KV Oostende will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get a good result from this back-breaking encounter, against high-flying Club Brugge.
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Pro League
- Club Brugge have scored more than double the goals of KV Oostende.
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.
KV Oostende form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what KV Oostende, who have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Pro League, have to build on here at DIaz Arena in the Pro League.
Stress levels are on the rise for Oostende's attacking players as they have now played 242 minutes without scoring in a league game. Santos was their last goal scorer.
The fans are hoping that KV Oostende will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Anderlecht (placed 4th). Capon (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.25/10. Capon hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Sint-Truiden.The KV Oostende fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Oostende with 32 goals conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When KV Oostende hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Beerschot-Wilrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Standard Liege and Zulte-Waregem), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Club Brugge form and stats
Club Brugge's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Club Brugge collect 30 points from their 15 away matches in the Pro League. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Club Brugge hope to make it five in this match.
Brugge play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting RFC Seraing (placed 17th). Midfielder Olsen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.45. Olsen scored two goals, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 42 successful passes (of 47 total).
Club Brugge have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Club Brugge - Oostende 3-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero KV Oostende victories, one draw and nine Club Brugge wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  C. De Ketelaere 12 goals |  B. Dost 12 goals |   M. Gueye 11 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| KV Oostende | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 14 | 30 | 61 |
| 55 | 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 34 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 70% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 87% |
| 53% | 67% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 27% | 40% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 47% | 43% |
| 13% | 13% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 40% | 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 20% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11.7 | 12.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.2 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 28% | 28% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| 13.3 | 11.5 | 14.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
- Club Brugge have scored more than double the goals of KV Oostende.
- Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Pro League
| 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 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 60 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 55 |
| 5 | Gent | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 52 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 47 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | Genk | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 45 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -27 | 32 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -37 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -33 | 16 |
