Preview: 9 points separate the contenders so far this season, Anderlecht the sharpest side. Will RFC Seraing take the guests by surprise?
- RFC Seraing have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
RFC Seraing form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, RFC Seraing have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
No payout for Seraing in their previous match, an away game at Club Brugge that ended in defeat 2-3. Youssef Maziz, a natural forward, was the best performer for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 8.1 (out of 10). Maziz signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Anderlecht (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) that ended 3-3.RFC Seraing are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Cercle Brugge awaits in three days.
The Seraing fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Seraing's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Anderlecht form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Anderlecht had fun at their own home (Stade du Pairay) last time out, beating Zulte-Waregem 3-2. Joshua Zirkzee and Lior Refaelov (2) scored. Lior Refaelov got a match rating of 8.4 in that game, top player of the team. Refaelov scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).
Before that, Anderlecht travelled to RFC Seraing (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Belgian Cup game finished 3-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sint-Truiden in just three days.
Anderlecht are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Anderlecht have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled previously this season: Anderlecht - RFC Seraing 3-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Seraing wins - draws - Anderlecht wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 7 goals |   J. Zirkzee 7 goals |  Y. Maziz 6 goals |
RFC Seraing missing players
Anderlecht missing players
| RFC Seraing | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 34 |
| 31 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 76% |
| 18% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 13.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.6 | 15.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 35% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 41% |
| 13.2 | 9.6 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.8 | 11 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
- Anderlecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RFC Seraing have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 37 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Gent | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Genk | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | AS Eupen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 20 |
| 13 | Standard Liege | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | RFC Seraing | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 9 |