2015/2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francs Borains | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4/15 | 5-8 |
| Sporting Châtelet | 15 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8/15 | 10-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Francs Borains | 11 | 29 | 36 | -5 | DDWWW | 1 | +10 |
| Sporting Châtelet | 4 | 29 | 53 | 8 | WWLWL | 3 | +1 |
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 2016-02-14
17 points separated the sides: Sporting Châtelet 4th on 53, Francs Borains 11th on 36. Royal Francs Borains ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Francs Borains 1.62 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Sporting Châtelet 1.69 and 1.41, with the league averaging 1.56.
The match was played at Stade Robert Urbain in Boussu (capacity 8,500).
