Excelsior Virton vs Lommel United match preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yvan Georges (3765 seats)

Excelsior Virton get ready to host Lommel United for another entertaining First Division B fixture here at Stade Yvan Georges.

Insights:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (0) in First Division B
  • Lommel United have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in First Division B

Excelsior Virton and Lommel United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first First Division B game of the season here at Stade Yvan Georges. Last season these fans witnessed 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from Excelsior Virton's 2 home games. The Excelsior Virton manager C. Grégoire might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Stress levels are on the rise for Excelsior Virton's attacking players as they have now played 270 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Joachim was their last goal scorer.

Excelsior shared the glory with RWDM in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Heartbreak before that as Excelsior lost 0-2 at Lierse Kempenzonen's place.

At Stade Yvan Georges, Excelsior Virton has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Lommel United form and stats

Only one away game in the First Division B so far for Lommel United and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 6 losses from 14 travels.

Lommel United played 2-2 against Deinze in their previous match.

Prior to that result Lommel won their away game at Royal Excel Mouscron. The scoreline was 1-0.

The schedule is very tough for Lommel now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Belgian Cup game at Diegem Sport is waiting in only four days.

It's early days yet, but Lommel United has scored 1 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Excelsior Virton-Lommel United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Excelsior Virton five wins, Lommel United four wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Lommel UnitedK. Saito
K. Saito
2 goals
Lommel UnitedK. Kis
K. Kis
1 goals
Lommel UnitedG. Neven
G. Neven
1 goals

Excelsior Virton missing players

Lommel United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Excelsior Virton Lommel United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 1 1 5
4 2 0 Conceded C 0 0 5
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 33%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 5.3
7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 5.7
2.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.3 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 7.3
3.3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4.3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 38%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (0) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most matches under the total-line (3) in First Division B
  • Lommel United have the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in First Division B
  • Lommel United have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in First Division B
Excelsior Virton Last season Lommel United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
2 1   Played P   14 28
0 0   Won W   5 13
0 0   Drew D   3 4
2 1   Lost L   6 11
0 0   Scored S   22 50
10 5   Conceded C   24 47
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 82%
100% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 64%
100% 100%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 46%
100% 100%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 29%
0% 0%   BTTS BTTS   64% 68%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 18%
100% 100%   Failed to Score F T   14% 14%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 5.9
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   7.2 6
0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.2
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
0 0   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 10.9
0 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.3
0% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Westerlo 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
2 Waasland-Beveren 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 3 6
3 Deinze 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
4 RWDM 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 4
6 Lommel United 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
7 Excelsior Virton 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 -4 1
8 Royal Excel Mouscron 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tubize 4 4 0 0 14 2 2 2 0 0 10 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 12 12
2 La Louviere 3 3 0 0 15 0 2 2 0 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 15 9
3 Ganshoren 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 7
4 Stockay-Warfusee 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
5 Hamoir 4 2 0 2 10 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 6
6 Couvin-Mariembourg 3 2 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 6
7 US Givry 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 5
8 Jette 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 3
9 Solieres Sport 3 1 0 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3
10 Meux 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 3
11 Verlaine 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
12 Waremme 3 1 0 2 5 9 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 7 -4 3
13 RES Durbuy 4 1 0 3 7 14 2 0 0 2 1 9 2 1 0 1 6 5 -7 3
14 Rebecq 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Acren 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
16 Warnant 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
17 Excelsior Virton 4 0 0 4 0 20 2 0 0 2 0 10 2 0 0 2 0 10 -20 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Saint-Gilloise 28 22 4 2 69 24 14 12 2 0 39 13 14 10 2 2 30 11 45 70
2 RFC Seraing 28 16 4 8 55 37 14 8 2 4 22 13 14 8 2 4 33 24 18 52
3 Westerlo 28 10 13 5 41 30 14 7 6 1 28 16 14 3 7 4 13 14 11 43
4 Lommel United 28 13 4 11 50 47 14 8 1 5 28 23 14 5 3 6 22 24 3 43
5 Deinze 28 10 9 9 45 46 14 7 4 3 25 16 14 3 5 6 20 30 -1 39
6 RWDM 28 10 5 13 44 49 14 6 3 5 23 22 14 4 2 8 21 27 -5 35
7 Lierse Kempenzonen 28 4 4 20 25 55 14 3 2 9 17 28 14 1 2 11 8 27 -30 16
8 Club Brugge II 28 2 7 19 23 64 14 2 5 7 13 26 14 0 2 12 10 38 -41 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Westerlo 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
2 Waasland-Beveren 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 3 6
3 Deinze 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
4 RWDM 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 4
6 Lommel United 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
7 Excelsior Virton 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 -4 1
8 Royal Excel Mouscron 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -7 0

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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.