Betting preview: Beerschot-Wilrijk vs Zulte-Waregem should be interesting

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Olympisch Stadion (12771 seats)

Beerschot-Wilrijk are hosting Zulte-Waregem for yet another key fixture after their 1-2 result versus 17th-placed RFC Seraing.

Insights:
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (20) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

It's no vacation for neither Beerschot-Wilrijk nor Zulte-Waregem as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Beerschot-Wilrijk form and stats

Beerschot-Wilrijk's results here at Olympisch Stadion in the Pro League have been very modest with 3 victories, 0 draws and 9 defeats. When Beerschot-Wilrijk hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Beerschot-Wilrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, OH Leuven and KV Oostende), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

Beerschot-Wilrijk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus RFC Seraing. The striker Shankland outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Shankland scored one goal.

Ahead of that match, Beerschot-Wilrijk won a home game hosting OH Leuven (3-1).

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 Beerschot-Wilrijk have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost two.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Beerschot-Wilrijk here at Olympisch Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 12 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zulte-Waregem in their Pro League matches away. Zulte-Waregem has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Zulte-Waregem's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus OH Leuven that finished 1-1. Midfield player Vossen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.3/10. Vossen scored one goal and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cercle Brugge wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zulte-Waregem playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were one Zulte-Waregem win, one draw and zero defeats.

Zulte-Waregem are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zulte-Waregem have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the sides met earlier this campaign; Zulte-Waregem - Beerschot-Wilrijk null. Numbers for the last three meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Beerschot-Wilrijk, zero draws and one win for Zulte-Waregem. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
14 goals
Zulte-WaregemZ. Gano
Z. Gano
11 goals
Beerschot-WilrijkM. Noubissi
M. Noubissi
4 goals

Beerschot-Wilrijk missing players

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Beerschot-Wilrijk Zulte-Waregem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 4 11 23
3 3 2 Won W 1 3 6
3 0 0 Drew D 2 3 6
17 9 2 Lost L 1 5 11
20 8 6 Scored S 5 15 33
48 21 6 Conceded C 7 21 49
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 58% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 96%
52% 42% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 64% 70%
35% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 45% 48%
22% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 22%
39% 8% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 73% 74%
13% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 13%
52% 75% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 13%
 
5.7 6.1 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 4
6 5.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.8 6.4
2.3 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.3
7 4 3 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
12.1 12.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.4 11
4 4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.9
22% 17% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 37% 37%
 
15.6 12.8 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17 16.7 15.9
6 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.5 5.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest points (9) at home in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest points from losing position (-19) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (20) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Pro League
  • Beerschot-Wilrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Zulte-Waregem have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 23 17 2 4 56 21 12 8 1 3 25 12 11 9 1 1 31 9 35 53
2 Antwerp 23 13 5 5 43 26 12 7 3 2 25 13 11 6 2 3 18 13 17 44
3 Club Brugge 23 12 8 3 45 30 11 6 5 0 24 12 12 6 3 3 21 18 15 44
4 Anderlecht 24 11 9 4 52 29 12 5 5 2 26 17 12 6 4 2 26 12 23 42
5 Gent 24 10 7 7 36 25 12 7 3 2 25 14 12 3 4 5 11 11 11 37
6 Sporting Charleroi 24 10 7 7 39 33 12 4 4 4 14 13 12 6 3 3 25 20 6 37
7 Cercle Brugge 24 10 4 10 35 29 12 4 2 6 15 15 12 6 2 4 20 14 6 34
8 Kortrijk 23 8 10 5 30 26 10 4 4 2 13 11 13 4 6 3 17 15 4 34
9 Mechelen 22 10 3 9 37 38 12 7 2 3 23 16 10 3 1 6 14 22 -1 33
10 Genk 23 9 5 9 45 36 11 5 3 3 24 16 12 4 2 6 21 20 9 32
11 Sint-Truiden 24 8 4 12 26 35 12 4 2 6 17 19 12 4 2 6 9 16 -9 28
12 Standard Liege 23 7 7 9 27 37 11 2 4 5 11 18 12 5 3 4 16 19 -10 28
13 OH Leuven 23 6 9 8 31 38 11 4 3 4 14 17 12 2 6 4 17 21 -7 27
14 AS Eupen 24 7 5 12 31 41 12 3 3 6 13 21 12 4 2 6 18 20 -10 26
15 KV Oostende 23 7 3 13 25 46 12 4 1 7 14 29 11 3 2 6 11 17 -21 24
16 Zulte-Waregem 23 6 6 11 33 49 12 3 3 6 18 28 11 3 3 5 15 21 -16 24
17 RFC Seraing 24 7 1 16 26 50 12 5 1 6 15 21 12 2 0 10 11 29 -24 22
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 23 3 3 17 20 48 12 3 0 9 8 21 11 0 3 8 12 27 -28 12

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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.