Match Report
Zulte-Waregem, 1st with 28 points, sat 21 points above Lierse (6th, 7). Recent form told a different story for Lierse: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Zulte-Waregem 3.5 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Lierse 0.7 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.7.
Momentum sat with Zulte-Waregem, winners of their last five, having scored in 14 consecutive games. A win had eluded Lierse for 9 matches. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Zulte-Waregem, 1/15 for Lierse.
12 meetings are on record — 6 won by Zulte-Waregem, 4 by Lierse, 2 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 42% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%. The recent trend is more open — 4 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.17 all-time.
The match was played at Elindus Arena in Waregem (capacity 12,500).