Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sporting Charleroi 9th with 42 points, Lokeren 16th with 20, 22 apart. Recent form told a different story for Lokeren: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Lokeren were scoring 0.93 and conceding 1.77, Sporting Charleroi 1.43 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
19 meetings are on record — 7 won by Lokeren, 5 by Sporting Charleroi, 7 drawn, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 79% of the meetings. Where history says 2.95 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.
Daknamstadion in Lokeren, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.