Zulte-Waregem get ready to welcome Mechelen for something different than the ordinary league football: The Belgian Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Pro League match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Club Brugge, was also a home game here at Elindus Arena. The away team is better rested.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Last season, Zulte-Waregem's Belgian Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Zulte-Waregem's results here at Elindus Arena in the Pro League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Zulte-Waregem played out a surprising loss 1-2 against Club Brugge in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. The striker Brüls won the honour of being "man of the match" for Zulte-Waregem with the rating of 7.61/10. Brüls hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Westerlo that ended 1-1.Zulte-Waregem are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Union Saint-Gilloise awaits in three days.
The Zulte-Waregem fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. As for conceded goals, Zulte-Waregem's unpleasant statistic is 31 goals surrendered.
Mechelen form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Mechelen's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Pro League. Mechelen only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Mechelen, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Westerlo.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Kortrijk in the Pro League.A new game in only three days for Mechelen, the Pro League home match versus Sporting Charleroi. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Mechelen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Zulte-Waregem have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Mechelen.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vossen 6 goals |  Z. Gano 6 goals |   R. Schoofs 5 goals |
Zulte-Waregem missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 48 | 31 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 13 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 13.5 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 37 | 58 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Gent | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 25 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -18 | 22 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 20 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -26 | 18 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -23 | 15 |
