Liège will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Excelsior Virton.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Liège form and stats
Liège are steadily winning games and points here at Stade Rue de la Tonne. 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. Liège has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Rue de la Tonne. We remember; it was Thes Sport.In their previous game, the manager D. Brogno led his Liège to a defeat in the First Amateur Division match away at Heist. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Rue de la Tonne. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lierse Kempenzonen in a game that was won 2-1.
A decent goal production from Liège in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 14 matches. Liège's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Excelsior Virton form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in First Amateur Division, on their travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.The supporters enjoyed Excelsior Virton's previous game versus Sporting Châtelet, a First Amateur Division 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Knokke.
Excelsior Virton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Excelsior Virton - Liège 0-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Liège 1 win, 2 draws and Excelsior Virton 2 victories.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Bangoura 13 goals |  S. Teruel 7 goals |  Y. Marien 6 goals |
Liège missing players
Excelsior Virton missing players
| Liège | Excelsior Virton | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 14 | 29 |
| 41 | 27 | Scored | 20 | 41 |
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | 11 | 20 |
| 86% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 86% | 83% |
| 72% | 93% | Over 1.5 | 64% | 62% |
| 66% | 79% | Over 2.5 | 43% | 41% |
| 21% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 3% |
| 62% | 71% | Both teams to score | 50% | 38% |
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheet | 43% | 52% |
| 28% | 7% | Failed To Score | 21% | 28% |
| 2 | 3.1 | Corners For (avg) | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1.1 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Excelsior Virton is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Liège is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Thes Sport | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 34 | 61 |
| 2 | Deinze | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 58 |
| 3 | Excelsior Virton | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 46 |
| 5 | Rupel Boom | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 42 |
| 6 | RFC Seraing | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Liège | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 41 |
| 8 | Dender | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | RWDM | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Heist | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 37 |
| 11 | Sporting Châtelet | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Dessel Sport | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | Eendracht Aalst | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 33 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Oudenaarde | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -24 | 31 |
| 15 | Geel | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 41 | -20 | 30 |
| 16 | Knokke | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
