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Westerlo and Anderlecht meet at Het Kuipje in a match for the 23rd round of 1e Klasse. Westerlo won away by (1-2) from the last time they faced in this edition of the league, on 25-09-2016. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for 1e Klasse on 08-30-2015, Anderlecht only managed to win , By (0-3). The goals of the match were scored by S. Okaka (19 ‘), Y. Tielemans (53’) and D. Praet (70 ‘) for Anderlecht.
Westerlo
The home team is currently in 15th place with 18 points, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Kortrijk by (4-1). In the last match, he won away to Mechelen by (1-2). For the championship, Westerlo won 9 points out of 30 after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in their last 10 matches at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 7 of his last 10 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 22 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the board. In the last 10 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he scored 5 of his 12 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Westerlo have been poorly represented in the Belgian championship and are among the last placed to take advantage of only 27% of the points played so far and it is worth noting that they have a small advantage of 3 points for the relegation zone. The team scored 26 goals, being the sixth worst attack of the competition, and suffered 47 goals, having the second most leaked defense and these figures show that it is necessary to adjust both the offensive and the defensive system to get out of the uncomfortable situation in which it is . Playing at home, as the match he will make this Wednesday, Westerlo has a 30% advantage and averages of 1.20 goals scored and 1.50 goals conceded. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the second half, as 15 of the 26 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 75-90 minutes with 9 goals.
Anderlecht
After 13 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 2nd place, having won 44 points. In the last match, he won the Sint Truidense home (3-1), after his previous match won out in a match against Charleroi (0-2). Anderlecht have recorded 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the last 10 away games, having won 17 points out of 30. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches). His attack has marked regularly, since he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 22 games in this competition, he managed to get back on the scoring in 4 of 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Anderlecht have been campaigning well in the Belgian championship and are among the top players with 67% of the points so far and it is worth mentioning that they are 2 points behind the leader Club Brugge. The team scored 48 goals, being the best attack of the competition, and suffered 22 goals, having the third defense less leaked and these figures demonstrate the excellent balance between the offensive and defensive sectors that allow the great team the current campaign. Playing away from home, Anderlecht has 61% and averages of 1.73 goals scored and 1.18 goals conceded, which shows good strength even though they are far from their dominions. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the second half, as 32 of the 48 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 75-90 minutes with 15 goals.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.76