home this season for Club Brugge II are 4-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Brugge against KRC Genk II the last match, as Servais were on target.

A strong away win before that one, visiting RWDM and winning 2-0.

Take note: 13 of the latest 17 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.

Club Brugge II can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 18 times. On the other hand, Brugge have conceded 11 goals.

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Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (36) in First Division B, on their First Division B travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Lierse Kempenzonen had fun at their own home (The Nest) last time out, beating Dender 2-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at Standard Liege II.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lierse Kempenzonen playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Lierse Kempenzonen win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Take note that 15 of this team's 17 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.

The travelling fans enjoy Kempenzonen's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. For Lierse Kempenzonen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other already this season, with the final score Lierse Kempenzonen - Club Brugge II 3-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - zero - three (Brugge wins - draws - Lierse Kempenzonen wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lierse KempenzonenL. Miramar Rocha
L. Miramar Rocha
12 goals
Lierse KempenzonenT. Van Acker
T. Van Acker
9 goals

Club Brugge II missing players

Lierse Kempenzonen missing players

Club Brugge II Lierse Kempenzonen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 1 8 17
7 4 1 Won W 0 3 9
5 3 1 Drew D 0 1 2
5 1 1 Lost L 1 4 6
33 18 5 Scored S 1 12 35
27 11 5 Conceded C 2 20 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
71% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 88%
53% 62% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 62% 71%
24% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 62% 53%
76% 88% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 76%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 18%
 
4.3 4.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.9 5.4
6.6 5.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.1 4.6
1.7 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.9 10.6 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 24 12.8 13.6
4.6 6.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 5.9 6
41% 37% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 26% 34%
 
15.9 13.7 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.4 12.8
7.2 6.3 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.6 5.6
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Club Brugge II's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Club Brugge II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Club Brugge II have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Club Brugge II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (36) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most matches over the total-line (15) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most points from losing position (13) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in First Division B

  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 17 11 2 4 28 19 9 5 1 3 12 8 8 6 1 1 16 11 9 32
2 Waasland-Beveren 17 10 4 3 41 19 9 6 2 1 22 9 8 4 2 2 19 10 22 31
3 RWDM 17 9 4 4 31 17 9 6 2 1 20 7 8 3 2 3 11 10 14 28
4 Lierse Kempenzonen 17 9 2 6 35 36 9 6 1 2 23 16 8 3 1 4 12 20 -1 26
5 Lommel United 17 9 0 8 26 29 9 4 0 5 12 15 8 5 0 3 14 14 -3 24
6 RSC Anderlecht II 17 7 5 5 30 25 8 3 3 2 12 8 9 4 2 3 18 17 5 26
7 Club Brugge II 17 7 5 5 33 27 8 4 3 1 18 11 9 3 2 4 15 16 6 23
8 Deinze 17 6 3 8 20 25 8 4 1 3 15 13 9 2 2 5 5 12 -5 21
9 Dender 17 5 3 9 21 28 8 2 0 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 11 10 -7 18
10 Standard Liege II 17 4 4 9 20 33 8 1 3 4 12 19 9 3 1 5 8 14 -13 16
11 KRC Genk II 17 3 3 11 20 33 9 3 1 5 11 13 8 0 2 6 9 20 -13 12
12 Excelsior Virton 17 1 7 9 16 30 8 0 4 4 6 11 9 1 3 5 10 19 -14 10

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.