AS Eupen - Zulte-Waregem: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion am Kehrweg (8363 seats)

Zulte-Waregem have rested after their 2-3-game against Sporting Charleroi and are eager to meet AS Eupen. Here's all the facts and figures!

Insights:
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (74) in Pro League

Eupen are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Zulte-Waregem are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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AS Eupen form and stats

With 4 Pro League wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, AS Eupen are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Eupen are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 276 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Charles-Cook).

The home team returns to Stadion am Kehrweg after drawing with Kortrijk (placed 14th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Davidson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Davidson hit one key pass and won 6 of 13 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Anderlecht that was lost 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with AS Eupen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AS Eupen as a small favourite), we find 4 games. AS Eupen has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

AS Eupen has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Eupen defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

Zulte-Waregem have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 2-5-9 (16 played).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Zulte-Waregem, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Sporting Charleroi (placed 8th). Late heartbreak for Zulte-Waregem in the Sporting Charleroi match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Midfield player Fadera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Fadera scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 0-2 loss hosting Antwerp before that.

Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 12 league games.

Zulte-Waregem have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 18 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zulte-Waregem have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Zulte-Waregem is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, Mechelen, Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Zulte-Waregem - Eupen 5-5. AS Eupen-Zulte-Waregem H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AS Eupen one win, Zulte-Waregem six wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
9 goals
Zulte-WaregemZ. Gano
Z. Gano
9 goals
AS EupenS. Peeters
S. Peeters
7 goals

AS Eupen missing players

Zulte-Waregem missing players

AS Eupen Zulte-Waregem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
7 4 1 Won W 1 2 5
7 4 1 Drew D 2 5 9
18 8 2 Lost L 1 9 18
39 21 7 Scored S 7 18 43
63 28 9 Conceded C 6 31 74
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
56% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 59%
34% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 47%
19% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 28%
59% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 66%
16% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
28% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 28%
 
4.8 5.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5 4.9
6 4.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.6 4.6
2.1 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.3 2.4
6 4 0 Red cards R C 2 4 7
 
11.8 13.4 19.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 9.9 10.7
3.7 4.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.8 3.8
33% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 30% 36%
 
14.7 13.6 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 15.2 13.7
4.7 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.4 5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zulte-Waregem have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (74) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 31 22 5 4 71 31 16 13 1 2 39 13 15 9 4 2 32 18 40 71
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 32 21 6 5 64 38 16 12 2 2 31 15 16 9 4 3 33 23 26 69
3 Antwerp 31 19 6 6 55 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 16 8 4 4 22 15 30 63
4 Gent 32 16 7 9 62 35 16 9 4 3 27 14 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 55
5 Club Brugge 32 15 10 7 54 36 16 9 6 1 33 15 16 6 4 6 21 21 18 55
6 Standard Liege 31 14 7 10 51 41 15 8 3 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 10 49
7 Westerlo 31 14 6 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 15 6 3 6 20 26 8 48
8 Sporting Charleroi 31 14 5 12 42 42 15 7 1 7 21 20 16 7 4 5 21 22 0 47
9 Anderlecht 31 13 6 12 45 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 16 7 3 6 20 18 7 45
10 Cercle Brugge 31 11 11 9 43 41 16 7 7 2 28 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 2 44
11 OH Leuven 32 11 9 12 49 46 16 6 5 5 26 22 16 5 4 7 23 24 3 42
12 Sint-Truiden 31 10 9 12 31 36 15 5 4 6 15 18 16 5 5 6 16 18 -5 39
13 Mechelen 31 9 6 16 40 60 16 7 5 4 28 26 15 2 1 12 12 34 -20 33
14 Kortrijk 32 8 7 17 35 56 16 4 5 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 31
15 AS Eupen 32 7 7 18 39 63 16 4 4 8 21 28 16 3 3 10 18 35 -24 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 5 9 18 43 74 16 3 4 9 25 43 16 2 5 9 18 31 -31 24
17 KV Oostende 31 6 6 19 35 66 16 5 1 10 18 29 15 1 5 9 17 37 -31 24
18 RFC Seraing 32 5 4 23 26 65 16 1 3 12 7 28 16 4 1 11 19 37 -39 19

Read more about Pro League

The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.