It's been rough for Dender so far, and the same description fits Excelsior Virton. The bottom dwellers eye some vital points here.
- Dender have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (16) in First Division B
Excelsior Virton are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Dender form and stats
With 2 First Division B wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Dender are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Dender to get some points in this home game.
Dender lost their last game at Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home game against Beerschot-Wilrijk that was lost 2-3.Both teams on the scoresheet! That has occurred in 5 league games in a row for this team. Will it happen again?
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the First Division B game versus KRC Genk II in only three days. This game is also played here at Van Roystadion.
Dender are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Dender with 18 goals conceded in these matches.
Excelsior Virton form and stats
There's been little loot from Excelsior Virton's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the First Division B. Excelsior Virton only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Excelsior Virton's last game was the home draw against Waasland-Beveren (0-0).
A draw for Excelsior Virton before that, at their own venue hosting Waasland-Beveren (0-0).Excelsior are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
The visiting Excelsior Virton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. For Excelsior, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered match featuring both these participants is the Excelsior Virton - Dender 1-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Dender victories, three draws and two Excelsior Virton wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Anne 7 goals |   S. Marzo 5 goals | M. Lallemand 3 goals |
Dender missing players
Excelsior Virton missing players
| Dender | Excelsior Virton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 28 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 82% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 72% |
| 47% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 50% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 56% | 33% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 59% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 61% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 24% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 12.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 25% |
| 10.6 | 12 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 13.7 | 11.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
- Dender have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Dender have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dender have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in First Division B
- Dender have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dender haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Excelsior Virton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (16) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Excelsior Virton is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | RWDM | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Club Brugge II | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | RSC Anderlecht II | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Deinze | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Dender | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Standard Liege II | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | KRC Genk II | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Excelsior Virton | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 11 |
