RWDM vs Excelsior Virton: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Edmond Machtens-Stadion (15266 seats)

RWDM welcome Excelsior Virton for another appealing First Division B match here at Edmond Machtens-Stadion.

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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RWDM form and stats

RWDM have only played one First Division B game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 14 matches.

The home team returns to Edmond Machtens-Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Westerlo (placed 4th) on their last time out; the First Division B game ended 0-0.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Royal Excel Mouscron.

There will be little rest for RWDM after this match as they are travelling to URSL Vise for a Belgian Cup game in only two days.

RWDM has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the First Division B ended in defeat. Last season Excelsior Virton had these away match statistics: Played 2; won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. It's looking increasingly bleak for Excelsior who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. OH Leuven was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The attacking players of Excelsior Virton have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Excelsior play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Lierse Kempenzonen (placed 2nd).

It was a Belgian Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Londerzeel wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Excelsior Virton has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): RWDM zero wins, one draw and Excelsior Virton two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RWDMF. Le Joncour
F. Le Joncour
1 goals
RWDMG. Claes
G. Claes
1 goals
RWDMM. Nzuzi Mata
M. Nzuzi Mata
1 goals

RWDM missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

RWDM Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 3 3 Scored S 0 0 0
1 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 4
50% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
6 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 3.5
3 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 10 7.5
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 16 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 6.5
4 7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3
38% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
RWDM Last season Excelsior Virton
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   1 2
10 6   Won W   0 0
5 3   Drew D   0 0
13 5   Lost L   1 2
44 23   Scored S   0 0
49 22   Conceded C   5 10
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
82% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 100%
57% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   100% 100%
39% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   100% 100%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   100% 100%
57% 64%   BTTS BTTS   0% 0%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 0%
21% 14%   Failed to Score F T   100% 100%
 
4.8 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
5.7 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.5 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 0
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   0 0
4 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 0
39% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%

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

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.