DEINZE. Deinze was ultimately too good for Excelsior Virton with the goal of D. De Belder (51′), D. De Belder (86′) and L. Mertens (90′).

The match was played at the Burgermeester Van De Wiele Stadion stadium in Deinze on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Quentin Pirard with the collaboration of Quentin Blaise and Tom Glazemaekers. The 4th official was Arno Cornelis. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Deinze was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Excelsior Virton that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Deinze was has a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deinze won the match​.

Deinze shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Deinze received 1 yellow card (G. Hendrickx). On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton received 3 yellow cards (E. Ghazoini, A. Allach and M. Doue).

Standings

After playing this match, Deinze will have 20 points like Waasland-Beveren to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Excelsior Virton will stay with 12 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the First Division B, Deinze will play away against Waasland-Beveren on the 12th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Waasland-Beveren (5 draws).

Excelsior Virton will host Lierse Kempenzonen on the 12th of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Deinze – Formation

The manager Wim De Decker decided to play with the following team: W. Dutoit, S. Blondelle, D. Prychynenko, J. Vansteenkiste, G. Hendrickx, C. Janssens, D. Bizimana, D. De Belder, M. Tarfi, B. Dansoko and L. Mertens.

The home team had on the bench: R. Lecomte, A. Staelens, K. Abrahams, G. Van Walle, N. Fuakala, S. El Banouhi and N. Elyn.

Substitutions

Deinze made 4 changes: G. Hendrickx for R. Lecomte (46′), J. Vansteenkiste for A. Staelens (46′), M. Tarfi for K. Abrahams (77′) and B. Dansoko for G. van Walle (88′).

Excelsior Virton – Formation

Christophe Grégoire played with: A. Sadin, R. Droehnlé, M. Doue, N. Rizzo, E. Ghazoini, A. Allach, K. Masangu, H. Colella, I. Karamoko, T. Touré and J. Aabbou.

These were the players on the bench: J. Mouaddib, L. Rapaille, A. Pinga Maria, V. Guillaume, M. Guillaume, N. Awassi and T. Martin.

Substitutions

Excelsior Virton made 3 changes: H. Colella for J. Mouaddib (61′), K. Masangu for L. Rapaille (61′) and T. Toure for A. Pinga (86′).

Results of the day

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

• Deinze – Excelsior Virton – 3-0