Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Bocholt (2nd, 57 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Sterkrade-Nord (21st, 17 pts). Sterkrade-Nord ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, FC Bocholt ran at 3.59 scored and 0.73 conceded, Sterkrade-Nord at 1.5 and 2.82.
FC Bocholt were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Sterkrade-Nord's winless run stood at 7. The last-five ledger: FC Bocholt 9/15, Sterkrade-Nord 1/15.
Gigaset Arena (Bocholt) in Bocholt, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. FC Bocholt led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 8-0 full-time score.


