It's ground zero in First Division B - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Westerlo and Lierse Kempenzonen did in their pre-season friendlies!
Westerlo form and stats
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Westerlo friendly games in pre-season: Westerlo played seven friendlies, won 4, drew 0 and lost 3. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Westerlo scored 19 goals and conceded 12 in these seven games.
Last season, Westerlo's league statistics were 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the First Division B. Over these 14 matches they scored 24 goals and conceded 20. Playing at home last season Westerlo managed 3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 11 conceded.
Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats
Just as the home team, Kempenzonen have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Lierse Kempenzonen wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Lierse Kempenzonen as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 7 victories from 24 games, relegation was a fact. Kempenzonen's manager D. Gyselinckx are hoping to lead the team right back to First Amateur Division at the first attempt.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Westerlo wins - draws - Lierse Kempenzonen wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Westerlo missing players
Lierse Kempenzonen missing players
| Westerlo | Lierse Kempenzonen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Westerlo | Last season | Lierse Kempenzonen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | ||
| 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 38% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | ||
| 11% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 54% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | ||
| 29% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 300 | 172 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 130 | ||
| 133 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 59 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Deinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | RFC Seraing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | RWDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Westerlo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Excelsior Virton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Westerlo | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 6 | Lommel United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 7 | SV Roeselare | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Lokeren | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 7 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Deinze | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Thes Sport | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | RFC Seraing | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Heist | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Patro Eisden | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | RWDM | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Rupel Boom | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Dender | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Dessel Sport | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | URSL Vise | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Olympic Charleroi | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Liege | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | La Louviere Centre | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Tubize | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 23 |
| 16 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 13 |