VIRTON. Royal Excel Mouscron overcomes Excelsior Virton with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Gonzalez (88′) and a goal from C. Lepoint (41′).

The match was played at the Stade Yvan Georges stadium in Virton on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jordy Vermeire with the assistance of Koen Thijs and Matthias Massa. The 4th official was Jérôme Meys. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior Virton was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Royal Excel Mouscron that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior Virton was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Royal Excel Mouscron was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Excelsior Virton shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Royal Excel Mouscron shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Excelsior Virton received 2 yellow cards (T. Toure and I. Karamoko). On the opposite side, Royal Excel Mouscron received 2 yellow cards (C. Lepoint and M. Angiulli).

Standings

After this match, Excelsior Virton will stay with 9 points like RWDM to stay in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Royal Excel Mouscron will have 6 points to stay in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First Division B, Excelsior Virton will play away against Lommel United on the 5th of November with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Lommel United (4 draws).

Royal Excel Mouscron will host Deinze on the 6th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Deinze (0 draws).

Excelsior Virton – Formation

The manager Christophe Grégoire decided to play with the following team: A. Sadin, R. Droehnlé, A. Bidi, N. Rizzo, E. Ghazoini, A. Allach, A. Kryeziu, V. Guillaume, T. Touré, S. Anne and J. Aabbou.

The home team had on the bench: H. Bukusu, D. Sula, I. Karamoko, J. Mouaddib, N. Awassi, T. Martin and J. Ahlinvi.

Substitutions

Excelsior Virton made 3 changes: T. Toure for H. Bukusu (18′), E. Ghazoini for D. Sula (63′) and A. Kryeziu for I. Karamoko (74′).

Royal Excel Mouscron – Formation

Talking about the opposition, José Jeunechamps played with: N. Gillekens, F. Duplus, J. Taravel, M. Angiulli, E. Bocat, C. Lepoint, C. Tainmont, M. Bakić, D. Mohamed, Lucas Ribeiro and T. Chevalier.

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Carcela-Gonzalez, C. Dekuyper, O. Myny, M. Vroman, H. Gnohéré, J. Bourdouxhe and P. Mandanda.

Substitutions

Royal Excel Mouscron made 4 changes: L. Costa for J. Gonzalez (62′), M. Bakic for O. Myny (67′), M. Angiulli for C. Dekuyper (67′) and C. Tainmont for M. Vroman (83′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the First Division B.​

• Excelsior Virton – Royal Excel Mouscron – 0-2