Match Report
Excelsior Virton went into the game 6th in the table on 25 points; Dender sat 3rd on 39 — a 14-point gap. Dender's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.59 for Excelsior Virton and 1.28/1.47 for Dender (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Excelsior Virton entered with six losses in a row. Over the last five, Excelsior Virton had taken 0 of 15 points to Dender's 9.
The match was played at Stade Yvan Georges in Virton (capacity 3,765). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.