Match Report
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, 10th with 38 points, sat 17 points above Club NXT U23 (16th, 21). Club NXT U23 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.09/1.31 for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring and 1.03/1.72 for Club NXT U23 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Club NXT U23 entered with four losses in a row.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, 0 draws and 2 for Club NXT U23, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Herman Vanderpoortenstadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,158. Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring: Jenthe Mertens (4'), Cedric Van Meirvenne (85') · Club NXT U23: Yanis Musuayi (60')
Key stats
Possession: Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 43% · Club NXT U23 57% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 1-6