The last match of the thirteenth match day is played by Lokeren and Virton. Lokeren no longer plays for anything (not the first period), but Virton does. They are only one point behind Leuven and will do everything they can to win the period title as a PhD student.
Lokeren:
The first-class relegant had a very difficult start in the Proximus League, and that is to say the least. However, in recent weeks things have been going better with just one loss from seven games. They won among others from Beerschot and Leuven, not even the smallest boys in the competition. If they can continue along this line, they really should not be too scared of Virton.
Coach Glen De Boeck was satisfied with the victory against Beerschot and is already looking forward to the second period. ‘The group is very well connected. Everyone wants to fight for each other and that is very important. In the past weeks we did receive some goals on stagnant phases, but we also had an answer against Beerschot. If all goes well, then Lokeren is just a nice team. In 1B, all teams are strongly connected. We do not have the best core and we will not win all matches, but this team will fight for it. ”
Virton:
Whoever had seen this coming, would probably have put a coin in 2015 on Leicester who would play the champion. Virton just takes part for the first period title, and how. They play really attractive football under the German coach Dino Toppmöller. They play the German football that we are used to from the biggest teams in the world such as Liverpool and Dortmund. To apply that principle to a team in the Proximus League: chapeau!
The coach himself has never expressed the ambition to go for that period title. Journalists always heard the classic ‘we watch the match per match’. Whether they still watch it match by match? I do not think so. Virton is still more or less in its own hands. The cards are a bit harder for them because they have a point more than Leuven, but in the end everything is still possible on the last matchday against OHL, given that they now grab at least one point against Lokeren.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,54
