Match Report
Platinum went into the game 10th in the table on 39 points; Herentals sat 5th on 48 — a 9-point gap. Platinum ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.66/0.69 for Platinum and 1.07/0.9 for Herentals (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.94.
Platinum were unbeaten in 5. Herentals were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Platinum, 1 by Herentals, 2 drawn, at 1.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The venue was Mandava Stadium, with room for 35,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Herentals led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Herentals: 1 goal with no recorded scorer