2018/2019| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyra | 15 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11/15 | 9-4 |
| Racing Mechelen | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8/15 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyra | 3 | 30 | 52 | 16 | DWDWD | 5 | -2 |
| Racing Mechelen | 16 | 30 | 27 | -10 | WLWLL | 9 | +7 |
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 2019-03-24
25 points separated the sides: Lyra 3rd on 52, Racing Mechelen 16th on 27. Racing Mechelen ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Per game in the league, Lyra were scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.07, Racing Mechelen 1.2 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Lyra had not lost in 6 games.
The match was played at Sportcomplex De Doelvelden in Berlaar (capacity 12,500).
