Home advantage could prove decisive in KV Oostende - RFC Seraing battle

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: DIaz Arena (8400 seats)

RFC Seraing have restored their energy after their 0-1-match vs AS Eupen and are keen to meet KV Oostende. Get all the facts!

Insights:
  • KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pro League

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of spark and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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KV Oostende form and stats

4 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what KV Oostende have to build on here at DIaz Arena in the Pro League. When KV Oostende hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kortrijk, AS Eupen, KV Oostende, Zulte-Waregem and Sporting Charleroi), they have won 3 of 3 matches! Two home wins in a row for KV Oostende bring valid hopes of a third.

KV Oostende are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by McGeehan).

In their previous game, the manager Thalhammer led his Oostende to a defeat away at Union Saint-Gilloise. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at DIaz Arena. Tanghe, defender, was given a rating of 7.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Tanghe won 2 of 2 duels.

Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does KV Oostende handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 10 latest league games with this side has seen three or more goals.

Oostende has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. KV Oostende have conceded 15 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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RFC Seraing form and stats

As the visiting team in Pro League matches, RFC Seraing have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for RFC Seraing who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Westerlo was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Vagner was the last player to score for the away team. Seraing haven't scored a league goal in the last 225 minutes.

RFC Seraing failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs AS Eupen (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Lahssaini got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Lahssaini had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).

A defeat, in the Belgian Cup away at Mechelen, before that. We have checked recent matches where Seraing have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The visiting RFC Seraing have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. RFC Seraing have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

KV Oostende and RFC Seraing have faced each other before this season: RFC Seraing - Oostende 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): KV Oostende one win, two draws and RFC Seraing zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 2 red cards from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

RFC SeraingM. Mouandilmadji
M. Mouandilmadji
7 goals
KV OostendeF. Hornby
F. Hornby
5 goals
KV OostendeD. Atanga
D. Atanga
4 goals

KV Oostende missing players

RFC Seraing missing players

KV Oostende RFC Seraing
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 9 18
5 4 3 Won W 1 3 3
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
11 4 0 Lost L 1 5 13
20 11 6 Scored S 3 13 16
40 15 2 Conceded C 3 19 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 78%
72% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 78% 56%
39% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 56% 33%
17% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 11%
61% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 50%
6% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 6%
33% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 44%
 
4.7 4.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 3.2
6.1 5.9 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.4 6.3
2.4 2.5 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.7
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
10.8 11.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.1 8.5
4.6 6.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.2
24% 22% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 59% 41%
 
13.7 12.1 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 15.2 14.1
5 5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.5 6.7 4.9
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of RFC Seraing's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • KV Oostende have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Pro League
  • KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • RFC Seraing have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • RFC Seraing have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RFC Seraing is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 18 15 1 2 45 16 9 8 1 0 25 8 9 7 0 2 20 8 29 46
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 18 12 3 3 38 22 9 6 2 1 16 8 9 6 1 2 22 14 16 39
3 Antwerp 18 11 3 4 33 20 9 7 1 1 20 8 9 4 2 3 13 12 13 36
4 Club Brugge 18 10 4 4 35 21 10 6 3 1 23 11 8 4 1 3 12 10 14 34
5 Gent 18 9 4 5 32 18 9 5 2 2 16 9 9 4 2 3 16 9 14 31
6 Standard Liege 18 9 2 7 29 22 9 5 1 3 19 10 9 4 1 4 10 12 7 29
7 Westerlo 18 8 3 7 37 33 9 5 2 2 23 12 9 3 1 5 14 21 4 27
8 OH Leuven 18 7 5 6 31 27 8 4 1 3 13 11 10 3 4 3 18 16 4 26
9 Cercle Brugge 18 7 5 6 25 25 8 4 3 1 15 8 10 3 2 5 10 17 0 26
10 Sint-Truiden 18 7 5 6 19 19 9 3 2 4 9 10 9 4 3 2 10 9 0 26
11 Anderlecht 18 7 2 9 26 25 9 4 1 4 15 11 9 3 1 5 11 14 1 23
12 Mechelen 17 5 4 8 25 31 10 4 3 3 18 16 7 1 1 5 7 15 -6 19
13 Sporting Charleroi 17 6 1 10 22 30 9 3 1 5 12 15 8 3 0 5 10 15 -8 19
14 AS Eupen 18 6 1 11 25 38 8 3 0 5 10 14 10 3 1 6 15 24 -13 19
15 KV Oostende 18 5 2 11 20 40 8 4 0 4 11 15 10 1 2 7 9 25 -20 17
16 Kortrijk 18 4 3 11 15 33 10 2 2 6 6 18 8 2 1 5 9 15 -18 15
17 Zulte-Waregem 18 3 4 11 23 42 9 2 1 6 15 28 9 1 3 5 8 14 -19 13
18 RFC Seraing 18 3 2 13 16 34 9 0 1 8 3 15 9 3 1 5 13 19 -18 11

Read more about Pro League

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.