| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heist | 15 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8/15 | 8-7 |
| Liège | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10/15 | 13-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSK Heist | 6 | 38 | 61 | 10 | DWWLD | 8 | -2 |
| RFC Liège | 1 | 38 | 86 | 70 | WDWWW | 1 | 0 |
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 2023-01-28
On paper the standings were lopsided — Liège 1st with 86 points, Heist 6th with 61, 25 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Heist 1.82 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Liège 2.61 and 0.76, with the league averaging 1.48.
The venue was Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum in Heist-Op-Den-Berg, with room for 7,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Liège led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
