Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Westerlo U21 2nd with 51 points, Beerschot-Wilrijk U21 9th with 26, 25 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Westerlo U21 2.29 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Beerschot-Wilrijk U21 2 and 2.33, with the league averaging 2.02.
Westerlo U21 had won four straight.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Westerlo U21, 3 by Beerschot-Wilrijk U21, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won.
The venue was Het Kuipje, with room for 8,182 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Westerlo U21: Mats Van de Velde (64'), Mattias Goossens (52'), Ignace Abdelhamid (72'), Ignace Abdelhamid (77') · Beerschot-Wilrijk U21: Virgil Bachy (48')
Key stats
Possession: Westerlo U21 51% · Beerschot-Wilrijk U21 49% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-4