Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Deinze & Zulte-Waregem face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Deinze form and stats
Deinze participated in Belgian Cup the last season, where they reached the round of 32.Deinze have played 8 First Division B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Deinze are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Lommel United.
Ahead of that match, Deinze lost 1-4 at home to Waasland-Beveren.The Deinze fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Deinze have conceded 13 from these games.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.There's been little loot from Zulte-Waregem's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Pro League. Zulte-Waregem only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Zulte-Waregem played 5-5 against AS Eupen in their previous match. The match against AS Eupen looked like a defeat for Zulte-Waregem, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 5-5. Fadera equalized in the 88th minute. Attacker Gano got a player rating of 9.14 in the game. "Man of the match" Gano scored two goals, signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.
Previously, the Belgian Cup victory away at Lommel United.
Zulte-Waregem's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Previous three meetings featuring these teams: Deinze won zero, Zulte-Waregem triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vossen 5 goals |   B. Dansoko 4 goals |  D. De Belder 4 goals |
Deinze missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Deinze | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 27 | 44 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 35% | ||
| 11.3 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 13.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | RWDM | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Lommel United | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Club Brugge II | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | RSC Anderlecht II | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Deinze | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 9 | Dender | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Standard Liege II | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | KRC Genk II | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Excelsior Virton | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 46 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | Gent | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Westerlo | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Standard Liège | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 17 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 13 |
| 17 | Kortrijk | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -17 | 11 |
