National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's AS Eupen U21 or Standard Liège U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an in-your-face match!
AS Eupen U21 form and stats
Last season, Eupen's Reserve Pro League Cup journey ended in the 1st round.3-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Reserve Pro League numbers at home for AS Eupen U21 so far this season.
A nice win for AS Eupen U21 last time playing, versus Sint-Truiden U21. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Standard Liège U21 in the Reserve Pro League Cup.
AS Eupen U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion am Kehrweg with 8 goals in 5 league matches.
Standard Liège U21 form and stats
They also participated in Reserve Pro League Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.Standard Liège U21 have an excellent away record in the Reserve Pro League so far with 7-1-3 from 11 games.
The fans enjoyed Standard's previous match versus AS Eupen U21, a Reserve Pro League Cup win (3-0) played at home.
The match earlier was the Reserve Pro League Cup-duel against Sint-Truiden U21, a home loss (0-1).
Standard Liège U21 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. As opposed to that, Standard Liège U21 have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met before this season: Standard Liège U21 - Eupen 3-1. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero AS Eupen U21 victories, zero draws and two Standard Liège U21 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
AS Eupen U21 missing players
Standard Liège U21 missing players
| AS Eupen U21 | Standard Liège U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 56 | 30 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 6.5 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 10 | ||
| 6.4 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KV Oostende U21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | AS Eupen U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Westerlo U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 14 |
| 6 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Lommel U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 8 | Kortrijk U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | RWDM U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Dender U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Excelsior Virton U21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 12 | Deinze U21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -19 | 1 |
| 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 U21 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 4 | Standard Liège U21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | OH Leuven U21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Antwerp U21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 18 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -31 | 16 |
