National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's OH Leuven U21 or Waasland-Beveren U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Leuven nor Waasland-Beveren U21 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.
OH Leuven U21 form and stats
OH Leuven U21 participated in Reserve Pro League Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.OH Leuven U21's results here in the Reserve Pro League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
OH Leuven U21's previous game was also a home event, the loss 1-3 against Waasland-Beveren U21 (in Reserve Pro League Cup).
Before that game, a strong away victory at RWDM U21. A Reserve Pro League Cup game. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how OH Leuven U21 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Leuven are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the OH Leuven U21 defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Waasland-Beveren U21 form and stats
They also participated in Reserve Pro League Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.Things could have gone better for Waasland-Beveren U21 in their Reserve Pro League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Two away games in a row for Waasland-Beveren, whose coach could celebrate last time after the Reserve Pro League Cup win against OH Leuven U21.
It was a Reserve Pro League defeat before that one as the away game against Westerlo U21 wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Waasland-Beveren U21 playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were {5 Waasland-Beveren U21 wins}, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Waasland-Beveren U21 have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
OH Leuven U21 and Waasland-Beveren U21 have faced off before this season: Leuven - Waasland-Beveren U21 1-3. Data for the prior three meetings featuring these two teams are: one win for OH Leuven U21, zero draws and two wins for Waasland-Beveren U21. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.
OH Leuven U21 missing players
Waasland-Beveren U21 missing players
| OH Leuven U21 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 22 | 43 | ||
| 46 | 21 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | ||
| 10 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Westerlo U21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | AS Eupen U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Waasland-Beveren U21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Lommel U21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 7 | Excelsior Virton U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Dender U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | RWDM U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 10 | Kortrijk U21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Lierse Kempenzonen U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Deinze U21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 1 |
