The visiting Beerschot-Wilrijk side should be favourites in this visit to Lokeren, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
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.
Lokeren form and stats
With 0 First Division B wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Lokeren are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home First Division B games in a row without a win, the Lokeren fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Beerschot-Wilrijk game long ago, can be stopped today.
The home team returns to Daknamstadion after being equal after 90 minutes with SV Roeselare (placed 7th) on their last time out; the First Division B game ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against Excelsior Virton with the scoreline 0-2.
The lack of attacking qualities in Lokeren means that they have only scored 2 goals in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Lokeren with 13 goals conceded in these matches.
Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division B matches, Beerschot-Wilrijk, who have the the best goal difference (+7) in First Division B, have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
Beerschot-Wilrijk are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the First Division B against Lommel United (placed 6th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus OH Leuven.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. The Beerschot-Wilrijk defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Beerschot-Wilrijk - Lokeren 1-1. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - two - one (Lokeren wins - draws - Beerschot-Wilrijk wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Holzhauser 7 goals |  G. Beridze 6 goals | A. Benchaib 3 goals |
Lokeren missing players
Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players
| Lokeren | Beerschot-Wilrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 29 |
| 47 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 74% |
| 44% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 37% |
| 30% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 31% | 52% |
| 7% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 37% | 46% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| 7.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 210 | 105 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 143 | 300 |
| 85 | 38 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 56 | 118 |
| 28% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 18% | 25% |
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest conceded goals (9)
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Beerschot-Wilrijk has the the best goal difference (+7)
- Beerschot-Wilrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lokeren has the fewest points (1) at home
- Lokeren has the fewest scored goals (11)
- Lokeren has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Lokeren has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home
- Lokeren has the the worst goal difference (-13)
- Lokeren have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Lokeren is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | Westerlo | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Excelsior Virton | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 6 | Lommel United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 7 | SV Roeselare | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Lokeren | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -13 | 7 |