Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Thes Sport 6th with 50 points, Ninove 16th with 19, 31 apart. Recent form told a different story for Ninove: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Thes Sport ran at 1.47 scored and 1.13 conceded, Ninove at 1.33 and 2.77.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Thes Sport 2, draws 0, Ninove 2, at 3 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Sportcentrum Tessenderlo (capacity 1,500). Y. Verslycken officiated: 24 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Thes Sport: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Thes Sport 56% · Ninove 44% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 3-4