Zulte-Waregem are welcoming Cercle Brugge for another important game after their 0-2 result against 18th-placed Sint-Truiden.
- Zulte-Waregem has the most conceded goals (21) at home in Pro League
- Cercle Brugge is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
With 1 Pro League win, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Zulte-Waregem, who have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Pro League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Pro League games in a row without a win, the Zulte-Waregem fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Waasland-Beveren game long ago, can be stopped today.
The Zulte-Waregem fans got no joy from their last match, a Pro League game also here at Regenboogstadion: A 0-2 defeat against Sint-Truiden (placed 18th). Before that match, a win away at Antwerp.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Zulte-Waregem have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost zero.
The Zulte-Waregem fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Zulte-Waregem have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
Playing away, Cercle Brugge have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pro League this season. With the Cercle losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pro League home defeat versus Sporting Charleroi with 3-4 on the scoreboard. A loss against KV Oostende was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Cercle in their fight with Sporting Charleroi last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-4 loss. As you can tell from the result, the match against Sporting Charleroi was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
Cercle are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of five matches.
Cercle find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Cercle rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cercle Brugge - Zulte-Waregem 1-3 earlier this season. Zulte-Waregem-Cercle Brugge H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zulte-Waregem five wins, Cercle Brugge two wins, three draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Ugbo 10 goals |   G. Bruno 7 goals |  D. Hotič 4 goals |
Zulte-Waregem missing players
Cercle Brugge missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | Cercle Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 32 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 71% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 29% |
| 12% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 59% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 24% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 7.1 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 3.2 |
| 41% | 36% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 56% | 46% |
- All of Zulte-Waregem's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cercle Brugge is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Zulte-Waregem has the most conceded goals (21) at home in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Zulte-Waregem have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Genk | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Gent | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 |