Match Report
Gent went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; Roma sat 2nd on 9 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Roma no better than 25th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Gent were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.17, Roma 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
The venue was GHELAMCO-arena in Gent, with room for 20,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.