Match Report
54 points for Merelbeke (4th), 50 for Oudenaarde (7th): a 4-point gap. Merelbeke's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Merelbeke were scoring 2 and conceding 1.26, Oudenaarde 1.32 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Merelbeke had been beaten in three straight games. Oudenaarde's unbeaten run stood at 7. The last-five ledger: Merelbeke 6/15, Oudenaarde 13/15.
On the scoreboard, Oudenaarde led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.