Open game expected: Waasland-Beveren vs Deinze preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Top-notch Deinze land at Waasland-Beveren after their 3-0-result against Excelsior Virton. Check out our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division B
  • Deinze have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in First Division B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Waasland-Beveren form and stats

Waasland-Beveren's struggle is real here with only 6 points collected from 7 First Division B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-5. With Waasland-Beveren having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Schneider.

Waasland-Beveren's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus RWDM (placed 4th).

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Excelsior Virton.

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

Waasland-Beveren are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Waasland-Beveren are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 7 played).

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Deinze form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their First Division B travels is 1 win, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

De Belder (2) and Mertens scored in Deinze's previous match, the home game against Excelsior Virton that ended 3-0.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to RWDM.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Deinze in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Deinze, four draws and two defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Deinze's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. As for defending, Deinze rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Deinze - Waasland-Beveren 0-0 was the result in these sides' last h2h match, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Waasland-Beveren three wins, five draws and Deinze two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DeinzeL. Mertens
L. Mertens
9 goals
Waasland-BeverenK. Hoggas
K. Hoggas
6 goals
Waasland-BeverenD. Maderner
D. Maderner
6 goals

Waasland-Beveren missing players

Deinze missing players

Waasland-Beveren Deinze
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
6 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
2 0 0 Drew D 1 5 8
6 5 1 Lost L 1 1 2
24 9 0 Scored S 2 11 24
22 16 2 Conceded C 4 11 19
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 64%
43% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 57% 43%
21% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
57% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 71%
21% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
29% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 14%
 
5.6 7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 5.1
4.4 4.7 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.7 4.4
2.8 2.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.5 10.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12 12.4
4.1 3.9 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.6 5.4
41% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 32%
 
9.6 9.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 9.7 9.4
4.1 4.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.9 4.4
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Deinze's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Waasland-Beveren's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Deinze have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in First Division B
  • Deinze have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Deinze haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Waasland-Beveren have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have the most conceded goals (16) at home in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Waasland-Beveren haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 14 10 3 1 29 13 7 4 3 0 14 8 7 6 0 1 15 5 16 33
2 Deinze 14 4 8 2 24 19 7 3 3 1 13 8 7 1 5 1 11 11 5 20
3 Waasland-Beveren 14 6 2 6 24 22 7 2 0 5 9 16 7 4 2 1 15 6 2 20
4 RWDM 14 5 5 4 23 23 7 1 3 3 11 13 7 4 2 1 12 10 0 20
5 Royal Excel Mouscron 15 5 3 7 20 26 8 3 2 3 9 11 7 2 1 4 11 15 -6 18
6 Lierse Kempenzonen 14 4 5 5 27 28 7 3 3 1 15 13 7 1 2 4 12 15 -1 17
7 Lommel United 15 4 3 8 24 27 7 2 1 4 13 13 8 2 2 4 11 14 -3 15
8 Excelsior Virton 14 3 3 8 12 25 7 2 1 4 5 12 7 1 2 4 7 13 -13 12

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.