Belgium - First Division BData current as of 07 September 2026

RFC Liege vs Francs Borains: match statistics

RFC Liege crest
RFC Liege
3 : 1half-time 3:1
Francs Borains crest
Francs Borains
155%(1.90)
X25%(3.35)
220%(3.50)

RFC Liege demonstrates significantly better home form, recording a 44% win rate and failing to score in only 33% of matches at their own stadium. The hosts hold a positive goal difference of +4 in home fixtures and a shot conversion rate of 12%, surpassing the visitors. Francs Borains struggles heavily on the road, with a 63% loss rate, 0% clean sheets, and a negative goal difference of -8. Recent form (1.2 points per match for the hosts vs 0.8 for the visitors) also favors RFC Liege. xG statistics show an advantage for the hosts (1.58 vs 1.36), confirming their offensive effectiveness. Taking all factors into account, RFC Liege has a real chance of securing three points, although Francs Borains' solid defensive organization could make this a competitive contest.

RFC Liege vs Francs Borains: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

RFC Liege played Francs Borains in First Division B (Belgium). The match was played on 17 January 2026. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

RFC Liege: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Francs Borains: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

RFC Liege scores 1.39 and concedes 1.11 goals per match. Francs Borains scores 1.00 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.76 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: RFC Liege 28%, Francs Borains 33%. Over 2.5: RFC Liege 33%, Francs Borains 33%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Francs Borains has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.35. RFC Liege: 11.4 shots per match, Francs Borains: 13.8.

Match halves

RFC Liege: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 0.44. Francs Borains: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

RFC Liege: 16-30 (7 goals). Francs Borains: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division B: 2.76 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

RFC Liege demonstrates significantly better home form, recording a 44% win rate and failing to score in only 33% of matches at their own stadium. The hosts hold a positive goal difference of +4 in home fixtures and a shot conversion rate of 12%, surpassing the visitors. Francs Borains struggles heavily on the road, with a 63% loss rate, 0% clean sheets, and a negative goal difference of -8. Recent form (1.2 points per match for the hosts vs 0.8 for the visitors) also favors RFC Liege. xG statistics show an advantage for the hosts (1.58 vs 1.36), confirming their offensive effectiveness. Taking all factors into account, RFC Liege has a real chance of securing three points, although Francs Borains' solid defensive organization could make this a competitive contest.

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Half-by-half

3 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
11Shots20
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
5Shots on target7
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.32xG2.17
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
2Corners2
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
37Dangerous attacks57
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
14Fouls11
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
2Cards2
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.39Goals scored / match1
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.11Goals conceded / match1.33
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
47%Average possession48%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
4.06Shots on target / match3.39
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.44Shots per match13.83
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
4.06Shots on target3.39
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
12.1%Shot conversion7.2%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
47%Possession48%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.35xG for1.49
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.68xG against1.5
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

Shooting quality

RFC Liege: Counter-attackingFrancs Borains: Balanced
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
Accuracy (shots on target)35%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

RFC Liege
LLWLW
Season result split
50% W11% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-7
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-4
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Francs Borains
WLLLW
Season result split
28% W28% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-8
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

RFC Liege is 39% better for: goals scored per match.

1.39 goals / match - RFC Liege · 1 goals / match - Francs Borains

RFC Liege is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.11 goals / match - RFC Liege · 1.33 goals / match - Francs Borains

RFC Liege scoring profile: strong

RFC Liege scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Francs Borains keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 matches).

Francs Borains scoring profile: mixed

Francs Borains scores in 56% of matches (10 of 18 matches), while RFC Liege keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

25Goals scored (season)18
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
20Goals conceded (season)24
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
2.5Average goals in match2.33
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
5Goals scored (last 5)4
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal56%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
39%2 goals33%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
17%3 goals11%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
11%4 goals0%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal67%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
39%2 goals39%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
11%3 goals22%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0%4 goals6%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time6%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
6%BTTS in both halves0%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
22%Scored in both halves17%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0%BTTS - last 520%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time61%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

RFC Liege is 95% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.83 pts / match - RFC Liege · 0.94 pts / match - Francs Borains

RFC Liege - half-time state
56% leading17% draw28% trailing
Francs Borains - half-time state
22% leading28% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.83Points per match (1st half)0.94
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0.94Goals scored (1st half)0.28
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.39Average goals (1st half)1.11
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
61%Clean sheet before half-time44%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
39%No goal before half-time72%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)1.44
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.22
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
44%Clean sheet after half-time67%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains
72%No goal after half-time56%
RFC LiegeFrancs Borains

RFC Liege - second-half results

17% W39% R44% P
33
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 50%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Francs Borains - second-half results

33% W44% R22% P
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

RFC Liege - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Francs Borains - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal80%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

RFC Liege
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
7
1
16-30
5
4
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Francs Borains
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
0
4
16-30
2
7
31-45
4
1
46-60
2
5
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
31%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

RFC Liege

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Francs Borains

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division B).

Teams vs league

RFC LiegeLigaFrancs Borains
Average goals in match 2.502.76 2.33
Both teams scored 28%54% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%51% 33%
Clean sheets 39%26% 33%
Goal before half-time 89%74% 78%
Goal after half-time 72%79% 61%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.76
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+1%
Home attack advantage
+1%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. RFC LiegeGoalSimon Paulet
  2. Francs BorainsGoalLevi MalunguAssist: Philipp Wydra
  3. RFC LiegeSubstitutionOn: Kevin ShkurtiOff: Frederic Soelle Soelle
  4. Francs BorainsYellow cardLevi Malungu
  5. RFC LiegeYellow cardAlexis Lefebvre
  6. Francs BorainsSubstitutionOn: Aboubacar Ali AbdallahOff: Levi Malungu
  7. RFC LiegeYellow cardMartin Wasinski
  8. RFC LiegeSubstitutionOn: Damien MouchampsOff: Benoit Bruggeman
  9. RFC LiegeSubstitutionOn: Fadel GobitakaOff: Simon Paulet
  10. Francs BorainsYellow cardMassimo Bruno

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Anaik JacobyMatches officiated: 19
4Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 232%Home wins26%Draws42%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: RFC Liege 0 - 0 - 1 Francs Borains. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of RFC Liege vs Francs Borains?

The First Division B match finished RFC Liege 3:1 Francs Borains. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before RFC Liege vs Francs Borains?

RFC Liege score 1.39 goals per game on average and Francs Borains 1.00. The First Division B average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 28% of RFC Liege's matches and 33% of Francs Borains's.

What form are RFC Liege and Francs Borains in?

Over the last 5 games RFC Liege have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Francs Borains 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for RFC Liege vs Francs Borains?

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