| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 15 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11/15 | 10-5 |
| Vitesse | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8/15 | 9-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht | 297 | 6 | 10 | 9 | WWWDL | 138 | +159 |
| Vitesse | 128 | 8 | 15 | 12 | WLWLL | 1763 | -1635 |
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 2016-01-08
In the standings it was Anderlecht 297th on 10 points, Vitesse 128th on 15 — separated by 5. On recent form Vitesse sat only 1763rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 128th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Anderlecht 2.83 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Vitesse 3.13 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.75.
Defeat had not touched Anderlecht in 6 games.
Lotto Park in Brussels staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,361.
