Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Beerschot-Wilrijk 1st with 67 points, Berg en Dal 14th with 25, 42 apart. K. Beerschot V.A. had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Berg en Dal 1.24 scored and 2.28 conceded per game, Beerschot-Wilrijk 2.59 and 0.76, with the league averaging 1.76.
Momentum sat with Berg en Dal, winners of their last five, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Beerschot-Wilrijk carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The venue was Kattenstadion in Meerhout, with room for 2,300 spectators.


