Match Report
Harelbeke went into the game 6th in the table on 41 points; Westhoek sat 15th on 33 — an 8-point gap. Harelbeke's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Harelbeke ran at 1.9 scored and 1.57 conceded, Westhoek at 1.5 and 1.53.
Level finishes had become the habit for Harelbeke: four in a row.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Harelbeke 3, draws 1, Westhoek 2, at 4.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Forestiersstadion (capacity 9,737). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Harelbeke led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Harelbeke: 2 goals with no recorded scorer