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Seraing United v Excelsior Virton

Seraing United
3–1Full time
Excelsior Virton

Challenger Pro League · SAT 24 OCT · LE STADE DU PAIRAY

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Seraing United 3–1 Excelsior Virton EXCELSIOR VIRTON WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Excelsior Virton win42%
The market said34%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.665
The market’s Brier score0.559

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 29 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Excelsior Virton win at 42%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Excelsior Virton 42% before kick-off, 41% now. 0–0 · 34–25–41
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Seraing United v Excelsior Virton
  4. 23′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 15%. 1–0 · 62–23–15
  5. 23′⚽ GOAL · 23' Seraing United 1–0 Excelsior Virton
  6. 23′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 23' Excelsior Virton win: 42% at kick-off, 15% now
  7. 23′THE CALL SWINGS · 23' Seraing United win is now our likeliest result at 62% (was Excelsior Virton win 38%)
  8. 24′22′: Saliou Faye on the scoresheet for Seraing United, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 62–23–15
  9. 24′🟨 YELLOW · 24' Aliou Dembele · Excelsior Virton
  10. 25′SUBSTITUTION · 24' Excelsior Virton · On: Ihab Goudani El Baraka · Off: Yassine Ben·Hamed
  11. 26′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–0 · 62–23–14
  12. 31′The goal count is tracking the 2.7 we expected. 1–0 · 63–23–13
  13. 35′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 35' Excelsior Virton win: 42% at kick-off, 12% now
  14. 38′⚽ GOAL · 38' Seraing United 1–1 Excelsior Virton
  15. 38′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 38' Excelsior Virton win: 42% at kick-off, 35% now
  16. 39′Excelsior Virton level it on 38′ through Paul Wade. 1–1. 1–1 · 29–36–35
  17. 40′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Paul Wade · Excelsior Virton
  18. 44′THE CALL SWINGS · 44' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Seraing United win 65%)
  19. 45′HALF-TIME Seraing United 1–1 Excelsior Virton
  20. 46′SECOND HALF Seraing United 1–1 Excelsior Virton
  21. 53′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 30%. 1–1 · 26–44–30
  22. 54′SUBSTITUTION · 53' Excelsior Virton · On: Antoine Valerio · Off: Tyron Tormin
  23. 55′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 25–45–29
  24. 57′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 7%. 2–1 · 71–22–7
  25. 57′3 goals already, more than the 2.7 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 71–22–7
  26. 57′⚽ GOAL · 57' Seraing United 2–1 Excelsior Virton
  27. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' Excelsior Virton win: 42% at kick-off, 7% now
  28. 57′THE CALL SWINGS · 57' Seraing United win is now our likeliest result at 71% (was Draw 46%)
  29. 58′Anas Namri scores for Seraing United on 56′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 72–22–6
  30. 63′🟨 YELLOW · 62' Fostave Mabani · Seraing United
  31. 65′We said Excelsior Virton at 42%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 2–1 · 75–20–4
  32. 67′SUBSTITUTION · 66' Excelsior Virton · On: Marks Inchaud · Off: Teddy Mézague
  33. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Seraing United · On: Nabil Bouchentouf · Off: Tom Lockman
  34. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 73' Excelsior Virton win: 42% at kick-off, 2% now
  35. 79′🟨 YELLOW · 78' Ihab Goudani El Baraka · Excelsior Virton
  36. 82′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Seraing United · On: Y. Lawson · Off: Saliou Faye
  37. 92′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.7 across ninety minutes. 2–2 · 3–94–3
  38. 92′⚽ GOAL · 90+2' Seraing United 2–2 Excelsior Virton
  39. 92′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+2' Draw is now our likeliest result at 94% (was Seraing United win 96%)
  40. 94′GOAL DISALLOWED · 90+4' Excelsior Virton
  41. 94′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+4' Seraing United win is now our likeliest result at 98% (was Draw 96%)
  42. 97′⚽ GOAL · 90+7' Seraing United 3–1 Excelsior Virton
  43. 98′90′: Fostave Mabani on the scoresheet for Seraing United, making it 3–1. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  44. FTFULL TIME Seraing United 3–1 Excelsior Virton
  45. FTSeraing United 3–1 Excelsior Virton · Excelsior Virton win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Excelsior Virton are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Seraing United 34%, draw 24%, Excelsior Virton 42%. Over 2.5 goals 50%, both teams to score 53%.

