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Yves Defraigne has been at Mons for a long time now and club phylospohy isn't changing. They rely on tough defense and aggressve game. That may be more obvious than ever this season. Mons have the best defense int eh league after the first quarter of the season. They allow 71 point on average but also have the worst offensive end, which hits around 75 on average. Those numbers are even lower home. Oostende are better offensively, there is no doubt about it (average around 81) but we all know what Belgian league is like. Most teams play fast without real defense. Oostende have the second best defense (allow around 74) and that is important here, just like the fact they played Mons at 145 points in the first round, hitting just 66. Mons were mostly under 150 back then and even Limited Limburg to 57 points. They barely went over 140 with Antwerp, at 134 with Brussels, at 134 with Spirou.
Oostende finished with Spirou at 143 in the greatest derby of the Belgian league and went over this margin in most other games. Given the game style of their opponents, that is no surprise or that important for this game because they play much differently than most Belgian teams. They got limited to under this margin twice with fast-paced Telekom in FIBA Europe. Oostende play Champions League and base everything on defense. They recently played Mega at 146 points, Canarias at 128, Juventus at 128, Strasbourg at 138, Mornar at 146. They were limited to under 150 this season against all more serious defense oriented teams. The Belgian champions are a bit better than before. They lost some important shooters last season and didn't replace them with players of same quality. They recently acquired Mwema who won't get much in offense but will contribute defensively and athletically.