Match Report
Defeat had followed defeat for Mons — three in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Mons wins, 1 for Lierse, 2 draws, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
Stade Charles Tondreau, capacity 9,504, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mons led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Mons: Tim Matthys (37') · Lierse: Mbaye Diagne (59'), Tony Watt (72'), Tony Watt (87'), Mbaye Diagne (90'), Mbaye Diagne (60')