Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dessel Sport & Excelsior Virton face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dessel Sport form and stats
Last season, Dessel Sport's Belgian Cup journey ended in the 4th round.Three First Amateur Division home games done for Dessel Sport, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.
The Dessel fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Armand Melis Stadion: A 0-4 defeat against Patro Eisden. As you see from the result above, Dessel Sport suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Mandel United and winning 2-0.Early season league goal statistics from Dessel Sport's 3 home games: 0 goals, 9 conceded.
Excelsior Virton form and stats
Excelsior Virton was sent out of Belgian Cup in the 3rd round last season.Excelsior Virton are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First Division B, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Home advantage was not enough for Excelsior in their previous game as they lost hosting Beerschot-Wilrijk, 1-2.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at KRC Genk II.Excelsior Virton have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Dessel Sport wins - draws - Excelsior Virton wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Anne 3 goals |  N. Mekkaoui 2 goals | S. Geukens 1 goals |
Dessel Sport missing players
Excelsior Virton missing players
| Dessel Sport | Excelsior Virton | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 36 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 46 | 30 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | ||
| 14.4 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 11.4 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Francs Borains | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Liege | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | Patro Eisden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 4 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | La Louviere | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Royal Antwerp II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | KAA Gent II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Olympic Charleroi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | URSL Vise | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Ninove | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven II | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Thes Sport | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Heist | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Tienen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Sporting Charleroi II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Dessel Sport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -7 | 4 |
| 17 | Hoogstraten | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Knokke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Mandel United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -21 | 3 |
| 20 | Rupel Boom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -10 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | RSC Anderlecht II | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Waasland-Beveren | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Standard Liege II | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | RWDM | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Excelsior Virton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Club Brugge II | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | KRC Genk II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Deinze | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 12 | Dender | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
