Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: La Louvière (1st, 86 pts) held a 33-point advantage over Sporting Charleroi II (3rd, 53 pts). The last five rounds placed Sporting Charleroi II no better than 7th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Sporting Charleroi II ran at 1.59 scored and 1.24 conceded, La Louvière at 2.32 and 0.53.
Momentum sat with La Louvière, winners of their last three, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
With 15 matches recorded and 3.4 yellow cards per game, A. Delaye was the man in the middle. Stade du Pays de Charleroi in Charleroi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, La Louvière led 4-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-4.