Zulte-Waregem vs AS Eupen match preview: Even contest expected at Regenboogstadion

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Regenboogstadion (12500 seats)

With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Zulte-Waregem fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against AS Eupen.

Insights:
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Pro League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Eupen are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

Zulte-Waregem have collected 17 points from their Pro League home games so far after 5-2-8. Zulte-Waregem has recorded two wins in a row here at Regenboogstadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The fans are hoping that Zulte-Waregem will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Pro League game against Anderlecht (placed 5th). Heartbreak before that as Zulte-Waregem lost 0-3 at Club Brugge's place.

Louis Bostyn had a busy but productive day in the Anderlecht match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.

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 nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost four.

The Zulte-Waregem fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Zulte-Waregem with 30 goals conceded in these matches.

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AS Eupen form and stats

Playing away, AS Eupen have won 4 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats in the Pro League this season.

The supporters enjoyed Eupen's previous game versus Kortrijk (placed 14th), a Pro League 2-0 win played at home. The game before that, in the Belgian Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Standard Liege.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Eupen playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were four AS Eupen wins, two draws and one defeat.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Standard Liege in just four days.

The visiting Eupen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. 21 goals have been conceded by AS Eupen in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the AS Eupen - Zulte-Waregem 2-3 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Zulte-Waregem won nine, AS Eupen won zero and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Zulte-WaregemG. Bruno
G. Bruno
17 goals
AS EupenS. Prevljak
S. Prevljak
13 goals
AS EupenK. Musona
K. Musona
7 goals

Zulte-Waregem missing players

AS Eupen missing players

Zulte-Waregem AS Eupen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 31
13 5 3 Won W 1 4 9
4 2 1 Drew D 2 7 13
14 8 1 Lost L 1 4 9
47 19 7 Scored S 5 16 40
57 30 4 Conceded C 7 21 47
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
87% 87% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 90%
74% 67% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 47% 48%
42% 40% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 32%
26% 27% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
65% 60% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 61%
16% 13% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 19%
19% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.3 2.2
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.3 5.7 3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 8.6 8.9
3.2 2.4 0.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.8 3.8
48% 53% 175% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 28% 34%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) 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 Club Brugge 31 22 4 5 66 21 16 11 1 4 30 13 15 11 3 1 36 8 45 70
2 Antwerp 31 16 6 9 50 40 15 8 4 3 26 19 16 8 2 6 24 21 10 54
3 Genk 31 14 8 9 58 43 16 8 5 3 34 20 15 6 3 6 24 23 15 50
4 KV Oostende 31 14 7 10 46 37 15 9 4 2 32 18 16 5 3 8 14 19 9 49
5 Anderlecht 31 12 13 6 44 32 16 8 7 1 23 10 15 4 6 5 21 22 12 49
6 OH Leuven 31 12 9 10 51 51 15 8 2 5 21 18 16 4 7 5 30 33 0 45
7 Beerschot-Wilrijk 30 13 5 12 54 56 15 6 4 5 29 26 15 7 1 7 25 30 -2 44
8 Zulte-Waregem 31 13 4 14 47 57 15 5 2 8 19 30 16 8 2 6 28 27 -10 43
9 Gent 31 12 7 12 43 38 16 7 3 6 25 21 15 5 4 6 18 17 5 43
10 Mechelen 31 11 9 11 45 49 16 4 5 7 25 28 15 7 4 4 20 21 -4 42
11 Sporting Charleroi 30 11 8 11 42 39 15 5 5 5 15 12 15 6 3 6 27 27 3 41
12 Standard Liege 31 10 11 10 43 40 15 5 7 3 21 19 16 5 4 7 22 21 3 41
13 AS Eupen 31 9 13 9 40 47 16 5 6 5 24 26 15 4 7 4 16 21 -7 40
14 Kortrijk 31 10 6 15 38 48 15 5 2 8 22 29 16 5 4 7 16 19 -10 36
15 Sint-Truiden 30 8 8 14 35 44 15 5 3 7 18 18 15 3 5 7 17 26 -9 32
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 31 7 9 15 27 46 16 4 5 7 15 19 15 3 4 8 12 27 -19 30
17 Cercle Brugge 31 9 2 20 34 49 15 4 1 10 20 25 16 5 1 10 14 24 -15 29
18 Waasland-Beveren 30 6 7 17 35 61 15 3 2 10 16 32 15 3 5 7 19 29 -26 25

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.