KVC Westerlo vs Waasland-beveren Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: two contrasting pictures

Both clubs have a 20-match sample to look at, though it stretches across league games, cup ties and friendlies rather than just this season's Belgian top flight. Waasland-beveren, playing under the SK Beveren name in most of these fixtures, won 12 of those 20, scoring 41 and conceding 31.

KVC Westerlo: 20 completed matches; Waasland-beveren: 20 completed matches.

KVC Westerlo

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

38

Difference

-15

Waasland-beveren

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

31

Difference

+10

Westerlo's sample tells a different story. Just 5 wins from 20, with 11 losses, 23 goals scored and 38 conceded. That's a side who have struggled to keep games tight across a wide range of opposition and competitions.

Treat this as a broad shape rather than a precise league-form guide, since friendlies and lower-tier games are mixed in.

Comparative Team Statistics: KVC Westerlo vs Waasland-beveren

Head-to-head: a long history, but a dated one

These two have met 13 times in the records available, going back to 2014. The meetings span the top flight, the Challenger Pro League and cup competition, reflecting spells both clubs have had outside the current division.

The most recent clash was a Cup tie in November 2023, which Beveren won 3-1 at home. Before that, several of their meetings came while one or both sides were playing in a lower tier.

Given how much has changed for both clubs since then, this history says little about current form.

Standings: separated by a single point

Westerlo sit eighth with 10 points from seven games, built on three wins, a draw and three losses. Beveren are ninth with nine points from the same number of matches, but without a single draw among their three wins and four defeats.

It's a genuinely tight picture near the middle of the table, with neither side pulling clear of the other so far this season.

Team news: goals up front, cards further back

N. Bassette leads Westerlo's scoring with four goals in seven appearances, and I. Sakamoto and C. Congreve have each set up three, suggesting a fairly settled front line for the home side.

KVC Westerlo:

Best scorers:

N. Bassette - 4

S. Saito - 3

Best assist providers:

I. Sakamoto - 3

C. Congreve - 3

Waasland-beveren:

Best scorers:

C. Lokesa - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Schenk x 1

C. Janssens x 3

J. Margaritha x 3

Beveren's main threat on this evidence is C. Lokesa with three goals in seven games. Several of their players, including C. Janssens, J. Margaritha and S. Dewaele, have picked up yellow cards regularly, and J. Schenk has already seen red once, which hints at a side that can get physical.

These are partial lists rather than full squads, so they point to key contributors rather than confirmed lineups.

How this could unfold

Westerlo's broader form shows a leaky defence, conceding at a high rate across their recent sample, while Beveren's wider numbers suggest a side capable of scoring goals when they're playing well. With the two teams so close in the table, neither looks clearly the stronger outfit right now.

There's enough here to suggest goals at both ends are plausible, but nothing in the evidence points firmly one way for the final result.