Belgian Play-offs

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Are these similar to NHL (ice hockey) where league standings only matter re rules for the playoffs i.e.first v fourth
Home advantage etc.
If this is the case the rational for giving Brugge the title is clear with a13 point lead and one game left!
What do playoffs mean in Belgium - are they the same as our split?
 
There is something about the teams starting the play offs with half their points.
 
After 30 games. The Top 6 have their points halved and play each other home & away. Who ever is top after these 10 games are champions
 
Are these similar to NHL (ice hockey) where league standings only matter re rules for the playoffs i.e.first v fourth
Home advantage etc.
If this is the case the rational for giving Brugge the title is clear with a13 point lead and one game left!
What do playoffs mean in Belgium - are they the same as our split?

The top 6 split and play each other home and away again with all teams points are halved and then play for the 2 Champions league places. 7-14th do same thing for the europa league places and the bottom 2 play 2 games against each other to decide who gets relegated.
 
The Belgian League had 1 round of fixtures to play before they split for the play off phase. Currently Brugge are 15 points ahead of Gent. Assuming they both had the same result in their final match before the split that means Brugge with a 15 point lead. Weirdly, in Belgium, the points you have won in the first 30 games then get halved (honestly!) so Brugge would have gone into the split with an 8 point lead over Gent. In fact had results gone their way in the final pre-split match then Gent could actually have reduced it to just 6 points. With 10 post-split games to come including home and away against their nearest rivals. It was far from 'done'.
 
The Belgian League had 1 round of fixtures to play before they split for the play off phase. Currently Brugge are 15 points ahead of Gent. Assuming they both had the same result in their final match before the split that means Brugge with a 15 point lead. Weirdly, in Belgium, the points you have won in the first 30 games then get halved (honestly!) so Brugge would have gone into the split with an 8 point lead over Gent. In fact had results gone their way in the final pre-split match then Gent could actually have reduced it to just 6 points. With 10 post-split games to come including home and away against their nearest rivals. It was far from 'done'.
Seems that Belgian Playoffs are almost a separate competition similar to NHL!
Therefore not a good comparison to SPFL (only 1 game to play) and therefore not a precedent!
 
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