Zulte-Waregem are ready to battle it out with Genk in this Pro League game. All you need to learn about the match can be found here!
- Genk have the most scored goals (9) in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
The hosts won their first Pro League game here at Elindus Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Zulte-Waregem last season were 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from 17 games.
Zulte-Waregem shared the glory with Club Brugge in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Drambaev, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Drambaev scored one goal and won 3 of 6 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Zulte-Waregem lost 0-1 at Antwerp's place.At Elindus Arena, Zulte-Waregem has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Genk form and stats
Genk have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Pro League were 5 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 17 fixtures.
Genk are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the fixture against AS Eupen (placed 16th). As you can tell from the result, the match against AS Eupen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Trésor and that is quite the accomplishment! The attacker Trésor got a match rating of 9.05 in that game. Trésor scored one goal, served one assist, hit eight key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Before that, Genk secured a home win against Standard Liège with the score 3-1.Genk have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Zulte-Waregem, one draw and eight wins for Genk. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ndayishimiye 3 goals |  C. Dessers 3 goals |  J. Paintsil 2 goals |
Zulte-Waregem missing players
Genk missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.7 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16 | 19.3 |
| 5.7 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | 30% |
| 14.3 | 2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16 | 12.3 |
| 2.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 4.3 |
- Genk have the most scored goals (9) in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Pro League
| Zulte-Waregem | Last season | Genk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 30 | 76 | ||
| 69 | 32 | Conceded | C | 31 | 55 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 98% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 65% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 55% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 40% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 59% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 55% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 15.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 16.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Genk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Gent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Zulte-Waregem | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Sporting Charleroi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | AS Eupen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 51 | 77 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 35 | 72 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 63 |
| 5 | Gent | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 37 | -4 | 52 |
| 8 | Genk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 9 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 51 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 41 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -27 | 37 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 37 |
| 14 | Standard Liège | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 36 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -24 | 32 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -27 | 32 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -38 | 28 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 76 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -43 | 16 |
