Match Report
KV Kortrijk, 2nd with 67 points, sat 51 points above OC Charleroi (17th, 16). Scoring rates set the scale: KV Kortrijk 1.84 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, OC Charleroi 0.81 and 2.13, with the league averaging 1.41.
Defeat had followed defeat for OC Charleroi — three in succession. The last-five ledger: KV Kortrijk 10/15, OC Charleroi 4/15.
The venue was Guldensporenstadion, with room for 9,399 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
KV Kortrijk: Ilan Hurtevent (63'), Boris Lambert (90'), Thierry Ambrose (90') · OC Charleroi: Luca Ferrara (69')
Key stats
Possession: KV Kortrijk 64% · OC Charleroi 36% · Total shots: 22-6 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 16-0