Match Report
In the standings it was KV Oostende 17th on 27 points, Club Brugge 4th on 36 — separated by 9. On recent form Club Brugge sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 2.29 goals per team per game, KV Oostende ran at 1.09 scored and 2.24 conceded, Club Brugge at 11.83 and 8.
KV Oostende had not won in 14 games.
24 meetings are on record — 2 won by KV Oostende, 19 by Club Brugge, 3 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 4 goals, well above the all-time 3.
The venue was DIaz Arena in Oostende, with room for 8,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: KV Oostende led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.