Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belgian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Last season, Zulte-Waregem's Belgian Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.6-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Zulte-Waregem so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Zulte-Waregem after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Zulte-Waregem's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 5-1 versus Sint-Truiden. The home side are looking to build on that result. A Pro League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Gent.
As mentioned above, Zulte-Waregem "killed" Sint-Truiden in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Zulte-Waregem have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 2.
Zulte-Waregem are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Cercle Brugge awaits in four days.
The Zulte-Waregem manager F. Dury has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Sporting Charleroi have produced an overall stat of 4-4-1 so far. Sporting Charleroi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
The supporters enjoyed Sporting Charleroi's previous game versus Cercle Brugge, a Pro League 3-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the Pro League away draw versus Anderlecht that ended 0-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Sporting Charleroi in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Sporting Charleroi, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sporting Charleroi manager K. Belhocine as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Royal Excel Mouscron.
Sporting Charleroi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. Sporting Charleroi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Zulte-Waregem won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Sporting Charleroi has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 8 / 2Top Goalscorers
 
C. Larin
7 goals
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K. Rezaei
7 goals
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G. Bruno
6 goals
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Zulte-Waregem missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 33 | Scored | S | 25 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 203 | 136 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 181 | ||
| 103 | 70 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 76 | ||
| 43% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 54% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Gent | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Genk | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 22 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |