Sint-Truiden are psyched for a new test after their 1-3 against Anderlecht previously. Westerlo are coming to play!
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Pro League
- Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Pro League
Sint-Truiden and Westerlo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, Sint-Truiden have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games.
No payout for Sint-Truiden in their previous match, an away game at Anderlecht that ended in defeat 1-3. Sint-Truiden's goalkeeper Schmidt was extremely busy against Anderlecht, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Reitz got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Reitz hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Sint-Truiden won a home game hosting Kortrijk (1-0).This is expected to be a close game, with Sint-Truiden perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sint-Truiden as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Sint-Truiden has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Sint-Truiden have scored {11 league goals} here from 12 matches, not a lot. Sint-Truiden's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Westerlo form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Westerlo has drawn their two previous away games.
Westerlo delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Gent (placed 5th) in their previous match. An off the wall game with heaps of goals last time out for Westerlo, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this fixture be as refreshing? Bolat had red hot gloves after the game against Gent, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Eenoo got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, top player of the team. Eenoo scored one goal.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to AS Eupen.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Westerlo playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 2 Westerlo wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Westerlo find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Westerlo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sint-Truiden and Westerlo have duelled previously this season: Westerlo - Sint-Truiden 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Sint-Truiden victories, three draws and one Westerlo win. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Bruno 11 goals |  D. Hayashi 7 goals |   N. Dorgeles 7 goals |
Sint-Truiden missing players
Westerlo missing players
| Sint-Truiden | Westerlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 48 |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 43 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 56% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 40% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 36% |
| 44% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 60% |
| 32% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 36% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 46% | 42% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 44% | 46% |
| 11 | 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Sint-Truiden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Pro League
- Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Pro League
- Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 37 | 62 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 56 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Gent | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 21 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 19 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -25 | 18 |
