Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Herentals (5th, 45 pts) and Triangle United (17th, 19 pts). Triangle United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Triangle United were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.22, Herentals 1.07 and 0.89, against a competition average of 0.94 goals per team per game.
12 games without a win framed Triangle United's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Triangle United, 3 for Herentals and 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Gibbo Stadium (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Herentals: Milton Chimedza (46')