Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SK Beveren 1st with 88 points, Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 10th with 38, 50 apart. Per game in the league, SK Beveren were scoring 2.31 and conceding 0.72, Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 1.09 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with SK Beveren, winners of their last five, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for SK Beveren, 0 draws and 2 for Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The match was played at Freethiel-Stadion (capacity 8,190). SK Beveren led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
SK Beveren: Viktor Boone (45')
Key stats
Possession: SK Beveren 63% · Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring 37% · Total shots: 22-8 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 9-2