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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lotto Park (22500 seats)

Anderlecht are considered as favourites to win this home game vs KV Oostende, if the league standings are to be trusted. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht have scored more than double the goals of KV Oostende.

These are active days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Belgian Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus AS Eupen, was also a home game here at Lotto Park. The away team is better rested.

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Anderlecht form and stats

Anderlecht have played 14 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Anderlecht has recorded two wins in a row here at Lotto Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Anderlecht are confident in defense, having played 196 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Before that, Anderlecht played out a Pro League draw 0-0 when visiting OH Leuven.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Anderlecht home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, four draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (32 in 14 games), Anderlecht's attacking play is working. 18 goals have been conceded.

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KV Oostende form and stats

4-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for KV Oostende in their Pro League matches away.

KV Oostende have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen. It's been 206 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.

KV Oostende's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sint-Truiden that finished 0-0. Midfielder Capon was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Capon hit one key pass.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Standard Liege.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where KV Oostende played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected three times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Oostende as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by KV Oostende in these games. Oostende has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the squads met previously this campaign; KV Oostende - Anderlecht 2-2. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two participants are: five wins for Anderlecht, two draws and three wins for KV Oostende. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

AnderlechtJ. Zirkzee
J. Zirkzee
12 goals
KV OostendeM. Gueye
M. Gueye
11 goals
AnderlechtL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
10 goals

Anderlecht missing players

KV Oostende missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Anderlecht KV Oostende
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
14 7 4 Won W 0 4 9
10 5 1 Drew D 1 3 5
5 2 0 Lost L 3 7 15
60 32 15 Scored S 1 12 28
32 18 6 Conceded C 10 20 52
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 57% 69%
52% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 36% 52%
41% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 28%
21% 29% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
59% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 41%
28% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 21%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 45%
 
5.9 6.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.2 5.6
3.8 2.9 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.2 5.1
1.7 1.5 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.4
6 4 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
14.4 15.8 18.4 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 11.1 11.7
4.9 4.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3 3.4
43% 48% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 28%
 
10.3 10 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 19 15.1 13.3
3.6 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.4 4.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Anderlecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Anderlecht have scored more than double the goals of KV Oostende.
  • Anderlecht have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Anderlecht 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 20 4 5 62 22 15 9 2 4 26 13 14 11 2 1 36 9 40 64
2 Club Brugge 29 16 9 4 56 34 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 8 3 3 25 19 22 57
3 Antwerp 29 16 5 8 49 34 14 7 3 4 26 17 15 9 2 4 23 17 15 53
4 Anderlecht 29 14 10 5 60 32 14 7 5 2 32 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 28 52
5 Gent 29 14 7 8 44 27 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 6 4 5 15 12 17 49
6 Mechelen 28 14 4 10 50 48 15 9 3 3 31 20 13 5 1 7 19 28 2 46
7 Sporting Charleroi 29 13 7 9 45 40 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 8 3 4 29 24 5 46
8 Genk 29 13 5 11 56 41 15 9 3 3 34 17 14 4 2 8 22 24 15 44
9 Cercle Brugge 29 11 6 12 42 36 14 5 2 7 17 16 15 6 4 5 25 20 6 39
10 Sint-Truiden 29 11 5 13 32 37 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 38
11 Kortrijk 29 9 10 10 37 36 14 5 4 5 19 17 15 4 6 5 18 19 1 37
12 OH Leuven 28 9 10 9 39 44 14 6 4 4 19 20 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 37
13 KV Oostende 29 9 5 15 28 52 15 5 2 8 16 32 14 4 3 7 12 20 -24 32
14 Standard Liege 29 8 8 13 30 44 15 3 5 7 14 22 14 5 3 6 16 22 -14 32
15 Zulte-Waregem 29 7 8 14 38 61 15 4 4 7 20 30 14 3 4 7 18 31 -23 29
16 AS Eupen 29 7 7 15 33 49 14 3 3 8 14 25 15 4 4 7 19 24 -16 28
17 RFC Seraing 29 7 2 20 26 58 14 5 2 7 15 22 15 2 0 13 11 36 -32 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 29 4 4 21 29 61 15 4 1 10 15 28 14 0 3 11 14 33 -32 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 20 4 5 62 22 15 9 2 4 26 13 14 11 2 1 36 9 40 64
2 Club Brugge 29 16 9 4 56 34 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 8 3 3 25 19 22 57
3 Antwerp 29 16 5 8 49 34 14 7 3 4 26 17 15 9 2 4 23 17 15 53
4 Anderlecht 29 14 10 5 60 32 14 7 5 2 32 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 28 52
5 Gent 29 14 7 8 44 27 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 6 4 5 15 12 17 49
6 Mechelen 28 14 4 10 50 48 15 9 3 3 31 20 13 5 1 7 19 28 2 46
7 Sporting Charleroi 29 13 7 9 45 40 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 8 3 4 29 24 5 46
8 Genk 29 13 5 11 56 41 15 9 3 3 34 17 14 4 2 8 22 24 15 44
9 Cercle Brugge 29 11 6 12 42 36 14 5 2 7 17 16 15 6 4 5 25 20 6 39
10 Sint-Truiden 29 11 5 13 32 37 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 38
11 Kortrijk 29 9 10 10 37 36 14 5 4 5 19 17 15 4 6 5 18 19 1 37
12 OH Leuven 28 9 10 9 39 44 14 6 4 4 19 20 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 37
13 KV Oostende 29 9 5 15 28 52 15 5 2 8 16 32 14 4 3 7 12 20 -24 32
14 Standard Liege 29 8 8 13 30 44 15 3 5 7 14 22 14 5 3 6 16 22 -14 32
15 Zulte-Waregem 29 7 8 14 38 61 15 4 4 7 20 30 14 3 4 7 18 31 -23 29
16 AS Eupen 29 7 7 15 33 49 14 3 3 8 14 25 15 4 4 7 19 24 -16 28
17 RFC Seraing 29 7 2 20 26 58 14 5 2 7 15 22 15 2 0 13 11 36 -32 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 29 4 4 21 29 61 15 4 1 10 15 28 14 0 3 11 14 33 -32 16

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.