Westerlo vs SV Roeselare match preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Westerlo leading SV Roeselare by 3 points.

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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Westerlo form and stats

1-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First Division B numbers at home for Westerlo, who have the most scored goals (16) in First Division B, so far this season.

Westerlo enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at OH Leuven's place. The match ended 3-1 with G. Dewaele and C. Brüls scoring. Ahead of that match, Westerlo won a home game hosting Lommel United (2-1).

Westerlo have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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SV Roeselare form and stats

SV Roeselare are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First Division B, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a First Division B home defeat versus Excelsior Virton with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, SV Roeselare travelled to Beerschot-Wilrijk and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The travelling fans enjoy SV Roeselare's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. SV Roeselare have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the SV Roeselare - Westerlo 3-5 earlier this season. Westerlo-SV Roeselare H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Westerlo 6 wins, SV Roeselare 0 wins, 4 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WesterloK. Abrahams
K. Abrahams
9 goals
WesterloC. Brüls
C. Brüls
7 goals
WesterloL. Van Eenoo
L. Van Eenoo
4 goals

Westerlo missing players

SV Roeselare missing players

Westerlo SV Roeselare
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 2 10 22
12 5 2 Won W 0 1 5
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 6
7 5 1 Lost L 1 7 11
37 14 4 Scored S 2 10 29
22 12 2 Conceded C 3 23 45
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
45% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 70% 64%
18% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 41%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
50% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 68%
32% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 5%
18% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 27%
 
6 7.1 8 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 4.5 4.6
5 4.6 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 5.8 6.8
1 1.1 0.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.5
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
240 139 37 Total Shots T S 21 95 220
104 54 14 Shots on Target S O 7 36 92
36% 26% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 32%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of SV Roeselare's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • SV Roeselare has the fewest clean sheets (1)
  • SV Roeselare has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
  • SV Roeselare has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
  • SV Roeselare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • SV Roeselare have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • SV Roeselare have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SV Roeselare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Westerlo has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Westerlo has the most scored goals (16)
  • Westerlo has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
  • Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 3 4 1 10 5 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 3 0 1 6 1 5 13
2 Westerlo 8 4 1 3 16 12 4 1 0 3 3 7 4 3 1 0 13 5 4 13
3 Lommel United 8 4 1 3 9 10 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 -1 13
4 Excelsior Virton 8 3 3 2 11 8 4 1 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 12
5 Union Saint-Gilloise 8 2 4 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 10
6 SV Roeselare 8 2 4 2 14 14 5 1 2 2 9 11 3 1 2 0 5 3 0 10
7 OH Leuven 8 3 1 4 12 17 4 1 0 3 3 9 4 2 1 1 9 8 -5 10
8 Lokeren 8 1 2 5 6 14 3 0 0 3 1 8 5 1 2 2 5 6 -8 5

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.