2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFC Liège | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7/15 | 10-8 |
| Acren | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6/15 | 8-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFC Liège | 1 | 27 | 66 | 40 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
| Acren | 9 | 27 | 34 | 0 | DDDDW | 8 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-01-26
Acren, 9th on 34 points, faced a 32-point deficit to RFC Liège (1st, 66). Scoring rates set the scale: RFC Liège 2.52 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Acren 1.59 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.6.
Acren had been beaten in three straight games.
The match was played at Stade Rue de la Tonne (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-1.
