Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lommel United 1st with 51 points, Excelsior Virton 6th with 25, 26 apart. Lommel SK's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Excelsior Virton were scoring 1 and conceding 1.59, Lommel United 1.66 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Excelsior Virton. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Excelsior Virton against 9/15 for Lommel United.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Excelsior Virton have 1 win to Lommel United's 2, with 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Stade Yvan Georges in Virton (capacity 3,765). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.