Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sparta Petegem 1st with 67 points, Toekomst Menen 15th with 19, 48 apart. Recent form flatters Toekomst Menen's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Scoring rates set the scale: Sparta Petegem 2.43 scored and 1 conceded per game, Toekomst Menen 1.07 and 2.57, with the league averaging 1.59.
Defeat had followed defeat for Toekomst Menen — eight in succession. Sparta Petegem had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Toekomst Menen, 0.
The match was played at Complex Gaversesteenweg (capacity 2,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sparta Petegem led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-1.