Season trivia for Challenger Pro League 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Challenger Pro League season in Belgium.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2017/2018 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Daan Heymans, playing for Westerlo, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 73 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Westerlo-Lierse SK.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2017, Esteban Casagolda (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 2 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Esteban Casagolda in Oud-Heverlee Leuven, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Florent Stevance in Tubize during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Hernán Losada, in total he scored 4 penalties for his Beerschot.
Most penalty goals by team
Cercle Brugge was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Yannick Aguemon was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total he scored 2 stoppage time goals for his Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, KSV Roeselare was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Euloge Placca Fessou (Beerschot)
Irvin Cardona (Cercle Brugge)
Esteban Casagolda (Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Esteban Casagolda in Oud-Heverlee Leuven who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 5 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Yannick Aguemon in Oud-Heverlee Leuven scored a total of 8 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Challenger Pro League during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Lierse SK was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Oud-Heverlee Leuven were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2017/2018 season, there were 3 teams that had 4 consecutive losses, and those teams were Tubize, Westerlo and KSV Roeselare.
Most matches in a row without a win
Westerlo managed the feat of not winning a single match in 10 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something KSV Roeselare were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Union St.-Gilloise have managed this in 4 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Challenger Pro League.
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