This game features two participants living in the carpet of the First Division B, Dender having 10th place and Excelsior Virton in 12th. A good chance for one of the contenders to improve their position.
- Dender is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (21) in First Division B
Dender have had a bad season and will be relegated from First Division B. For Excelsior Virton it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an animated match!
Dender form and stats
Dender's results here at Van Roystadion in the First Division B have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 9 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Van Roystadion, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the RSC Anderlecht II game.
Dender faced defeat in their previous match, away at Waasland-Beveren (2-5). A goal frenzy last time out for Dender, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Waasland-Beveren. Fun stuff to watch!
Ahead of that match, Dender lost 0-1 at home to Deinze.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dender have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Dender has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Dender have conceded 24 goals in these home games, a significant number. Dender has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Excelsior Virton form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Excelsior Virton so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Excelsior much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Dender will be a tough nut to crack.
Excelsior Virton aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 227 league minutes without a goal. Abdallah was the last player to find the net.
Excelsior failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs KRC Genk II that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Club Brugge II's place.The visiting Excelsior Virton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. For Excelsior, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Dender - Excelsior Virton 3-4. Myny (Dender) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dender four wins, three draws and Excelsior Virton three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Anne 7 goals |   S. Marzo 5 goals | H. Abdallah 4 goals |
Dender missing players
Excelsior Virton missing players
| Dender | Excelsior Virton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 27 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 40 | 24 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 23 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 77% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 68% |
| 45% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 50% |
| 32% | 45% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 55% | 36% |
| 32% | 45% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 59% | 55% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 59% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 9% | 14% |
| 27% | 45% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| 11 | 12.3 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
- 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 clean sheets (0) at home in First Division B
- Dender have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in First Division B
- Dender have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in First Division B
- Dender have the most matches under the total-line (12) in First Division B
- Dender have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in First Division B
- Dender haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dender is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Excelsior Virton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (21) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in First Division B
- Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RWDM | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 46 |
| 2 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 43 |
| 3 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Club Brugge II | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | RSC Anderlecht II | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Lommel United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Deinze | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | KRC Genk II | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Dender | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -13 | 19 |
| 11 | Standard Liège II | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 19 |
| 12 | Excelsior Virton | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -17 | 14 |
