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AS Eupen vs Excelsior Virton 1-2
- Ba-Muaka Simakala (P)44'
- Jean-Claude Ntenda58'
- Ihab Goudani79'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · 18:15 (UTC)
- Venue
- Kehrweg Stadium, Eupen
Match timeline
- 90+4’VAR check
AS EupenRune PaeshuysePenalty cancelled - 90+2’Yellow card
Excelsior VirtonTyron Tormin - 90’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonValentin Sanson ONPaul Wade OFF
- 86’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonLorenzo De Geyndt ONIhab Goudani OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAS EupenAron Sulejmani ONMathias Fixelles OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAS EupenJoão Diogo Alves Rodrigues ONBa-Muaka Simakala OFF
- 79’Goal!Excelsior VirtonIhab GoudaniAssist: Abdelsamad Hachem1 – 2
- 72’SubstitutionAS EupenTheo Marechal ONMark Müller OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 72’SubstitutionAS EupenBertan Çalışkan ONLorenzo Youndje OFF
- 72’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonTyron Tormin ONSteeven Assengue OFF
- 63’SubstitutionAS EupenIsaac Nuhu ONLogan Delaurier-Chaubet OFF
- 58’Goal!Excelsior VirtonJean-Claude Ntenda1 – 1
- 44’Penalty goalAS EupenBa-Muaka Simakala1 – 0
- 41’VAR checkAS EupenIgor PlastunPenalty confirmed
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
AS EupenExcelsior Virton- 52%Possession48%
- 16Shots11
- 3.20xG0.58
- 6Shots on Target3
- 6Corners4
- 11Fouls11
- 2Offsides2
- 1Saves6
- 459Passes422
- 0Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
AS Eupen4 - 1 - 4 - 1
- 1Hiller
- 2Genechten
- 28Paeshuyse
- 32Plastun
- 5Gavory
- 70Fixelles
- 22Delaurier-Chaubet
- 27Müller
- 10Nadje
- 13Youndje
- 11Simakala
Substitutions
- 63’↑7 I. Nuhu↓22 L. Delaurier-Chaubet
- 72’↑47 Théo Maréchal↓27 M. Müller
- 72’↑ Bertan Çalışkan↓13 L. Youndje
- 82’↑9 A. Sulejmani↓70 M. Fixelles
- 82’↑ João Diogo Alves Rodrigues↓11 B. Simakala
Unused substitutes 19 B. Caliskan, 3 M. Precious, 25 Jaden Malhage, 98 Kikas, 18 A. Keita, 24 A. Lejoly
Coach F. Mazzù
Match facts
- Competition
- Challenger Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Date
- Sun, 1 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:15 (UTC)
- Venue
- Kehrweg Stadium, Eupen
- AS Eupen coach
- F. Mazzù
League table
Challenger Pro League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Beerschot VA | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +16 | 24 |
| 2 |  Dender | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 |  Francs Borains | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 18 |
| 4 |  AS Eupen | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| 5 |  Patro Eisden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 |  Excelsior Virton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
Player ratings
- 1
B. Simakala7.4 - 2
N. Gavory7.3 - 3
I. Nuhu7.2 - 4
I. Plastun7.1 - 5
Y. Van Genechten6.9 - 6
R. Paeshuyse6.9 - 7
C. Nadje6.7 - 8
A. Sulejmani6.5 - 9
Théo Maréchal6.4 - 10
Kikas6.3 - 11
L. Delaurier-Chaubet6.3 - 12
M. Fixelles6.2 - 13
B. Caliskan6.1 - 14
M. Hiller6.0 - 15
M. Müller5.7 - 16
L. Youndje5.6 - 17
M. Precious0.0 - 18
Jaden Malhage0.0 - 19
A. Keita0.0 - 20
A. Lejoly0.0
- 1
I. Goudani8.0 - 2
J. Ntenda7.7 - 3
E. Kari6.9 - 4
A. Dembélé6.9 - 5
C. De Schrevel6.9 - 6
G. Arib6.7 - 7
P. Wade6.6 - 8
A. Hachem6.6 - 9
T. Tormin6.5 - 10
A. Tchaptchet6.5 - 11
M. Guillaume6.4 - 12
S. Assengue6.2 - 13Lorenzo De Geyndt6.1
- 14Nathan Fernandes0.0
- 15
M. Inchaud0.0 - 16
Luca Maiorano0.0 - 17
A. Valério0.0 - 18
N. Closset0.0 - 19
A. Diop0.0 - 20
V. Sanson0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
I. Goudani
Excelsior Virton
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 86 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
AS Eupen- W-D-L
- 4-0-1
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
Excelsior Virton- W-D-L
- 1-1-3
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- AS Eupen0%
- Excelsior VirtonResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Excelsior Virton came from behind to beat AS Eupen 2-1 at Kehrweg Stadium, with Ihab Goudani's 79th-minute strike settling it after the home side had led at half-time.
The first half turned on a VAR check in the 41st minute, when Igor Plastun's handball was upgraded to a penalty for AS Eupen. Ba-Muaka Simakala took it in the 44th minute and opened the scoring, making it 1-0 at the break.
Jean-Claude Ntenda equalised for Excelsior Virton in the 58th minute. AS Eupen made two changes in the 72nd minute, and the visitors also sent on Tyron Tormin at the same time. Goudani then put Excelsior Virton ahead in the 79th minute from Abdelsamad Hachem's assist, making it 2-1. AS Eupen made two more changes in the 82nd minute, and Excelsior Virton saw out the closing stages after a late VAR check in the 90+4th minute overturned a penalty for Rune Paeshuyse.
AS Eupen had 52% of the ball and 459 passes to Excelsior Virton's 422, but the visitors had the better numbers where it mattered, with 11 shots to 16, 3 shots on target to 6, and 0.58 xG to 3.2. Eupen also led 6-4 on corners, while both sides finished level on 11 fouls and 2 offsides. Excelsior Virton made 6 saves to Eupen's 1.
Tyron Tormin was booked in the 90+2nd minute.
Match record
- Competition
- Challenger Pro League
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Kehrweg Stadium, Eupen
- Match ID
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14 events
- 41’VAR checkAS EupenIgor PlastunPenalty confirmed
- 44’Penalty goalAS EupenBa-Muaka Simakala1 – 0
- 58’Goal!Excelsior VirtonJean-Claude Ntenda1 – 1
- 63’SubstitutionAS EupenIsaac Nuhu ONLogan Delaurier-Chaubet OFF
- 72’SubstitutionAS EupenTheo Marechal ONMark Müller OFF
- 72’SubstitutionAS EupenBertan Çalışkan ONLorenzo Youndje OFF
- 72’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonTyron Tormin ONSteeven Assengue OFF
- 79’Goal!Excelsior VirtonIhab GoudaniAssist: Abdelsamad Hachem1 – 2
- 82’SubstitutionAS EupenAron Sulejmani ONMathias Fixelles OFF
- 82’SubstitutionAS EupenJoão Diogo Alves Rodrigues ONBa-Muaka Simakala OFF
- 86’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonLorenzo De Geyndt ONIhab Goudani OFF
- 90’SubstitutionExcelsior VirtonValentin Sanson ONPaul Wade OFF
- 90+2’Yellow cardExcelsior VirtonTyron Tormin
- 90+4’VAR checkAS EupenRune PaeshuysePenalty cancelled