Excelsior Virton vs Lommel United: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sat 03.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yvan Georges (3765 seats)

Lommel United know they will have a gruelling trip to Excelsior Virton and their Stade Yvan Georges. This article has all the knowledge you need ahead of the match.

Insights:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (15) in First Division B
  • Lommel United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Excelsior Virton have scored home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

With 0 First Division B wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Excelsior Virton are certainly not brimming with confidence. Excelsior Virton are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Yvan Georges with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.

The home team returns to Stade Yvan Georges after drawing with Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 5th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. The hometeam coach Bracconi made a successful contribution in the game against Lierse Kempenzonen, bringing on Anne who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Standard Liege II (0-2).

Excelsior Virton have scored {6 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Lommel United form and stats

4-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lommel United in their First Division B matches away.

Lommel play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Waasland-Beveren (placed 2nd).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs KRC Genk II.

Observe that 9 of this team's 10 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

Lommel United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the sides played each other previously this season; Lommel United - Excelsior Virton 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Excelsior Virton won five games, one match ended in a draw and Lommel United managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorS. Anne
S. Anne
7 goals
Lommel UnitedR. Belghali
R. Belghali
5 goals

Excelsior Virton missing players

Lommel United missing players

Excelsior Virton Lommel United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 7 15
1 0 0 Won W 2 4 7
7 4 2 Drew D 0 0 0
7 3 1 Lost L 0 3 8
15 6 3 Scored S 7 13 24
26 10 4 Conceded C 1 14 29
93% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
53% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 73%
33% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 57% 47%
7% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 43% 27%
67% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 53%
13% 14% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 13%
27% 43% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 33%
 
3.4 2.7 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.3 4.6
4.9 3.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 6.1
2.4 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 6.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10 12.5
3.1 2.2 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.5 4.9 5.9
27% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 38% 27%
 
12 11.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 12.1 11.5
5.6 5 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.7 5.3
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Lommel United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest points (4) at home in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (15) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-11) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Excelsior Virton have yet to win a game at home.
  • Excelsior Virton is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Lommel United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lommel United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Excelsior Virton have scored home.
  • Lommel United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lommel United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Beerschot-Wilrijk 15 9 2 4 24 17 8 4 1 3 11 8 7 5 1 1 13 9 7 29
2 Waasland-Beveren 15 8 4 3 33 17 8 5 2 1 18 8 7 3 2 2 15 9 16 28
3 RWDM 15 8 4 3 28 14 7 5 2 0 17 4 8 3 2 3 11 10 14 28
4 RSC Anderlecht II 15 6 5 4 27 21 7 2 3 2 10 8 8 4 2 2 17 13 6 23
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 15 7 2 6 29 33 8 5 1 2 21 15 7 2 1 4 8 18 -4 23
6 Deinze 15 6 3 6 19 20 7 4 1 2 14 9 8 2 2 4 5 11 -1 21
7 Lommel United 15 7 0 8 24 29 8 3 0 5 11 15 7 4 0 3 13 14 -5 21
8 Club Brugge II 15 5 5 5 29 26 8 4 3 1 18 11 7 1 2 4 11 15 3 20
9 Dender 15 5 3 7 18 23 7 2 0 5 8 15 8 3 3 2 10 8 -5 18
10 Standard Liege II 15 4 4 7 18 28 7 1 3 3 10 15 8 3 1 4 8 13 -10 16
11 KRC Genk II 15 3 3 9 19 29 8 3 1 4 10 11 7 0 2 5 9 18 -10 12
12 Excelsior Virton 15 1 7 7 15 26 7 0 4 3 6 10 8 1 3 4 9 16 -11 10

Read more about First Division B

The First Division B is the second highest league in Belgian football. It replaced the Belgian Second Division in 2016. It has eight teams playing a league in two stages, “opening” and “closing”. Each stage has each team playing 14 fixtures and the winner of each qualify for promotion play-offs.