Football tips: Westerlo vs Excelsior Virton - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Het Kuipje (8182 seats)

Westerlo are prepared for Excelsior Virton with expectations of landing all three points. Can they? Check our match guide!

Insights:
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (6) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) 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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Westerlo form and stats

Westerlo have collected 8 points from their First Division B home games so far after 2-2-0.

It's back home for Westerlo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating RWDM away with the result 2-1. M. De Cuyper and E. Daci found the net in that victory.

Before that match, a win away at Royal Excel Mouscron.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Westerlo as they have a new game in only four days, a Belgian Cup match thankfully also at home. Antwerp are visiting.

A decent goal production from Westerlo in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Westerlo have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Excelsior Virton form and stats

The visitors are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the First Division B.

Excelsior go into this game after a win, the home game against Lierse Kempenzonen that ended 2-1.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Deinze.

Excelsior Virton find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Excelsior have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head meeting ended Excelsior Virton - Westerlo 0-2, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - one - two (Westerlo wins - draws - Excelsior Virton wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WesterloT. Dierckx
T. Dierckx
3 goals
WesterloJ. Bernát
J. Bernát
3 goals
Excelsior VirtonA. Allach
A. Allach
3 goals

Westerlo missing players

Excelsior Virton missing players

Westerlo Excelsior Virton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
6 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
15 7 0 Scored S 3 4 9
6 4 0 Conceded C 4 7 12
88% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
88% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 88%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 38%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 12%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 12%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
12% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 38%
 
6.9 8.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.8 4
3.1 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.8 6.2
2.4 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 11.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.8 8
5.4 6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.5 3.4
35% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 29% 33%
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Excelsior Virton have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have the most matches under the total-line (6) in First Division B
  • Excelsior Virton have yet to win a game away.
  • Westerlo have not yet lost a game.
  • Westerlo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Westerlo have the fewest conceded goals (6) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most clean sheets (2) at home in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the most clean sheets (4) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have the the best goal difference (+9) in First Division B
  • Westerlo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Westerlo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Westerlo is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Westerlo 8 6 2 0 15 6 4 2 2 0 7 4 4 4 0 0 8 2 9 20
2 Waasland-Beveren 8 4 1 3 15 12 3 1 0 2 4 7 5 3 1 1 11 5 3 13
3 Lommel United 8 4 1 3 14 11 4 2 1 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 13
4 Deinze 8 2 5 1 12 9 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1 3 0 7 5 3 11
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 8 3 2 3 15 13 4 3 1 0 10 4 4 0 1 3 5 9 2 11
6 Excelsior Virton 8 2 3 3 9 12 4 2 1 1 5 5 4 0 2 2 4 7 -3 9
7 RWDM 8 2 2 4 9 13 5 1 1 3 6 8 3 1 1 1 3 5 -4 8
8 Royal Excel Mouscron 8 0 2 6 6 19 4 0 1 3 2 8 4 0 1 3 4 11 -13 2

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.