2015/2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herstal | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9/15 | 10-8 |
| Gold Star Liege | 13 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3/15 | 5-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herstal | 4 | 30 | 54 | 18 | WDWLW | 3 | +1 |
| Gold Star Liege | 16 | 30 | 21 | -34 | LLLWL | 14 | +2 |
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 2016-04-10
On paper the standings were lopsided — Herstal 4th with 54 points, Gold Star Liege 16th with 21, 33 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Herstal 1.97 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Gold Star Liege 1.33 and 2.47, with the league averaging 1.62.
Gold Star Liege had been beaten in three straight games. Over the last five, Herstal had taken 9 of 15 points to Gold Star Liege's 3.
Complexe Emile Muraille in Herstal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000.
