Match Report
12th against 11th, but level on points: Zelzate and Merelbeke both had 36. Recent form told a different story for Zelzate: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Zelzate 1.73 scored and 2.03 conceded per game, Merelbeke 1.4 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.67.
Defeat had not touched Zelzate in 5 games.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Zelzate, 4 by Merelbeke, 0 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
KVV Zelzate A-Complex, capacity 500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Zelzate led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Zelzate: Jilke Deconinck (30'), Visar Shala (77') · Merelbeke: Nico Binst (55')
Key stats
Possession: Zelzate 53% · Merelbeke 47% · Total shots: 9-17 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 7-7