| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6/15 | 4-4 |
| KV Oostende | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7/15 | 7-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | 45 | 9 | 20 | 31 | WDWLD | 1763 | -1718 |
| KV Oostende | 59 | 8 | 19 | 20 | WWWWD | 748 | -689 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-01-08
1 points and 14 places separated them: FC Groningen 45th with 20, KV Oostende 59th with 19. FC Groningen had been under-performing their position — 1763rd on five-round form against 45th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 4.44/1 for FC Groningen and 3.38/0.88 for KV Oostende (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.75.
Euroborg, capacity 22,525, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
