| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokeren | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10/15 | 16-5 |
| Newcastle United | 15 | W2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11/15 | 14-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokeren | 58 | 9 | 19 | 14 | WWLLW | 212 | -154 |
| Newcastle United | 137 | 1 | 3 | 1 | W | 941 | -804 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-23
Lokeren, 58th with 19 points, sat 16 points above Newcastle United (137th, 3). Newcastle United had been under-performing their position — 941st on five-round form against 137th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokeren 2.22 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Newcastle United 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.75.
Defeat had not touched Newcastle United in 7 games.
Daknamstadion in Lokeren, capacity 10,000, hosted the game.
