Another adrenaline-pumping fixture in First Division B as Waasland-Beveren host Excelsior Virton

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

First Division B: What this match might lack in style it should compensate in energy and enthusiasm. Let's go: Waasland-Beveren - Excelsior Virton!

Insights:
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest points (0) at home in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in First Division B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Waasland-Beveren form and stats

0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Waasland-Beveren have to build on here in the First Division B. It's been an uphill battle for Waasland-Beveren in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Sporting Charleroi game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Waasland-Beveren faced defeat in their previous match, away at Lierse Kempenzonen (1-2).

In the game before, an away victory match versus RWDM with a 3-1 scoreline.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Waasland-Beveren at home in the league. 0 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

The First Division B season is young and Excelsior Virton have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Visiting Excelsior has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

There were no winners in Excelsior's previous match, a First Division B home game that ended 1-1 vs Deinze (placed 2nd).

Before that, Excelsior travelled to Royal Excel Mouscron and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Goals are few and far between in Excelsior's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. 3 goals have been conceded by Excelsior in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Waasland-Beveren three wins, three draws and Excelsior Virton two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Waasland-BeverenD. Maderner
D. Maderner
4 goals
Waasland-BeverenK. Hoggas
K. Hoggas
3 goals
Waasland-BeverenS. Chebel Faucher
S. Chebel Faucher
1 goals

Waasland-Beveren missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

Waasland-Beveren Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 3 6
3 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
3 2 0 Lost L 1 1 2
11 0 0 Scored S 0 1 4
9 4 0 Conceded C 2 3 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 83%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 17%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 50%
 
5.2 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 3.8
4.2 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 7 6.2
2.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.3 7
4.3 0.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 2.5
42% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 27%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • All of Waasland-Beveren's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most matches under the total-line (6) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Excelsior Virton have yet to win a game away.
  • Waasland-Beveren have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • Waasland-Beveren have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Waasland-Beveren have scored more than double the goals of Excelsior Virton.
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest points (0) at home in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in First Division B
  • Waasland-Beveren 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 Westerlo 6 4 2 0 11 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 3 3 0 0 6 1 6 14
2 Deinze 6 2 4 0 11 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 1 3 0 7 5 4 10
3 Lierse Kempenzonen 6 3 1 2 12 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 3 0 1 2 4 7 3 10
4 Lommel United 6 3 1 2 11 9 3 1 1 1 7 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 10
5 Waasland-Beveren 6 3 0 3 11 9 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 3 0 1 11 5 2 9
6 Excelsior Virton 6 1 3 2 4 7 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 -3 6
7 RWDM 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 4 -4 5
8 Royal Excel Mouscron 6 0 1 5 4 14 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 2 6 -10 1

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.