About Match
2 points and 4 places separate them: Dessel Sport 6th with 4, Merelbeke 2nd with 6. In league terms the two rates read 2.5/2 for Dessel Sport and 3/1.5 for Merelbeke (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47. A win would lift Dessel Sport to 7 points and up to 3rd, overtaking Merelbeke (other results unchanged).
Three consecutive wins precede this game for Merelbeke.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Dessel Sport wins, 0 for Merelbeke, 1 draw, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue is Armand Melis Stadion in Dessel, with room for 4,391 spectators.