First Division B: Westerlo - Excelsior Virton preview and statistics

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8294 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Westerlo in 3rd and Excelsior Virton in 4th place.

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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Westerlo form and stats

Westerlo have collected 9 points from their First Division B home games so far after 3-0-1.

Westerlo are returning here after visiting SV Roeselare in a First Division B game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Before that match, a Belgian Cup win away at Waasland-Beveren.

The Westerlo manager B. Peeters has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. From these home matches, Westerlo have conceded only 3 goals.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

Excelsior Virton are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the First Division B, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

Two away games in a row for Excelsior Virton, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Union Saint-Gilloise in the First Division B. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Beerschot-Wilrijk.

Excelsior Virton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Excelsior Virton have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Excelsior Virton - Westerlo 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Westerlo won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Excelsior Virton has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 2

Top Goalscorers

K. Abrahams
4 goals
C. Couturier
4 goals
C. Brüls
3 goals

Westerlo missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

Westerlo Excelsior Virton
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 0 3 7
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
13 8 2 Scored S 0 4 12
5 3 0 Conceded C 0 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 57%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 57%
12% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 14%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 57%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
6.8 7.2 3 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.3 5.7
5 5.2 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4.7 4.1
0.9 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 1.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Excelsior Virton have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Excelsior Virton have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Excelsior Virton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Westerlo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Westerlo
All First Division B Club Friendlies UEFA Europa League Play-offs Belgian Cup
All Home Away
07-09-19 FDB Westerlo 2 - 0 Beerschot-Wilrijk
13-09-19 FDB Lokeren 1 - 1 Westerlo
21-09-19 FDB Westerlo 1 - 2 Union Saint-Gilloise
24-09-19 BC Waasland-Beveren 3 - 4 Westerlo
27-09-19 FDB SV Roeselare 0 - 2 Westerlo
05-10-19 FDB Westerlo 15:00 Excelsior Virton
11-10-19 FDB Beerschot-Wilrijk 18:30 Westerlo
18-10-19 FDB Westerlo 18:30 Lokeren
26-10-19 FDB OH Leuven 15:00 Westerlo
02-11-19 FDB Westerlo 16:00 Lommel United
Excelsior Virton
All First Division B First Amateur Division Club Friendlies Belgian Cup
All Home Away
24-08-19 BC Dessel Sport 3 - 1 Excelsior Virton
01-09-19 FDB Excelsior Virton 1 - 0 Westerlo
08-09-19 FDB Excelsior Virton 4 - 0 Lokeren
21-09-19 FDB Excelsior Virton 3 - 0 Beerschot-Wilrijk
28-09-19 FDB Union Saint-Gilloise 2 - 1 Excelsior Virton
05-10-19 FDB Westerlo 15:00 Excelsior Virton
12-10-19 FDB Excelsior Virton 18:30 Lommel United
19-10-19 FDB Beerschot-Wilrijk 18:30 Excelsior Virton
26-10-19 FDB Excelsior Virton 15:00 SV Roeselare
02-11-19 FDB Lokeren 16:00 Excelsior Virton

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 OH Leuven 8 6 1 1 14 3 4 4 0 0 9 0 4 2 1 1 5 3 11 19
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 8 5 2 1 14 7 4 3 1 0 9 3 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 17
3 Westerlo 8 5 1 2 13 5 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 2 1 1 5 2 8 16
4 Excelsior Virton 7 4 0 3 12 4 4 3 0 1 8 1 3 1 0 2 4 3 8 12
5 Beerschot-Wilrijk 8 3 1 4 6 11 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 0 1 3 1 9 -5 10
6 Lokeren 8 1 3 4 5 12 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 0 1 3 2 9 -7 6
7 Lommel United 8 0 4 4 4 12 4 0 2 2 3 8 4 0 2 2 1 4 -8 4
8 SV Roeselare 7 0 2 5 3 17 3 0 2 1 2 4 4 0 0 4 1 13 -14 2

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