Match details. Challenger Pro League, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Fri 6 Nov, 20:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. Sporting Hasselt are 5th on 15 points after 8 games, level on points with Francs Borains, 2 points clear of Excelsior Virton. A win would take them above Francs Borains. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen are 8th on 12 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Lokeren-Temse, 1 point clear of KAA Gent II. A win would take them above Lokeren-Temse.
Form. Sporting Hasselt have won six, drawn none and lost four of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W W L. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen have won four, drawn none and lost six of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L W W.
The numbers. Sporting Hasselt score 1.6 and concede 1.6 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. Sporting Hasselt average 12.1 shots (5.6 on target), 5.0 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 53% of the ball. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen score 1.3 and concede two a game in their last six away, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen average 7.1 shots (2.5 on target), 3.0 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 40% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Sporting Hasselt have won none, drawn two and lost none. One of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 5 May 2019, it finished Sporting Hasselt 3-3 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 62%.
The read. No side to back. A tight game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.43, 71% on the records (Sporting Hasselt: under 3.5 goals in 6 of 8; Patro Eisden Maasmechelen: under 3.5 goals in 5 of 8). Backup: 2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 0.5 at 1.18. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Predicted score: Sporting Hasselt 1-1 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).