Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between RFC Liège (5th, 53 pts) and Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (10th, 38 pts). Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, RFC Liège ran at 1.38 scored and 1.22 conceded, Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring at 1.09 and 1.31.
RFC Liège's unbeaten run stood at 5. 5 games without a win framed Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring's arrival. From the last five rounds, RFC Liège held 11 points of 15 and Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 2.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for RFC Liège, 0 draws and 2 for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, at 3.4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Stade de Rocourt. Half-time and full-time told different stories: RFC Liège led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
RFC Liège: Benoit Bruggeman (18'), Frederic Soelle Soelle (80') · Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring: Jenthe Mertens (57')
Key stats
Possession: RFC Liège 56% · Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 44% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 5-3