Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Antwerp 3rd with 52 points, RWDM 3rd with 30, 22 apart. RWDM Brussels had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 2.49 goals per team per game, RWDM ran at 6.5 scored and 12.67 conceded, Antwerp at 1.83 and 0.9.
7 games without a win framed RWDM's arrival. The last-five ledger: RWDM 1/15, Antwerp 10/15.
The match was played at Edmond Machtens-Stadion in Bruxelles (capacity 15,266). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Antwerp led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.