Royal Excel Mouscron supporters anticipate points in home fixture versus Excelsior Virton

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 20.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Le Canonnier (10500 seats)

Royal Excel Mouscron are keen to improve their points total at home in the upcoming game against Excelsior Virton.

Insights:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (16) in First Division B

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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Royal Excel Mouscron form and stats

4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First Division B numbers at home for Royal Excel Mouscron so far this season. When Royal Excel Mouscron hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Royal Excel Mouscron and Lommel United), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

No payout for Royal Excel Mouscron in their previous match, an away game at Westerlo that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Waasland-Beveren.

The Mouscron fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Royal Excel Mouscron's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

There's been little loot from Excelsior Virton's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the First Division B. Excelsior Virton only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. With the Excelsior Virton losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Excelsior are looking to quickly end their 254 minutes long goal drought in the First Division B.

Two away games in a row for Excelsior Virton, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Lommel United.

A 0-1 loss hosting RWDM before that.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Excelsior rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches. When Excelsior Virton is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Excelsior Virton and Lommel United.

Head 2 Head

The latest head to head game ended Excelsior Virton - Mouscron 0-2, earlier this season. Head to head data (for the previous eight meetings): Royal Excel Mouscron won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Excelsior Virton managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / six

Top Goalscorers

Excelsior VirtonS. Anne
S. Anne
7 goals
Royal Excel MouscronJ. Carcela-Gonzalez
J. Carcela-Gonzalez
4 goals
MouscronT. Chevalier
T. Chevalier
4 goals

Royal Excel Mouscron missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

Royal Excel Mouscron Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
6 4 1 Won W 1 1 3
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 5
9 3 1 Lost L 1 6 12
25 12 2 Scored S 3 9 16
31 11 2 Conceded C 4 19 38
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
85% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 90%
55% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
30% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 20%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 45%
25% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 5%
30% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 55%
 
3.3 3.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.1 3.1
6.1 6 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.7 6.5
2.5 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 3
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
8.6 9.9 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.6 6.9
4 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.9 2.8
32% 30% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 29%
 
13.2 12.4 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 13 11.9
6.2 5.7 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.8 5.2
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Excelsior Virton have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Excelsior Virton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest clean sheets (1) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest points (6) away in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (16) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals (9) away 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 conceded goals (38) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the the worst goal difference (-22) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 20 13 4 3 37 19 11 6 4 1 19 12 9 7 0 2 18 7 18 43
2 RWDM 21 10 5 6 30 26 11 4 3 4 16 15 10 6 2 2 14 11 4 35
3 Waasland-Beveren 21 10 3 8 36 29 11 5 0 6 16 19 10 5 3 2 20 10 7 33
4 Deinze 20 6 10 4 33 28 9 4 4 1 17 11 11 2 6 3 16 17 5 28
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 20 6 8 6 32 32 9 3 4 2 16 15 11 3 4 4 16 17 0 26
6 Royal Excel Mouscron 20 6 5 9 25 31 10 4 3 3 12 11 10 2 2 6 13 20 -6 23
7 Lommel United 20 5 4 11 28 34 10 3 2 5 17 15 10 2 2 6 11 19 -6 19
8 Excelsior Virton 20 3 5 12 16 38 10 2 2 6 7 19 10 1 3 6 9 19 -22 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.