Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — La Louvière 1st with 86 points, Oud-Heverlee Leuven II 16th with 33, 53 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Oud-Heverlee Leuven II 1.26 scored and 1.76 conceded per game, La Louvière 2.32 and 0.53, with the league averaging 1.45.
Oud-Heverlee Leuven II entered with four losses in a row. Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for La Louvière, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Oud-Heverlee Leuven II 3/15, La Louvière 15/15.
The match was played at Bergéstadion in Tirlemont (capacity 7,076). La Louvière led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.