Match Report
In the standings it was FC Lebbeke 13th on 43 points, Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 6th on 56 — separated by 13. On recent form Lyra-Lierse Berlaar sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, FC Lebbeke were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.56, Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 1.74 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar had won six straight, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for FC Lebbeke against 15/15 for Lyra-Lierse Berlaar.
The venue was Sportcomplex Lebbeke in Lebbeke, with room for 12,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.