First Division B duel: Close contest expected between Royal Excel Mouscron and Lierse Kempenzonen

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Le Canonnier (10500 seats)

The lights are on for First Division B and Royal Excel Mouscron - Lierse Kempenzonen. In this super-preview you'll get stats, scores, numbercrunching, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (31) in First Division B

Royal Excel Mouscron and Lierse Kempenzonen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Royal Excel Mouscron form and stats

Royal Excel Mouscron have played 8 First Division B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Mouscron, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Royal Excel Mouscron in their previous game, a fixture away at Deinze (placed 4th) that ended with a 2-2 victory. Royal Excel Mouscron drew their last game, 2-2 away at Deinze (placed 4th). Royal Excel Mouscron faced defeat in their previous match, away at Deinze (2-2).

Ahead of that match, Royal Excel Mouscron won a home game hosting Lommel United (2-1). In the match before that, Royal Excel Mouscron hosted Lommel United and drew the game 2-1. Ahead of that match, Mouscron lost 2-1 at home to Lommel United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Royal Excel Mouscron perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Royal Excel Mouscron as a small favourite), we find four games. Royal Excel Mouscron has won three of these, drawn zero and lost one.

The Royal Excel Mouscron fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Royal Excel Mouscron's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats

Lierse Kempenzonen have only collected 6 points from their away games in the First Division B, after 1-3-4 (8 played).

Lierse Kempenzonen's last game was the home draw against Patro Eisden (1-0). Home advantage was not enough for Lierse Kempenzonen in their previous game as they lost hosting Patro Eisden, 1-0. Lierse Kempenzonen are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the match against Patro Eisden.

Before that, Kempenzonen secured a home win against RWDM with the score 0-1. Preceding that match was the 0-1 draw at home vs RWDM. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus RWDM.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Lierse Kempenzonen in our archives, and the results are: one win for Lierse Kempenzonen, two draws and zero defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Kempenzonen's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Lierse Kempenzonen have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Royal Excel Mouscron - Lierse Kempenzonen 2-1. Last two meetings featuring these teams: Royal Excel Mouscron won one, Lierse Kempenzonen were winners in zero and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Lierse KempenzonenH. Abdallah
H. Abdallah
6 goals
Lierse KempenzonenK. Schuermans
K. Schuermans
5 goals
Lierse KempenzonenI. Yagan
I. Yagan
5 goals

Royal Excel Mouscron missing players

Lierse Kempenzonen missing players

Royal Excel Mouscron Lierse Kempenzonen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 8 16
5 3 1 Won W 1 1 4
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
7 3 1 Lost L 0 4 6
22 9 3 Scored S 4 14 29
28 11 3 Conceded C 2 17 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 88% 81%
38% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 62% 62%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
62% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 88%
19% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
19% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
3.1 3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.8 6
6.1 6.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 6.2 5.5
2.3 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.2
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 9.4 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 12.1 11.9
4 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.2 5.2
34% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 33% 35%
 
13.2 11.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.9 9.8
6.4 5.6 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.9 4.9
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Lierse Kempenzonen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (31) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Royal Excel Mouscron 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 Westerlo 15 10 4 1 30 14 8 4 4 0 15 9 7 6 0 1 15 5 16 34
2 RWDM 16 7 5 4 26 23 8 2 3 3 13 13 8 5 2 1 13 10 3 26
3 Waasland-Beveren 16 7 3 6 29 24 8 3 0 5 13 17 8 4 3 1 16 7 5 24
4 Deinze 16 4 9 3 27 25 8 3 4 1 15 10 8 1 5 2 12 15 2 21
5 Royal Excel Mouscron 16 5 4 7 22 28 8 3 2 3 9 11 8 2 2 4 13 17 -6 19
6 Lierse Kempenzonen 16 4 6 6 29 31 8 3 3 2 15 14 8 1 3 4 14 17 -2 18
7 Lommel United 17 4 4 9 25 30 8 2 2 4 14 14 9 2 2 5 11 16 -5 16
8 Excelsior Virton 16 3 5 8 15 28 8 2 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 8 14 -13 14

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.