Match preview: Home supporters have big expectations when Westerlo receive Lommel United

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 06.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

Westerlo warm up for Lommel United with hopes of picking up all three points. Can they? Check our preview!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (16) in First Division B
  • Lommel United have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in First Division B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Westerlo form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Het Kuipje as Westerlo have scored 15 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the First Division B are 4-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Westerlo lost their last game at Waasland-Beveren (placed 2nd) after a 1-2 scoreline.

In the game before, an away victory match versus RWDM with a 2-0 scoreline.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Westerlo as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division B match thankfully also at home. Deinze are visiting.

A decent goal production from Westerlo in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lommel United form and stats

Lommel United have only collected 8 points from their away games in the First Division B, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Lommel United are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Royal Excel Mouscron fixture.

Lommel aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 243 league minutes without a goal. Henkens was the last player to find the net.

Lommel United's previous game was their home loss versus Lierse Kempenzonen (0-1).

A 0-2 defeat away at RWDM before that.

Lommel United find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Lommel's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Lommel United - Westerlo 0-1. Westerlo-Lommel United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Westerlo six wins, Lommel United one win, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WesterloE. Daci
E. Daci
8 goals
WesterloJ. Bernát
J. Bernát
6 goals
Lommel UnitedA. de Oliveira Sales
A. de Oliveira Sales
6 goals

Westerlo missing players

Lommel United missing players

Westerlo Lommel United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 1 9 18
11 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
4 4 1 Drew D 0 2 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 5 10
33 15 7 Scored S 1 11 25
16 9 4 Conceded C 2 16 31
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 83%
47% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 67%
24% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 39%
18% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 17%
59% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
41% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 11%
6% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 22%
 
6.6 8.1 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.1 4.7
4.4 3.1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.9 5.6
2.5 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.9 14.4 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.9 9.4
6.1 7.1 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.1 4.2
32% 26% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 30% 33%
 
7.8 7.1 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15 10.8 11.1
2.9 3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.1 5.8
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Lommel United have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in First Division B
  • Lommel United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Westerlo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (16) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most clean sheets (7) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the the best goal difference (+17) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Westerlo have won significantly more corners at home than 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 17 11 4 2 33 16 8 4 4 0 15 9 9 7 0 2 18 7 17 37
2 Waasland-Beveren 19 9 3 7 35 28 9 4 0 5 15 18 10 5 3 2 20 10 7 30
3 RWDM 18 8 5 5 28 25 10 3 3 4 15 15 8 5 2 1 13 10 3 29
4 Deinze 18 5 10 3 30 27 9 4 4 1 17 11 9 1 6 2 13 16 3 25
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 19 5 8 6 31 32 9 3 4 2 16 15 10 2 4 4 15 17 -1 23
6 Royal Excel Mouscron 19 6 5 8 25 30 10 4 3 3 12 11 9 2 2 5 13 19 -5 23
7 Lommel United 18 4 4 10 25 31 9 2 2 5 14 15 9 2 2 5 11 16 -6 16
8 Excelsior Virton 18 3 5 10 16 34 9 2 2 5 7 18 9 1 3 5 9 16 -18 14

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.