The AI’s read on Seraing United v Excelsior VirtonBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Seraing United win34%
Draw24%
Excelsior Virton win42%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 8

VenueLE STADE DU PAIRAY

Line-ups

Seraing United

4-4-2

Excelsior Virton

5-3-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Seraing United

Excelsior Virton

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · the Belgian Cup

Last match: 17 Oct · the Belgian Cup

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Excelsior Virton6+510
14Seraing United7−72

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Seraing United

4-4-2

1 N. Gillekens

6 E. Tshimbalanga

5 V. Corneillie

15 Moustapha Diop

3 O. Kébé

20 A. Tunkadi

7 A. Namri

22 M. Scarpinati

14 F. Mabani

10 S. Faye

24 T. Lockman

Coach · A. Mercier

Substitutes

31 · L. Gregoire

16 · Romain Jean-Baptiste

23 · Yannis Lawson

29 · Nils Guy Velleuer

25 · R. Aamer

36 · Alek Bisevac

4 · R. Bisevac

19 · N. Bouchentouf

21 · V. Di Crescenzo

Excelsior Virton

5-3-2

1 C. De Schrevel

22 S. Assengue

5 T. Mézague

4 E. Kari

3 A. Tchaptchet

18 J. Ntenda

8 G. Arib

13 A. Dembélé

10 P. Wade

11 A. Hachem

17 T. Tormin

Coach · Drazen Brncic

Substitutes

16 · N. Closset

23 · A. Diop

19 · I. Goudani

6 · M. Guillaume

9 · M. Inchaud

14 · Luca Maiorano

26 · V. Sanson

28 · Y. Hamed

21 · A. Valério

Our number · excelsior virton winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
42% The market34%
Us42%
Market34%

We make Excelsior Virton a 42% chance to win. The market has them at 34%. We are 8 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.3–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Seraing United v Excelsior Virton1.26 – 1.42
Form · last six in Challenger Pro League this season · since 15 AugW0 D2 L4 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 2 v 1014 v 6
The market · Excelsior Virton win34% · ours 42%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40%45% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:17
Our probability · Excelsior Virton win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 34% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Seraing United win34%39%−5
Draw24%27%−3
Excelsior Virton win42%34%+8
Over 2.5 goals50%56%−6
Both teams to score53%60%−7
Over 1.5 goals74%77%−3
Over 3.5 goals28%35%−7
Seraing United or draw58%66%−8
Seraing United clean sheet25%––
Excelsior Virton clean sheet29%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.4%
0123450 6.3 10.5 6.9 3.3 1 9.4 11.4 8.5 4.1 2 5.5 7.6 5.4 2.6 3 2.3 3.2 2.3 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Seraing United down, Excelsior Virton across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Challenger Pro League this season · since 15 Aug

SERAING UNITED

LDLLDL2–3 · 1–1 · 0–2 · 1–2 · 2–2 · 2–3

EXCELSIOR VIRTON

WWLWDL3–0 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 3–0 · 1–1 · 3–4

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Beerschot VA7+1218
2Dender7+918
3AS Eupen6+815
4Francs Borains6+212
5Sporting Hasselt7−212
6Excelsior Virton6+510
7Lokeren-Temse6+210
8K. Lierse S.K.6−18
9Club Brugge II6−28
10KAA Gent II6−28
11KRC Genk II7−37
12Patro Eisden7−46
13Liège7−75
14Seraing United7−72
15RSC Anderlecht II7−101

The competition's standings before kick-off.