Soccer match preview: Club Brugge confident before travelling to Zulte-Waregem

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Date: Wed 30.October
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Regenboogstadion (12500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Zulte-Waregem have their presumed home advantage while Club Brugge are ahead 8 points in the Pro League table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Zulte-Waregem and Club Brugge.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

13 points is a decent return from 6 Pro League games here at Regenboogstadion for Zulte-Waregem. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Zulte-Waregem after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Zulte-Waregem's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus KV Oostende (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Zulte-Waregem lost 0-2 at Kortrijk's place.

Zulte-Waregem are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at Waasland-Beveren awaits in three days.

Zulte-Waregem are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Regenboogstadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 15 goals in 6 attempts. Zulte-Waregem are not conceding a lot of goals here at Regenboogstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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Club Brugge form and stats

5-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Club Brugge, who have the most scored goals (27) in Pro League, in their Pro League matches away. Things are running smoothly for Club Brugge who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Waasland-Beveren. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Club Brugge's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Waasland-Beveren game.

There were no winners in Club Brugge's previous match, a Pro League home game that ended 1-1 vs Standard Liège (placed 2nd). The game before that, in the Champions League, was lost at home, a 0-5 defeat against PSG.

A new game in only three days for Club Brugge, the Pro League home match versus Kortrijk. Busy days.

Club Brugge create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 13 goals in 5 travels. Club Brugge are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Zulte-Waregem victory, 2 draws and 7 Club Brugge wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Club BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
6 goals
Club BruggeD. Okereke
D. Okereke
5 goals / 1 assists
Zulte-WaregemG. Bruno
G. Bruno
4 goals

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Club Brugge missing players

Zulte-Waregem Club Brugge
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 1 5 11
5 4 1 Won W 1 5 8
4 1 1 Drew D 0 0 3
3 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
20 15 4 Scored S 1 13 27
14 5 4 Conceded C 0 1 4
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 82%
42% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 45%
42% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
33% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 36%
42% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 80% 64%
33% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 9%
 
3.7 3.8 4 Corners For (avg) C F 5 9.6 7.7
4.8 4 3.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 2.4 3.2
1.6 1.2 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.5
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Zulte-Waregem's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Club Brugge have created more than twice as many corners as Zulte-Waregem.
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Club Brugge have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Club Brugge have won all their away games so far.
  • Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Club Brugge have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Zulte-Waregem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zulte-Waregem have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Zulte-Waregem haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Zulte-Waregem
All Pro League UEFA Europa League Play-offs Belgian Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
25-09-19 BC Zulte-Waregem 4 - 2 Duffel
28-09-19 PRO Royal Excel Mouscron 2 - 2 Zulte-Waregem
05-10-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 6 - 0 Cercle Brugge
19-10-19 PRO Kortrijk 2 - 0 Zulte-Waregem
26-10-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 2 - 0 KV Oostende
30-10-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 20:30 Club Brugge
02-11-19 PRO Waasland-Beveren 20:00 Zulte-Waregem
08-11-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 20:30 Anderlecht
23-11-19 PRO Mechelen 20:00 Zulte-Waregem
30-11-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 20:00 AS Eupen
Club Brugge
All Pro League Champions League Europa League Belgian Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
01-10-19 CL Real Madrid 2 - 2 Club Brugge
06-10-19 PRO Club Brugge 4 - 0 Gent
18-10-19 PRO Royal Excel Mouscron 0 - 1 Club Brugge
22-10-19 CL Club Brugge 0 - 5 PSG
27-10-19 PRO Club Brugge 1 - 1 Standard Liège
30-10-19 PRO Zulte-Waregem 20:30 Club Brugge
02-11-19 PRO Club Brugge 20:30 Kortrijk
06-11-19 CL PSG 21:00 Club Brugge
10-11-19 PRO Antwerp 14:30 Club Brugge
22-11-19 PRO Club Brugge 20:30 KV Oostende

  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 11 8 3 0 27 4 6 3 3 0 14 3 5 5 0 0 13 1 23 27
2 Standard Liège 12 7 3 2 25 10 6 5 1 0 15 3 6 2 2 2 10 7 15 24
3 Mechelen 12 7 2 3 22 18 5 3 1 1 11 10 7 4 1 2 11 8 4 23
4 Gent 11 6 3 2 22 12 6 6 0 0 18 3 5 0 3 2 4 9 10 21
5 Antwerp 11 6 2 3 23 15 5 4 1 0 14 5 6 2 1 3 9 10 8 20
6 Zulte-Waregem 12 5 4 3 20 14 6 4 1 1 15 5 6 1 3 2 5 9 6 19
7 Genk 11 6 1 4 19 15 6 5 0 1 9 5 5 1 1 3 7 7 4 19
8 Sporting Charleroi 11 5 3 3 17 13 6 3 1 2 7 8 5 2 2 1 10 5 4 18
9 Royal Excel Mouscron 12 4 4 4 14 14 6 3 2 1 8 4 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 16
10 Kortrijk 12 4 2 6 21 20 6 3 2 1 15 8 6 1 0 5 6 12 1 14
11 Anderlecht 12 3 4 5 12 13 6 2 2 2 7 5 6 1 2 3 5 8 -1 13
12 Sint-Truiden 11 3 3 5 12 22 5 1 3 1 3 3 6 2 0 4 6 16 -10 12
13 KV Oostende 12 3 2 7 15 25 6 2 1 3 9 12 6 1 1 4 6 13 -10 11
14 AS Eupen 12 2 4 6 9 24 6 0 3 3 3 10 6 2 1 3 6 14 -15 10
15 Waasland-Beveren 12 1 4 7 9 25 6 1 1 4 6 16 6 0 3 3 3 9 -16 7
16 Cercle Brugge 12 1 0 11 8 31 6 1 0 5 3 12 6 0 0 6 5 19 -23 3

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