Betting preview: Royal Excel Mouscron vs Sint-Truiden should be interesting

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Tue 01.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Le Canonnier (10500 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Pro League, Royal Excel Mouscron holding 18th place and Sint-Truiden lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden has the fewest points (2) away in Pro League

It's no vacation for neither Mouscron nor Sint-Truiden as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

9-10-19 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Sint-Truiden when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 38 matches are 42-72 (scored/conceded).

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Royal Excel Mouscron form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pro League this season. Royal Excel Mouscron, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League, have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade Le Canonnier.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Club Brugge in the Pro League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Cercle Brugge.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mouscron perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Royal Excel Mouscron as a small favourite), we find four games. Royal Excel Mouscron has won two of these, drawn one and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mouscron as they are travelling to their away game against Waasland-Beveren in the Pro League. That match is four days after this one.

The lack of attacking qualities in Royal Excel Mouscron means that they have only scored 1 goal in 6 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Mouscron have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Sint-Truiden form and stats

Sint-Truiden, who have the fewest points (2) away in Pro League, have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 0-2-4 (6 played).

Sint-Truiden's last game was the home draw against Waasland-Beveren (1-1). Before that, Sint-Truiden travelled to OH Leuven and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sint-Truiden playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were four Sint-Truiden wins, one draw and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sint-Truiden manager K. Muscat as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Club Brugge.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sint-Truiden have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Sint-Truiden concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Royal Excel Mouscron-Sint-Truiden H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Royal Excel Mouscron four wins, Sint-Truiden four wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Sint-TruidenD. Nazon
D. Nazon
4 goals
Sint-TruidenY. Suzuki
Y. Suzuki
4 goals
MouscronH. Gnohéré
H. Gnohéré
2 goals

Royal Excel Mouscron missing players

Sint-Truiden missing players

Royal Excel Mouscron Sint-Truiden
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 2 6 13
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
4 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
7 4 3 Lost L 1 4 6
6 1 0 Scored S 1 7 15
19 6 4 Conceded C 3 17 24
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
67% 33% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 54%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
42% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 62%
8% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
58% 83% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.5 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
5.8 5.2 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 5.8 7.4
2 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 3.2
25% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 36%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Sint-Truiden's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest points (2) at home in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest scored goals (6) in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Pro League
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Royal Excel Mouscron have yet to win a game at home.
  • Sint-Truiden has the fewest points (2) away in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sint-Truiden have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sint-Truiden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sint-Truiden have scored more than double the goals of Royal Excel Mouscron.
  • Sint-Truiden have yet to win a game away.
  • Sint-Truiden haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Genk 14 8 4 2 31 18 7 4 2 1 17 8 7 4 2 1 14 10 13 28
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 14 9 1 4 38 33 7 6 0 1 23 14 7 3 1 3 15 19 5 28
3 Club Brugge 14 8 3 3 29 11 7 4 1 2 12 6 7 4 2 1 17 5 18 27
4 Standard Liège 14 6 6 2 17 12 7 3 4 0 9 6 7 3 2 2 8 6 5 24
5 Sporting Charleroi 13 7 2 4 22 14 6 4 0 2 10 4 7 3 2 2 12 10 8 23
6 Antwerp 13 6 4 3 23 17 6 3 3 0 12 7 7 3 1 3 11 10 6 22
7 Anderlecht 14 5 7 2 23 18 7 3 4 0 10 5 7 2 3 2 13 13 5 22
8 OH Leuven 12 5 4 3 21 21 6 3 2 1 9 8 6 2 2 2 12 13 0 19
9 Cercle Brugge 14 6 0 8 21 25 7 3 0 4 13 14 7 3 0 4 8 11 -4 18
10 KV Oostende 13 4 4 5 17 15 7 3 2 2 14 9 6 1 2 3 3 6 2 16
11 Gent 14 5 1 8 21 23 7 2 1 4 11 12 7 3 0 4 10 11 -2 16
12 Kortrijk 13 4 4 5 18 20 6 1 2 3 11 14 7 3 2 2 7 6 -2 16
13 AS Eupen 13 3 7 3 16 20 6 2 2 2 8 10 7 1 5 1 8 10 -4 16
14 Zulte-Waregem 14 4 2 8 19 28 7 1 1 5 8 17 7 3 1 3 11 11 -9 14
15 Mechelen 13 3 3 7 19 25 7 1 2 4 12 14 6 2 1 3 7 11 -6 12
16 Sint-Truiden 13 2 5 6 15 24 7 2 3 2 8 7 6 0 2 4 7 17 -9 11
17 Waasland-Beveren 13 2 3 8 17 30 7 1 1 5 8 16 6 1 2 3 9 14 -13 9
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 12 1 4 7 6 19 6 0 2 4 1 6 6 1 2 3 5 13 -13 7

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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.