Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Sint-Truiden 3rd on 57, Dender 4th on 25. Dender had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.83 for Dender and 1.57/1.17 for Sint-Truiden (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Dender arrived off three straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Dender, 12/15 for Sint-Truiden.
The venue was Van Roystadion, with room for 8,157 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sint-Truiden led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Dender: Noah Mbamba (1') · Sint-Truiden: Ilias Sebaoui (24'), Ryotaro Ito (34'), Arbnor Muja (87'), Rihito Yamamoto (67')
Key stats
Possession: Dender 39% · Sint-Truiden 61% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-9