Match Report
The table read 6th (Mechelen W, 35 pts) against 7th (Bilzen United W, 34 pts), 1 points apart. Bilzen United W had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Mechelen W 1.27 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, Bilzen United W 1.76 and 1.84, with the league averaging 1.63.
Defeat had followed defeat for Mechelen W — four in succession. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Mechelen W against 9/15 for Bilzen United W.
On the scoreboard, Mechelen W led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.




