About Match
Knokke go into the game 7th in the table on 3 points; Merelbeke sit 2nd on 6 — a 3-point gap. Knokke rank just 14th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Knokke run at 1.5 scored and 1 conceded, Merelbeke at 3 and 1.5. A win would lift Knokke to 6 points and up to 4th, overtaking Merelbeke (other results unchanged).
Momentum sits with Merelbeke, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 5 Knokke wins, 0 for Merelbeke, 1 draw, at 3.17 goals per meeting.
The match takes place at Stadion Olivier in Knokke-Heist (capacity 3,000).