Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: RWDM (1st, 46 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Excelsior Virton (6th, 25 pts). Excelsior Virton ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: RWDM 1.86 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Excelsior Virton 1 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.52.
Excelsior Virton had not won in 6 games. RWDM had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Excelsior Virton, 1.
Edmond Machtens-Stadion in Bruxelles staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,266. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RWDM led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.