Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Merelbeke 2nd with 67 points, Lochristi 8th with 41, 26 apart. Lochristi's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Merelbeke ran at 2.4 scored and 0.97 conceded, Lochristi at 1.63 and 1.77.
Merelbeke had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Lochristi, 4.
The venue was A-complex Kloosterstraat in Merelbeke, with room for 2,000 spectators.