SV Roeselare vs Excelsior Virton: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Schiervelde Stadion (9075 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the SV Roeselare supporters in this Schiervelde Stadion clash with Excelsior Virton, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First Division B table.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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SV Roeselare form and stats

SV Roeselare, who have the most scored goals (14) in First Division B, have collected 5 points from their First Division B home games so far after 1-2-1. The last three games played by SV Roeselare, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Two draws in a row at home now for SV Roeselare.

An away draw last time out for SV Roeselare, facing Beerschot-Wilrijk in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Union Saint-Gilloise that ended 1-1.

SV Roeselare can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for SV Roeselare with 9 goals conceded in these matches.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

Things could have gone better for Excelsior Virton in their First Division B away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Excelsior Virton failed to get anything from their last game, a First Division B home match vs Lokeren (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the victory versus OH Leuven at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Excelsior Virton find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Excelsior Virton have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

SV Roeselare and Excelsior Virton have met before this season: Excelsior Virton - SV Roeselare 1-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: 2 - 2 - 5 (SV Roeselare wins - draws - Excelsior Virton wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Excelsior VirtonS. Rosa
S. Rosa
8 goals
Excelsior VirtonC. Couturier
C. Couturier
6 goals
SV RoeselareA. Nouri
A. Nouri
4 goals

SV Roeselare missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

SV Roeselare Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
5 4 2 Won W 0 5 11
6 4 1 Drew D 1 1 3
10 3 0 Lost L 1 4 7
29 19 6 Scored S 2 17 35
43 20 2 Conceded C 3 9 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 71%
67% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 48%
43% 45% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 24%
19% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
71% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 43%
5% 9% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 38%
24% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 19%
 
4.6 4.7 5 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 3.3 5.5
6.8 7.6 9 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 4.6 3.8
1.5 1.4 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.2
2 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
212 117 29 Total Shots T S 17 72 224
88 52 16 Shots on Target S O 7 38 107
33% 37% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 45% 33%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of SV Roeselare's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior Virton has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
  • Excelsior Virton has the fewest scored goals (3) away
  • Excelsior Virton has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
  • Excelsior Virton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Excelsior Virton have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • SV Roeselare has the fewest clean sheets (1)
  • SV Roeselare has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
  • SV Roeselare has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
  • SV Roeselare has the most conceded goals (9) at home
  • SV Roeselare has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
  • SV Roeselare has the most scored goals (14)
  • SV Roeselare has the most scored goals (9) at home
  • SV Roeselare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Beerschot-Wilrijk 7 3 3 1 9 4 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 3 0 1 6 1 5 12
2 SV Roeselare 7 2 4 1 14 12 4 1 2 1 9 9 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 10
3 Westerlo 7 3 1 3 13 11 4 1 0 3 3 7 3 2 1 0 10 4 2 10
4 Lommel United 7 3 1 3 8 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 -2 10
5 OH Leuven 7 3 1 3 11 14 3 1 0 2 2 6 4 2 1 1 9 8 -3 10
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 7 2 3 2 9 7 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 1 2 0 4 1 2 9
7 Excelsior Virton 7 2 3 2 9 8 4 1 2 1 6 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 9
8 Lokeren 7 1 2 4 6 13 3 0 0 3 1 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 -7 5

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.