Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — La Calamine 8th with 50 points, La Louvière Centre 17th with 25, 25 apart. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, La Calamine ran at 1.62 scored and 1.32 conceded, La Louvière Centre at 1.15 and 1.97.
La Louvière Centre had been beaten in three straight games.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by La Calamine, 2 by La Louvière Centre, 0 drawn, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Stade Prince Philippe (capacity 4,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: La Calamine led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-2.