Football match betting preview: Excelsior Virton vs Waasland-Beveren

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yvan Georges (3765 seats)

Excelsior Virton are trusting their home crowd to help them when playing this game against Waasland-Beveren. Who triumphs at Stade Yvan Georges?

Insights:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (15) in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in First Division B

Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's look for an animated game!

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

With 2 First Division B wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Excelsior Virton are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Excelsior Virton are returning here after visiting Westerlo and winning with a 1-1 scoreline. Anne scored the goal(s). Excelsior Virton drew their last game, 1-1 away at Westerlo (placed 1st). Excelsior Virton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Westerlo (1-1).

Before that, Excelsior had a home game versus Lierse Kempenzonen which ended with a victory 2-2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Lierse Kempenzonen. Ahead of that match, Excelsior Virton lost 2-2 at home to Lierse Kempenzonen.

Excelsior Virton have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Excelsior Virton defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Waasland-Beveren form and stats

4-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Waasland-Beveren in their First Division B matches away.

Waasland-Beveren play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Malaga. Waasland-Beveren are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-0 draw at Malaga. Two away games in a row for Waasland-Beveren, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-0 versus Malaga.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-1 at Lommel United. Ahead of that match was the First Division B away draw versus Lommel United that ended 1-1. A 1-1 defeat away at Lommel United before that.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Waasland-Beveren are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The former head to head match ended Excelsior Virton - Waasland-Beveren 0-3, earlier this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Excelsior Virton, three draws and five wins for Waasland-Beveren. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Waasland-BeverenD. Maderner
D. Maderner
8 goals
Excelsior VirtonS. Anne
S. Anne
7 goals
Waasland-BeverenK. Hoggas
K. Hoggas
7 goals

Excelsior Virton missing players

Waasland-Beveren missing players

Excelsior Virton Waasland-Beveren
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
3 2 0 Won W 1 4 7
5 2 1 Drew D 1 3 3
8 4 1 Lost L 1 1 6
15 7 1 Scored S 5 16 29
28 14 3 Conceded C 5 7 24
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 62%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 44%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 25%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 62%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 19%
50% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 25%
 
3.1 2.9 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.7 4.8 5.7
6.6 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.4 4.9
3.1 3.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 2.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
7.6 7.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 9.1 9.8
3.1 2.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 4.8 4.6
30% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 42% 40%
 
12.9 10.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.2 10
5.6 4.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 3.9
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Excelsior Virton's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior Virton have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Excelsior Virton have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Excelsior Virton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (15) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most matches under the total-line (8) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-13) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Waasland-Beveren have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Waasland-Beveren have scored at least twice as many goals away as Excelsior Virton have scored home.
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have the most scored goals (16) away in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in First Division B

  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 15 10 4 1 30 14 8 4 4 0 15 9 7 6 0 1 15 5 16 34
2 RWDM 16 7 5 4 26 23 8 2 3 3 13 13 8 5 2 1 13 10 3 26
3 Waasland-Beveren 16 7 3 6 29 24 8 3 0 5 13 17 8 4 3 1 16 7 5 24
4 Deinze 16 4 9 3 27 25 8 3 4 1 15 10 8 1 5 2 12 15 2 21
5 Royal Excel Mouscron 16 5 4 7 22 28 8 3 2 3 9 11 8 2 2 4 13 17 -6 19
6 Lierse Kempenzonen 16 4 6 6 29 31 8 3 3 2 15 14 8 1 3 4 14 17 -2 18
7 Lommel United 17 4 4 9 25 30 8 2 2 4 14 14 9 2 2 5 11 16 -5 16
8 Excelsior Virton 16 3 5 8 15 28 8 2 2 4 7 14 8 1 3 4 8 14 -13 14

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.