Olympisch Stadion: Beerschot-Wilrijk vs Standard Liège Pro League preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 30.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olympisch Stadion (12771 seats)

It's early days in the Pro League and both Beerschot-Wilrijk and Standard Liège are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats

Beerschot-Wilrijk have only played one Pro League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats from 7 matches. Beerschot-Wilrijk haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Excelsior Virton, 217 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Beerschot-Wilrijk tasted defeat here at Olympisch Stadion, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

A strong away win for Beerschot-Wilrijk against Club Brugge the last match, as R. Holzhauser were on target. Sensational by Beerschot-Wilrijk last match, beating Club Brugge away as big underdogs. Before that, Beerschot-Wilrijk had a home game versus Zulte-Waregem which ended with a victory 3-1.

At Olympisch Stadion, Beerschot-Wilrijk has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Standard Liège form and stats

Only one away game in the Pro League so far for Standard Liège and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 6 losses from 14 travels.

Standard Liège's last game was the home draw against Genk (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Waasland-Beveren at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Standard Liège has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Beerschot-WilrijkR. Holzhauser
R. Holzhauser
3 goals
Beerschot-WilrijkM. Noubissi
M. Noubissi
2 goals
Standard LiègeS. Bastien
S. Bastien
2 goals

Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players

Standard Liège missing players

Beerschot-Wilrijk Standard Liège
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 3 0 Scored S 0 2 3
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 6.3
7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.3
1.7 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
20 12 0 Total Shots T S 0 18 35
12 6 0 Shots on Target S O 0 8 17
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 18%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk has the most scored goals in the first half (3)
Beerschot-Wilrijk Last season Standard Liège
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   14 29
14 9   Won W   5 14
7 4   Drew D   3 7
9 2   Lost L   6 8
36 20   Scored S   23 47
29 12   Conceded C   23 32
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
73% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 79%
37% 40%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 59%
3% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 31%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 10%
50% 67%   BTTS BTTS   79% 62%
30% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 28%
20% 0%   Failed to Score F T   14% 17%
 
7.4 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.3
4.9 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.9
2.3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.3
3 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
329 164   Total Shots T S   129 229
134 66   Shots on Target S O   58 94
27% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 50%

  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 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Sporting Charleroi 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Standard Liège 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 7
4 Cercle Brugge 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
5 Anderlecht 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 5
6 Genk 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Mechelen 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
8 Antwerp 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
9 Kortrijk 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
10 Sint-Truiden 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 4
11 Club Brugge 3 1 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 3
12 Zulte-Waregem 3 1 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3
13 Waasland-Beveren 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 -2 3
14 Royal Excel Mouscron 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 2
15 OH Leuven 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
16 AS Eupen 3 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
17 KV Oostende 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 1
18 Gent 3 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 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 Club Brugge 29 21 7 1 58 14 15 12 3 0 33 5 14 9 4 1 25 9 44 70
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 15 11 3 1 38 14 14 5 4 5 21 20 25 55
3 Sporting Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 14 10 2 2 26 9 15 5 7 3 23 14 26 54
4 Antwerp 29 15 8 6 49 32 14 10 4 0 28 12 15 5 4 6 21 20 17 53
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 15 9 4 2 24 9 14 5 3 6 23 23 15 49
6 Mechelen 29 13 5 11 46 43 15 6 4 5 25 24 14 7 1 6 21 19 3 44
7 Genk 29 13 5 11 45 42 14 8 1 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 24 24 3 44
8 Anderlecht 29 11 10 8 45 29 15 7 5 3 29 12 14 4 5 5 16 17 16 43
9 Zulte-Waregem 29 10 6 13 41 49 14 7 2 5 30 17 15 3 4 8 11 32 -8 36
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 29 9 9 11 38 40 15 6 5 4 22 17 14 3 4 7 16 23 -2 36
11 Kortrijk 29 9 6 14 40 44 15 5 3 7 24 22 14 4 3 7 16 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 6 14 33 50 14 4 5 5 17 18 15 5 1 9 16 32 -17 33
13 AS Eupen 29 8 6 15 28 51 14 4 4 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 30
14 Cercle Brugge 29 7 2 20 27 54 14 5 1 8 16 23 15 2 1 12 11 31 -27 23
15 KV Oostende 29 6 4 19 29 58 15 5 3 7 20 27 14 1 1 12 9 31 -29 22
16 Waasland-Beveren 29 5 5 19 21 60 14 3 2 9 12 30 15 2 3 10 9 30 -39 20

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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.