2004/2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Heerenveen | 11 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7/15 | 7-9 |
| Beveren | 7 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4/15 | 4-15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Heerenveen | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | LWDW | 11 | -8 |
| Beveren | 5 | 4 | 0 | -13 | LLLL | 36 | -31 |
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 2004-12-14
The table read 3rd (SC Heerenveen, 7 pts) against 5th (Beveren, 0 pts), 7 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Beveren: only 36th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: SC Heerenveen 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Beveren 0.5 and 3.75, with the league averaging 1.41.
Beveren had been beaten in three straight games.
