Match Report
Waasland-Beveren went into the game 14th in the table on 27 points; Lokeren sat 16th on 20 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Lokeren no better than 20th for form, against 16th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Waasland-Beveren ran at 1.23 scored and 1.67 conceded, Lokeren at 0.93 and 1.77.
Across 14 recorded meetings, Waasland-Beveren have 1 win to Lokeren's 7, with 6 draws, at 2.07 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 21% of meetings won.
The match was played at Freethiel-Stadion in Beveren-Waas (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Waasland-Beveren led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.