Delightful dogfight as daring Westerlo duel with determined AS Eupen

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

AS Eupen have journeyed here for an entertaining fight against the hosting Westerlo. Get smart on the match with this in-depth Pro League preview!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Pro League

Both sides have had plenty of rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an active match!

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Westerlo form and stats

Perfect Pro League season at home so far for Westerlo 2 wins from 2 appearances. Westerlo has recorded two wins in a row here at Het Kuipje, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Westerlo in their previous match, an away game at Mechelen that ended in defeat 4-5. A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Mechelen) as a comfortable lead 4-2 was completely ruined into a loss 4-5. Dierckx (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Dierckx scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Standard Liege in a game that was won 4-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Westerlo handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Early season league goal statistics from Westerlo's 2 home games: 6 goals, 2 conceded.

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AS Eupen form and stats

No Pro League points yet away for AS Eupen, from their first 2 matches. Three has not been a lucky number for AS Eupen as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Club Brugge match.

AS Eupen have lots to rectify after their surprise defeat (1-3) to RFC Seraing in their previous outing, played at their own home ground. Midfield player Magnee was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.03/10. Magnee scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A 0-1 loss hosting Antwerp before that.

AS Eupen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

3 goals so far away for AS Eupen, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 7. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Westerlo won five games, two matches ended with a tie and AS Eupen got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

WesterloI. Vetokele
I. Vetokele
3 goals
WesterloT. Dierckx
T. Dierckx
2 goals
WesterloN. Dorgeles
N. Dorgeles
2 goals

Westerlo missing players

AS Eupen missing players

Westerlo AS Eupen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 0 2 5
2 2 2 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 0 0 Lost L 0 2 4
11 6 6 Scored S 0 3 6
11 2 2 Conceded C 0 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
60% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 80%
40% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 60%
40% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 20%
60% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
20% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
5 3.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 4.2
5.8 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5.2
1.6 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.4 18.5 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 12.8
4.2 7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 6
52% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 20%
 
12 8.5 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 19 15.2
4.4 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9 6.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • AS Eupen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • AS Eupen have lost all their away matches so far.
  • AS Eupen have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of AS Eupen's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Westerlo's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Westerlo have the most conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
  • Westerlo have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Pro League
  • Westerlo have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Westerlo have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Westerlo Last season AS Eupen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   17 34
17 8   Won W   4 8
5 5   Drew D   4 8
6 1   Lost L   9 18
52 25   Scored S   19 37
29 15   Conceded C   32 61
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
82% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 82%
54% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 56%
21% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 35%
14% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 18%
54% 50%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
36% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 12%
14% 14%   Failed to Score F T   47% 41%
 
7.1 8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.9
3.9 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5.2
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
4 2   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11.8 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 12.1
6 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.1
31% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
7.8 7   Shots against (avg) S A   15.3 14.5
3.3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.9 5.4

  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 5 4 0 1 15 8 3 3 0 0 9 4 2 1 0 1 6 4 7 12
2 Antwerp 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
3 Club Brugge 5 3 1 1 10 6 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 4 10
4 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
5 Sporting Charleroi 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 9
6 OH Leuven 5 3 0 2 9 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 9
7 Gent 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
8 Mechelen 5 2 1 2 9 8 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
9 Union Saint-Gilloise 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
10 Westerlo 5 2 0 3 11 11 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 3 5 9 0 6
11 KV Oostende 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Sint-Truiden 5 1 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 -2 6
13 Kortrijk 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 -3 4
14 Standard Liege 5 1 1 3 8 12 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4 4
15 Zulte-Waregem 5 1 1 3 5 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 4
16 Cercle Brugge 5 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 -4 4
17 RFC Seraing 5 1 0 4 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 -4 3
18 AS Eupen 5 1 0 4 6 12 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 7 -6 3

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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.