WESTERLO. Westerlo defeats Excelsior Virton with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Vaesen (14′) and a goal from E. Daci (66′).
The match was played at the Het Kuipje stadium in Westerlo on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Bourdeaud’hui who had the assistance of Dirk Gilon and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Klass Clerkx. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 19 Total 8
- 7 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 95
- 64 Dangerous attack 48
- 94 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Westerlo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Excelsior Virton that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Westerlo was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Westerlo won the match.
Westerlo shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Westerlo received 1 yellow card (K. Vaesen). On the other side, Excelsior Virton received 4 yellow cards (J. Aabbou, A. Allach, M. Doue and R. Droehnle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Westerlo will have 23 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior Virton will stay with 9 points like RWDM to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division B, Westerlo will play away with Deinze on the 31st of October with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Westerlo (2 draws).
Excelsior Virton will host Royal Excel Mouscron on the 29th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Royal Excel Mouscron (2 draws).
Westerlo – Formation
Westerlo
90'
66'
58'
The manager Jonas De Roeck decided to play with the following team: D. Jensen, P. Perdichizzi, E. Jordanov, R. Seigers, K. Mabea, L. Van Eenoo, J. Bernát, M. De Cuyper, T. Van den Keybus, E. Daci and K. Vaesen.
The home team had on the bench: L. Noviello, F. Gouré, L. Foster, L. Seydoux, K. Van Langendonck, M. N’Diaye and N. Soumah.
Substitutions
Westerlo made 4 changes: J. Bernat for L. Noviello (76′), E. Daci for F. Goure (80′), K. Vaesen for L. Foster (80′) and E. Jordanov for L. Seydoux (90′).
Excelsior Virton – Formation
Excelsior Virton
On the opposite side, Christophe Grégoire played with: A. Sadin, R. Droehnlé, M. Doue, N. Rizzo, E. Ghazoini, A. Allach, I. Karamoko, A. Kryeziu, T. Touré, S. Anne and J. Aabbou.
These were the players on the bench: A. Hamzaoui, D. Sula, H. Bukusu, V. Guillaume, T. Martin, A. Bidi and J. Ahlinvi.
Substitutions
Excelsior Virton made 4 changes: E. Ghazoini for A. Hamzaoui (58′), I. Karamoko for D. Sula (59′), T. Toure for H. Bukusu (79′) and J. Aabbou for V. Guillaume (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division B.
