Match Report
Sporting Hasselt went into the game 13th in the table on 26 points; Beerschot-Wilrijk sat 1st on 13 — a 13-point gap. On recent form K. Beerschot V.A. sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Sporting Hasselt were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.6, Beerschot-Wilrijk 2.67 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Sporting Hasselt arrived off three straight defeats. Beerschot-Wilrijk entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Sporting Hasselt held 3 points of 15 and Beerschot-Wilrijk 10.
The venue was Stedelijk Sportstadion in Hasselt, with room for 8,800 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.