First Division B match prediction and preview for RWDM vs Westerlo clash

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 06.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edmond Machtens-Stadion (15266 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, RWDM fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Westerlo.

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.

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RWDM form and stats

The story so far in the First Division B for RWDM at their home stadium (Edmond Machtens-Stadion) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

It's back home for RWDM, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Club Brugge II away with the result 2-0. N. Rommens found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to RFC Seraing (3-4).

There will be little rest for RWDM after this match as they are travelling to Westerlo for a First Division B game in only three days.

Goals decide football matches and RWDM are scoring many of them at home; 8 on target from 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the RWDM defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Westerlo form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Westerlo, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in First Division B, playing as the away team in the First Division B this season. Two points from the last two away games for Westerlo, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Westerlo's previous game was their home loss versus Union Saint-Gilloise (1-4). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Deinze that ended 2-2.

Westerlo lost heavily in their last match (against Union Saint-Gilloise as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.

After this away game Westerlo return home for a First Division B game against RWDM. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Westerlo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

RWDMI. Yagan
I. Yagan
4 goals
RWDMN. Rommens
N. Rommens
3 goals
WesterloI. Vetokele
I. Vetokele
2 goals

RWDM missing players

Westerlo missing players

RWDM Westerlo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 2 4 6
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 2 3 4
4 2 0 Lost L 0 0 1
12 8 2 Scored S 3 5 6
11 6 0 Conceded C 3 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 67%
71% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 67%
43% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 33%
43% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 33%
29% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
43% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
29% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.5 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
62 39 9 Total Shots T S 18 27 53
30 15 4 Shots on Target S O 8 12 21
40% 53% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 42% 29%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • RWDM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RWDM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Westerlo has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in First Division B
  • Westerlo has the fewest conceded goals (7) in First Division B
  • Westerlo has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division B
  • Westerlo has the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have not yet lost a 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 9 6 2 1 23 9 4 3 1 0 13 4 5 3 1 1 10 5 14 20
2 RFC Seraing 8 6 0 2 26 16 4 3 0 1 10 5 4 3 0 1 16 11 10 18
3 Deinze 7 3 2 2 10 10 4 2 1 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 11
4 Lommel United 9 3 2 4 16 18 4 1 1 2 8 10 5 2 1 2 8 8 -2 11
5 RWDM 7 3 0 4 12 11 4 2 0 2 8 6 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 9
6 Westerlo 6 1 4 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 4 1 3 0 5 3 -1 7
7 Lierse Kempenzonen 8 2 1 5 12 18 5 2 0 3 9 13 3 0 1 2 3 5 -6 7
8 Club Brugge II 8 0 3 5 6 22 4 0 3 1 4 6 4 0 0 4 2 16 -16 3

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.