Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Mandel United 1st on 65, Sparta Petegem 7th on 41. Sparta Petegem had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Mandel United 1.9 scored and 0.72 conceded per game, Sparta Petegem 1.43 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.62.
Sparta Petegem's unbeaten run stood at 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Mandel United wins, 1 for Sparta Petegem, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.




