Westerlo travel to Royal Excel Mouscron with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Le Canonnier (10500 seats)

Royal Excel Mouscron got a 0-2 result vs Excelsior Virton last game, a fixture to keep in mind. Next is this fierce Westerlo side.

Insights:
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (25) in First Division B

Royal Excel Mouscron are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Happy, happy days for Westerlo who are already winners of the First Division B. This could affect their motivation.

Royal Excel Mouscron and Westerlo 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

The total First Division B stats playing at home this season for Royal Excel Mouscron are 5-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). Royal Excel Mouscron are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade Le Canonnier, having lost their two previous games here.

The club members are hoping that Mouscron will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Excelsior Virton (placed 8th).

Ahead of that match, Royal Excel Mouscron lost 1-2 at home to Deinze.

Royal Excel Mouscron has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Mouscron have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Westerlo form and stats

8-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Westerlo, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in First Division B, in their First Division B matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Westerlo are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Westerlo lost away at Lommel United (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Lierse Kempenzonen.

Westerlo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Westerlo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met earlier this season: Westerlo - Royal Excel Mouscron 1-0. Royal Excel Mouscron-Westerlo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mouscron three wins, Westerlo three wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WesterloE. Daci
E. Daci
9 goals
Royal Excel MouscronJ. Carcela-Gonzalez
J. Carcela-Gonzalez
5 goals

Royal Excel Mouscron missing players

Westerlo missing players

Royal Excel Mouscron Westerlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 2 Played P 4 13 26
8 5 0 Won W 2 8 16
6 3 1 Drew D 0 0 4
12 5 1 Lost L 2 5 6
29 15 1 Scored S 4 21 44
37 15 2 Conceded C 3 12 25
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
77% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 81%
50% 54% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 54% 50%
23% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
46% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 50%
27% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 38%
35% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 15%
 
4 4.6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.1 7
5.6 5.2 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.8 3.9
2.5 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.2
7 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
8.9 10.2 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10.8 11.8
4 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 5.2 6
28% 29% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 31% 28%
 
12.8 11.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 5.8 8.3 7.6
6 5.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.2
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (25) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the the best goal difference (+19) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the the best goal difference (+9) away in First Division B
  • Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 26 16 4 6 44 25 13 8 4 1 23 13 13 8 0 5 21 12 19 52
2 RWDM 26 13 6 7 37 30 13 6 3 4 22 16 13 7 3 3 15 14 7 45
3 Deinze 26 9 12 5 45 35 13 5 6 2 25 17 13 4 6 3 20 18 10 39
4 Waasland-Beveren 26 11 5 10 44 38 13 6 1 6 20 21 13 5 4 4 24 17 6 38
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 26 8 8 10 36 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 3 4 6 17 22 -4 32
6 Royal Excel Mouscron 26 8 6 12 29 37 13 5 3 5 15 15 13 3 3 7 14 22 -8 30
7 Lommel United 26 7 8 11 34 37 13 4 4 5 19 16 13 3 4 6 15 21 -3 29
8 Excelsior Virton 26 5 5 16 21 48 13 4 2 7 10 21 13 1 3 9 11 27 -27 20

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.