Match Report
Waasland-Beveren, 18th on 31 points, faced a 45-point deficit to Club Brugge (1st, 76). Club Brugge's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Waasland-Beveren were scoring 1.29 and conceding 2.06, Club Brugge 2.15 and 0.76, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Waasland-Beveren — three in succession. Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for Club Brugge, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Waasland-Beveren held 2 points of 15 and Club Brugge 15.
17 meetings are on record — 3 won by Waasland-Beveren, 12 by Club Brugge, 2 drawn, at 3.59 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 76% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 82%.
Freethiel-Stadion in Beveren-Waas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Club Brugge led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.