Match Report
7 points for Lierse (6th), 9 for OH Leuven (4th): a 2-point gap. OH Leuven had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.7 goals per team per game, Lierse ran at 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded, OH Leuven at 1.2 and 1.8.
Lierse's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Lierse against 7/15 for OH Leuven.
9 meetings are on record — 1 won by Lierse, 3 by OH Leuven, 5 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
Herman Vanderpoortenstadion in Lier staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,158. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.