The wisdom of the crowd believe with their cash that Westerlo will beat Lierse Kempenzonen at Het Kuipje

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

Welcome to Het Kuipje and this match between Westerlo & Lierse Kempenzonen in the First Division B. Here's everything you should know!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (23) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Westerlo nor Lierse Kempenzonen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Westerlo form and stats

Westerlo are steadily winning First Division B games and points here at Het Kuipje. 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Westerlo are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Stress levels are on the rise for Westerlo's attacking players as they have now played 193 minutes without scoring in a league game. Cuyper was their last goal scorer.

Westerlo's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lierse Kempenzonen.

Westerlo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew two and lost zero.

The Westerlo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. More than 55 % of these goals (12 in total) came after at least 60 minutes had been played. Westerlo have conceded 13 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats

3-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lierse Kempenzonen in their First Division B matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Lierse Kempenzonen have lost on their last two travels.

There might be some fixture complaints from Lierse Kempenzonen as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Westerlo.

Before that, Kempenzonen secured a home win against Westerlo with the score 1-0.

The visiting Lierse Kempenzonen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kempenzonen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games. Lierse Kempenzonen has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Westerlo and Lierse Kempenzonen have duelled earlier this season: Lierse Kempenzonen - Westerlo 1-0. Last nine meetings with these sides: Westerlo won six, Lierse Kempenzonen were winners in one and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WesterloE. Daci
E. Daci
9 goals
WesterloJ. Bernát
J. Bernát
7 goals
Lierse KempenzonenH. Abdallah
H. Abdallah
7 goals

Westerlo missing players

Lierse Kempenzonen missing players

Westerlo Lierse Kempenzonen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 2 13 25
16 8 3 Won W 0 3 7
4 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
5 1 0 Lost L 1 6 10
43 23 8 Scored S 4 17 34
23 13 1 Conceded C 6 22 40
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
80% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 76%
48% 46% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 56%
16% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 46% 44%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 15% 16%
48% 46% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 64%
40% 46% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 20%
16% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 20%
 
7 7.9 8.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.8 5.1
3.9 2.8 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 5.3
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 12.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.2 10.9
6 6.8 8.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 4.7
28% 26% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 27% 29%
 
7.5 6.5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 11.2 10.4
3.1 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.5 5.2
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (23) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most points (25) at home 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 (+18) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in First Division B
  • Westerlo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 24 15 4 5 41 23 12 7 4 1 21 13 12 8 0 4 20 10 18 49
2 RWDM 25 13 6 6 37 27 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 7 3 2 15 11 10 45
3 Waasland-Beveren 25 11 5 9 44 36 13 6 1 6 20 21 12 5 4 3 24 15 8 38
4 Deinze 25 8 12 5 42 35 12 4 6 2 22 17 13 4 6 3 20 18 7 36
5 Royal Excel Mouscron 25 8 6 11 29 35 13 5 3 5 15 15 12 3 3 6 14 20 -6 30
6 Lierse Kempenzonen 24 7 8 9 34 38 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 4 5 17 20 -4 29
7 Lommel United 25 6 8 11 32 36 12 3 4 5 17 15 13 3 4 6 15 21 -4 26
8 Excelsior Virton 25 4 5 16 19 48 12 3 2 7 8 21 13 1 3 9 11 27 -29 17

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.