Match Report
38 points for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (10th), 41 for Jong Gent (9th): a 3-point gap. Jong Gent had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 1.09 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Jong Gent 1.31 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.41.
Defeat had followed defeat for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring — three in succession. Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Jong Gent, 9.
Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, capacity 15,158, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring: A. Stanić (33') · Jong Gent: Ali Donny Sylla (90'), Ruslan Vydysh (22'), Tibe De Vlieger (74')
Key stats
Possession: Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 36% · Jong Gent 64% · Total shots: 10-16 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 5-7