Club Brugge get ready to welcome Zulte-Waregem for something different than the ordinary league football: The Belgian Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Club Brugge nor Zulte-Waregem as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Club Brugge form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jan Breydel Stadium as Club Brugge have scored 27 goals to get 27 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 8-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Belgian Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. The Club Brugge fans aren't used to losing here at Jan Breydel Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Club Brugge has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
Club Brugge are returning here after visiting Anderlecht in a Pro League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. H. Vanaken (2) scored the goal(s). Before that, Club Brugge had a Pro League home game versus Zulte-Waregem which ended with a victory 4-0.
The manager P. Clement will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kortrijk in only four days.
Club Brugge can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 27 times. As for guarding their own goal, Club Brugge have only let in 3 goals at home.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Zulte-Waregem was sent out of Belgian Cup in the 8th finals last season.3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zulte-Waregem in their Pro League matches away. When we have look at the Belgian Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on F. Dury, the Zulte-Waregem manager, as the last three away games were defeats. Recent form does not give Zulte-Waregem much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Club Brugge will be a tough nut to crack.
Zulte-Waregem have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Sammy Bossut. It's been 189 minutes since they last conceded in Pro League.
The manager F. Dury was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Regenboogstadion. Zulte-Waregem suffered a 0-3 loss to Genk. Prior to that match, the Zulte-Waregem manager F. Dury faced defeat when travelling to Cercle Brugge and losing 0-2.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Zulte-Waregem as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were 1 away win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. The outsiders lost 1 of these games by at least two goals.
Zulte-Waregem has another fixture away, a Pro League game, against Antwerp in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Zulte-Waregem as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zulte-Waregem have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 8 wins for Club Brugge, 1 draw and 1 win for Zulte-Waregem. Over 2,5 goals: 9 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vanaken 11 goals |  D. Okereke 9 goals |   C. Larin 7 goals |
Club Brugge missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Club Brugge | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 43 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 237 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 163 | ||
| 106 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 81 | ||
| 42% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 49% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 39 | 52 |
| 2 | Gent | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Genk | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 20 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -20 | 18 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -28 | 11 |