Match Report
Geel went into the game 15th in the table on 31 points; Dessel Sport sat 12th on 35 — a 4-point gap. Geel had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Geel were scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.07, Dessel Sport 1 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stadion De Leunen in Geel, with room for 22,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.