Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dender 2nd with 54 points, RFC Seraing 15th with 28, 26 apart. Recent form flatters RFC Seraing's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, Dender ran at 1.83 scored and 1.07 conceded, RFC Seraing at 1.1 and 1.7.
Dender had not lost in 7 games. Six consecutive defeats weighed on RFC Seraing. The last-five ledger: Dender 9/15, RFC Seraing 0/15.
Van Roystadion in Denderleeuw staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,429. On the scoreboard, Dender led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.