Quote (zarkadon @ Mar 11 2013 06:44pm)
don't they have the playoff though?
Yeah but not alot of relegating clubs end up going trough playoffs 3.
The numbers 15 (beerschot) wil get a 3 point bonus against number 16 (cercle) and they have a game more at home.
In total 5 games are played between Beerschot and Cercle, the loser of the most matches will go to division 2, while the winner will have to go to the play offs of the second division top 4 (number 1 in second division= auto promotion).
Only the winner in this play off will go (or stay) to division one, and the champions of second division will go trough aswell.
So mostly the high amount of games kills the relegating teams