Lierse Kempenzonen receive Excelsior Virton as clear favourites: Full preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 27.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion (14538 seats)

The odds favour Lierse Kempenzonen in this fixture against Excelsior Virton, but the away team will resist to the finish. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (31) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (13) in First Division B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Lierse Kempenzonen form and stats

Lierse Kempenzonen have performed here at Herman Vanderpoortenstadion this season with 5 wins from 7 First Division B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.

The spoils were shared in Lierse Kempenzonen's previous game, also at home. Visiting Excelsior Virton (placed 12th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Prior to that, an away loss at Deinze.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 12 of the 15 most recent league matches with this side has contained three or more goals.

Lierse Kempenzonen are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (19 goals in 7 games). Lierse Kempenzonen have conceded 13 from these games.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Excelsior Virton so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Excelsior have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 341 minutes ago. Mabella was the goal scorer.

Excelsior Virton are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 5th).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Standard Liege II.

{7 goals} so far away for Excelsior Virton, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 14. All from 7 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Excelsior Virton have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus Lierse Kempenzonen.

Surprisingly enough, the last time Excelsior Virton kept a "clean sheet" was also versus this opposition, seven league matches ago (Excelsior Virton - Lierse Kempenzonen 0-0).

Top Goalscorers

Lierse KempenzonenL. Miramar Rocha
L. Miramar Rocha
9 goals
KempenzonenT. Van Acker
T. Van Acker
6 goals
Excelsior VirtonS. Anne
S. Anne
6 goals

Lierse Kempenzonen missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

Lierse Kempenzonen Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 2 Played P 2 8 15
7 5 2 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 7
6 2 0 Lost L 1 4 7
28 20 6 Scored S 2 8 14
32 14 2 Conceded C 4 15 25
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 80%
80% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 47%
67% 75% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 27%
53% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
73% 88% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 67%
13% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 13%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 27%
 
5.4 4.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 3.2
4.2 4.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 4.9
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.9 14.4 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.4 6.6
5.8 5.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.4 2.9
32% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 28%
 
12.3 12 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 11.9 11.6
5.3 5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.6 5.4
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Lierse Kempenzonen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior Virton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (13) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-11) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Excelsior Virton is in the worst form (0-0-5)
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Excelsior Virton have scored away.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most conceded goals (31) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most matches over the total-line (12) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most points from losing position (12) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most scored goals (19) at home in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in First Division B
  • Lierse Kempenzonen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 14 7 1 6 27 31 7 5 0 2 19 13 7 2 1 4 8 18 -4 22
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 14 1 6 7 13 24 7 0 4 3 6 10 7 1 2 4 7 14 -11 9

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.