Match Report
25 points for Dender (4th), 33 for Westerlo (4th): an 8-point gap. Dender's recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Dender 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Westerlo 1.4 and 1.7, with the league averaging 1.34.
Westerlo had not won in 6 games. Over the last five, Dender had taken 8 of 15 points to Westerlo's 2.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Dender 2, draws 1, Westerlo 2, at 2.4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The match was played at Van Roystadion (capacity 8,157). On the scoreboard, Dender led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Dender: David Toševski (40'), Bruny Nsimba (56') · Westerlo: Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (50'), Nacho Ferri (64')
Key stats
Possession: Dender 45% · Westerlo 55% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 2-4