It's early days in the Pro League and both KV Oostende and Anderlecht 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.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Pro League. That game was an away game at Sint-Truiden, so at least Oostende are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
KV Oostende form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Pro League game of the season here at Versluys Arena. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from KV Oostende's 15 home games.
K. Vandendriessche was the last player to score a league goal for KV Oostende and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as KV Oostende haven't scored in 207 minutes.
KV Oostende manager A. Blessin and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Sint-Truiden (placed 10th) in the Pro League. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sporting Charleroi (0-1).
A. Skúlason felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Sint-Truiden as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 71st minute.
Early season league goal statistics from KV Oostende's 1 home game: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Anderlecht form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Pro League away game of the season. During their previous season 14 away games resulted in 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Anderlecht delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Royal Excel Mouscron (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Pro League game. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Sint-Truiden.
Anderlecht have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Oostende won three, Anderlecht won six and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Dimata 2 goals |   K. Vandendriessche 1 goals |  J. Doku 1 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| KV Oostende | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | 12 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 6.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| KV Oostende | Last season | Anderlecht | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 58 | 27 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 66% | ||
| 59% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 41% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 21% | ||
| 17% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 21% | ||
| 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 41% | ||
| 38% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 31% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 136 | 64 | Total Shots | T S | 74 | 227 | ||
| 68 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 110 | ||
| 43% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 41% | ||
| 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 | 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 |