Zulte-Waregem have taken 1 of their 8 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Cercle Brugge?
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Pro League
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.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Zulte-Waregem have played three Pro League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Zulte-Waregem are returning here after visiting KV Oostende in a Pro League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Jelle Vossen (2) scored the goal(s). Jelle Vossen, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.6 (out of 10). Vossen scored two goals and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sporting Charleroi that ended 2-2.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 seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost three.
The Zulte-Waregem fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Zulte-Waregem having conceded 8 goals here so far.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
Cercle Brugge are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). Recent form does not give Cercle much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Zulte-Waregem will be a tough nut to crack.
Cercle Brugge failed to get anything from their last game, a Pro League home match vs Sint-Truiden (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Dimitar Velkovski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Velkovski hit five key passes and had 63 successful passes (of 69 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at RFC Seraing before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Cercle in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Cercle Brugge, two draws and five defeats.
Cercle have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. 3 goals have been conceded by Cercle in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zulte-Waregem six wins, two draws and Cercle Brugge two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vossen 6 goals |  Z. Gano 2 goals |   O. Deman 2 goals |
Zulte-Waregem missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 5 | 9.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 43% | 26% |
- All of Zulte-Waregem's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cercle Brugge have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cercle Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (8) at home in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Zulte-Waregem have yet to win a game 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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | AS Eupen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Genk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Kortrijk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | KV Oostende | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | RFC Seraing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Gent | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Antwerp | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 1 |