KV Oostende and Westerlo will on Saturday, March 18th, 2023 play in a Pro League football game in Belgium, check the KV Oostende vs Westerlo betting tip 2022/2023 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where KV Oostende vs Westerlo will occur
The game is set to be played in the small DIaz Arena stadium, in the city of Oostende, with a capacity for 8400 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.
Where to follow the live game
You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.
Introduction to the KV Oostende vs Westerlo betting tip 2022/2023
Despite the season change, the Pro League has not changed much regarding goals. Today’s average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament’s last edition. The current mark is 3 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.91 goals per game of the last championship.
KV Oostende last match
In the last match they played, KV Oostende collected a draw. The opposing team was AS Eupen, and the match – which ended with the result of 1-1 – was valid for Pro League. Coach D. Thalhammer’s disposed his team in a 3-4-3 formation.
During the pre-match everything pointed to it being a fairly even match between both teams, so the draw, with odds around 3.4, was a fairly logical and expected result.
Excellent match from Fraser Hornby, despite the final result, was a draw. A central figure in the KV Oostende initiatives almost managed to lead the team to success.
Westerlo last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Pro League, Westerlo, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Kortrijk team with a final score of 1-0.
The positive result confirmed that the team’s favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.67.
KV Oostende vs Westerlo h2h
Last time these teams faced each other, Westerlo occupied 9th place in Pro League and, team KV Oostende the 14th place. Westerlo entered the field with the tactic 4-4-2, while KV Oostende arranged their formation in a 3-4-3.
The last preceding match between these two teams was from 12-11-2022. The match was valid for the 2022/2023 season of the Pro League, and it ended with a 6-0 win for Westerlo.
The performance of the Westerlo team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the KV Oostende team.
KV Oostende
Pro League leaderboard now
With 24 points won, KV Oostende is in 16th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team’s campaign so far is 6 wins against 17 losses, plus 6 draws.
Which means that, with an advantage of 1 point, the team is ahead the Zulte-Waregem team closing in at the 17th place in the 30th round.
KV Oostende analysis
At the end of round 29 of Pro League, KV Oostende collected 33 goals scored and 61 goals conceded.
KV Oostende’s ball possession percentage is 43.38% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Westerlo and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.
Best goalscorer from KV Oostende
In this season, the individual highlight is Thierry Ambrose that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 7 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that KV Oostende achieved in several matches.
It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.
Westerlo
Pro League leaderboard now
The Westerlo team with 45 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League Play-off, with a campaign of 13 wins, 6 draws, and 10 losses.
Which means that in the 30th round, the team has, the same score that the Standard Liège team who is in the position 7.
Westerlo analysis
After 29 rounds, Westerlo has a positive goal difference, with 56 goals scored and only 48 goals taken by their goalkeeper.
Best goalscorer from Westerlo
When we analyze the team’s attack so far, the competition’s performance at the individual level Maxim De Cuyper is the player to highlight. Helping Westerlo with 8 goals scored this season, the Defender has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.
It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.
Bet suggestions for this game:
Goals Top Betting Tips
It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of KV Oostende is T. Ambrose, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Westerlo is M. De Cuyper, he has scored in 8 opportunities.
75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.
Taking into consideration that Westerlo scores an average of 1.29 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.
Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.15.
In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!
Corners Top Betting Tips
Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.67 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.
Cards Top Betting Tips
Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.9 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the ‘Under 4.5 cards’ option looks like a great alternative for bettors.
On the KV Oostende side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 8 times this season, very different from Westerlo who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.
This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.
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KV Oostende vs Westerlo betting tip 2022/2023: FAQ
The match will be played on March 18th, 2023, Saturday.
The match will take place at the DIaz Arena stadium in Oostende.
The last time these teams faced each other was in Pro League match, referring to the 2022/2023 season, and ended with a 6-0 result for Westerlo.
For this match, the probability indicates that the net is more likely to swing between 75-90 minutes.
The bookmaker with the best odds for this match is Bet365!