Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Excelsior Virton (2nd, 47 pts) and Standard Liège II (12th, 15 pts). Standard Liège II had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Excelsior Virton were scoring 2.77 and conceding 1.59, Standard Liège II 1.14 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Excelsior Virton had not lost in 5 games. Standard Liège II arrived off three straight defeats. Excelsior Virton had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Standard Liège II, 1.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Excelsior Virton, 0 by Standard Liège II, 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Stade Yvan Georges staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,765. Excelsior Virton led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Excelsior Virton: Valentin Guillaume (34'), Gaëtan Arib (41'), Mayron de Almeida (50'), Mayron de Almeida (80'), Mayron de Almeida (87') · Standard Liège II: Abdramane Farouz Mawurobi Ouedraogo (16')
Key stats
Possession: Excelsior Virton 57% · Standard Liège II 43% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 2-3