Home advantage could prove decisive in Beerschot-Wilrijk - AS Eupen battle

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olympisch Stadion (12771 seats)

Beerschot-Wilrijk have performed better than AS Eupen so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals (38) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored more than double the goals of AS Eupen.

The visiting AS Eupen played their last game only three days ago, a Pro League match.

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Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats

Beerschot-Wilrijk, who have the most scored goals (38) in Pro League, have been very solid at home in the Pro League so far, with 18 points collected from 7 matches (6-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. After failing to beat Standard Liège here at Olympisch Stadion, Beerschot-Wilrijk has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

It's back home for Beerschot-Wilrijk, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mechelen away with the result 3-2. Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, Jan Van den Bergh and Tarik Tissoudali found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Beerschot-Wilrijk won a home game hosting Anderlecht (2-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Beerschot-Wilrijk have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost three.

Beerschot-Wilrijk always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Olympisch Stadion with 23 goals in 7 league games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Beerschot-Wilrijk with 14 goals conceded in these matches.

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AS Eupen form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, AS Eupen have produced an overall stat of 1-5-1 so far.

AS Eupen played 1-1 against Mechelen in their previous match. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Sporting Charleroi.

Eupen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visiting AS Eupen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, AS Eupen have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between the teams: Beerschot-Wilrijk won two, AS Eupen won one and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Beerschot-WilrijkR. Holzhauser
R. Holzhauser
10 goals
Beerschot-WilrijkT. Tissoudali
T. Tissoudali
7 goals
Beerschot-WilrijkM. Suzuki
M. Suzuki
5 goals

Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players

AS Eupen missing players

Beerschot-Wilrijk AS Eupen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 3 7 14
9 6 2 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 2 5 8
4 1 0 Lost L 1 1 3
38 23 6 Scored S 4 8 17
33 14 3 Conceded C 8 10 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 50%
71% 71% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 36%
57% 57% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
86% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 71%
7% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 14%
7% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.6 10 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.7 9.4
5.1 6.1 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4 3.8
54% 53% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 32%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Beerschot-Wilrijk's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most conceded goals (33) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most matches over the total-line (12) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most points (18) at home in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals (23) at home in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals (38) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have scored more than double the goals of AS Eupen.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk 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 14 9 1 4 38 33 7 6 0 1 23 14 7 3 1 3 15 19 5 28
2 Genk 14 8 4 2 31 18 7 4 2 1 17 8 7 4 2 1 14 10 13 28
3 Club Brugge 14 8 3 3 29 11 7 4 1 2 12 6 7 4 2 1 17 5 18 27
4 Antwerp 14 7 4 3 26 19 7 4 3 0 15 9 7 3 1 3 11 10 7 25
5 Standard Liège 14 6 6 2 17 12 7 3 4 0 9 6 7 3 2 2 8 6 5 24
6 Sporting Charleroi 14 7 2 5 22 16 7 4 0 3 10 6 7 3 2 2 12 10 6 23
7 Anderlecht 14 5 7 2 23 18 7 3 4 0 10 5 7 2 3 2 13 13 5 22
8 Kortrijk 14 5 4 5 21 21 7 2 2 3 14 15 7 3 2 2 7 6 0 19
9 OH Leuven 13 5 4 4 23 24 6 3 2 1 9 8 7 2 2 3 14 16 -1 19
10 Cercle Brugge 14 6 0 8 21 25 7 3 0 4 13 14 7 3 0 4 8 11 -4 18
11 AS Eupen 14 3 8 3 17 21 7 2 3 2 9 11 7 1 5 1 8 10 -4 17
12 KV Oostende 14 4 4 6 18 18 7 3 2 2 14 9 7 1 2 4 4 9 0 16
13 Gent 14 5 1 8 21 23 7 2 1 4 11 12 7 3 0 4 10 11 -2 16
14 Zulte-Waregem 14 4 2 8 19 28 7 1 1 5 8 17 7 3 1 3 11 11 -9 14
15 Mechelen 14 3 4 7 20 26 7 1 2 4 12 14 7 2 2 3 8 12 -6 13
16 Waasland-Beveren 14 3 3 8 19 30 7 1 1 5 8 16 7 2 2 3 11 14 -11 12
17 Sint-Truiden 14 2 5 7 17 27 7 2 3 2 8 7 7 0 2 5 9 20 -10 11
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 13 2 4 7 9 21 7 1 2 4 4 8 6 1 2 3 5 13 -12 10

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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.