With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Pro League game of the season. Beerschot-Wilrijk look forward to welcoming Zulte-Waregem in front of their home support.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats
The Beerschot-Wilrijk fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Olympisch Stadion and will expect new points from this game. Beerschot-Wilrijk has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Beerschot-Wilrijk has won six games in a row. The SV Roeselare match was the last time out without a victory.
Happy days for Beerschot-Wilrijk in their previous game, a Pro League match away at KV Oostende (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a First Division B win away at OH Leuven.
This is expected to be a close game, with Beerschot-Wilrijk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Beerschot-Wilrijk as a small favourite), we find nine games. Beerschot-Wilrijk has won eight of these, drawn zero and lost one.
Last season, Beerschot-Wilrijk's league statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the First Division B. Over these 14 matches they scored 18 goals and conceded 9. Playing at home last season Beerschot-Wilrijk managed 3-4-0 (win-draw-lost) with 9 goals and 6 conceded.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pro League home defeat versus Genk with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-7 defeat away at Anderlecht before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Zulte-Waregem in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Zulte-Waregem, two draws and one defeat.
Let's have a look at how Zulte-Waregem performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 6 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 11/32 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Noubissi 2 goals |   O. Deschacht 1 goals |
Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players
Zulte-Waregem missing players
| Beerschot-Wilrijk | Zulte-Waregem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| Beerschot-Wilrijk | Last season | Zulte-Waregem | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 11 | 41 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 32 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 73% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 37% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 55% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 14% | ||
| 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 38% | ||
| 7.4 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 329 | 164 | Total Shots | T S | 80 | 166 | ||
| 134 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 79 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 52% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Genk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sint-Truiden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Antwerp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | AS Eupen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Kortrijk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Excelsior Virton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Westerlo | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 6 | Lommel United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
| 7 | SV Roeselare | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Lokeren | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -15 | 7 |
| Last season | 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 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 44 | 70 |
| 2 | Gent | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 53 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Genk | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 32 | -8 | 36 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 33 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -23 | 30 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 31 | -27 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | -29 | 22 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -39 | 20 |