Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between SK Beveren (1st, 88 pts) and RFC Liège (5th, 53 pts). Per game in the league, SK Beveren were scoring 2.31 and conceding 0.72, RFC Liège 1.38 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
SK Beveren carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for SK Beveren against 4/15 for RFC Liège.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by SK Beveren, 1 by RFC Liège, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Freethielstadion (capacity 13,200). On the scoreboard, SK Beveren led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
SK Beveren: Ferre Slegers (20'), Christian Brüls (39'), Jordan Bustin (45' og), Lennart Mertens (85')
Key stats
Possession: SK Beveren 65% · RFC Liège 35% · Total shots: 18-5 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 4-2