Evenly matched teams: Zulte-Waregem vs Kortrijk match preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Mon 02.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Regenboogstadion (12500 seats)

Season ticket holders at Regenboogstadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Zulte-Waregem languishing in the 16th position so far. The guesting Kortrijk will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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.

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

When playing at home in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem, who have the most conceded goals (24) in Pro League, have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 5 games. Zulte-Waregem has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Dury and the players. Three consecutive losses here at Regenboogstadion is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Zulte-Waregem are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus KV Oostende. Before that game, the home loss against Antwerp with the scoreline 1-3.

The game against KV Oostende was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.

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 five matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost two.

The Zulte-Waregem fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Zulte-Waregem having conceded 14 goals here at Regenboogstadion so far.

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Kortrijk form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Home advantage was not enough for Kortrijk in their previous game, as they lost their Pro League-match, hosting Anderlecht, 1-3. Prior to that result Kortrijk won their away game at Mechelen. The scoreline was 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kortrijk playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were six Kortrijk wins, one draw and zero defeats.

The visiting Kortrijk have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Kortrijk are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Zulte-Waregem-Kortrijk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zulte-Waregem three wins, Kortrijk six wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

KortrijkI. Mboyo
I. Mboyo
5 goals
Zulte-WaregemG. Bruno
G. Bruno
2 goals
Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
2 goals

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Kortrijk missing players

Zulte-Waregem Kortrijk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 3 5 10
2 1 0 Won W 2 3 4
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
7 4 1 Lost L 0 1 4
11 6 1 Scored S 4 6 12
24 14 2 Conceded C 2 4 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 80% 80%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 70%
80% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 70%
50% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 30%
20% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 60%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 40%
30% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
72 34 9 Total Shots T S 26 27 72
30 17 6 Shots on Target S O 13 14 31
37% 35% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 43% 39%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Zulte-Waregem's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Zulte-Waregem has the most conceded goals (14) at home in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem has the most conceded goals (24) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem has the the worst goal difference (-13) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • 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 Antwerp 10 6 2 2 21 14 5 3 2 0 11 6 5 3 0 2 10 8 7 20
2 Club Brugge 10 6 1 3 23 8 5 3 0 2 9 4 5 3 1 1 14 4 15 19
3 Sporting Charleroi 9 6 1 2 15 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 5 3 1 1 8 4 8 19
4 Standard Liege 10 5 3 2 13 9 5 2 3 0 6 4 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 18
5 OH Leuven 10 5 3 2 17 15 5 3 1 1 7 6 5 2 2 1 10 9 2 18
6 Beerschot-Wilrijk 10 6 0 4 24 23 5 4 0 1 17 11 5 2 0 3 7 12 1 18
7 Anderlecht 10 4 5 1 20 15 5 2 3 0 9 5 5 2 2 1 11 10 5 17
8 KV Oostende 9 4 3 2 15 8 5 3 1 1 12 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 7 15
9 Cercle Brugge 9 5 0 4 16 12 4 3 0 1 10 4 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 15
10 Kortrijk 10 4 2 4 12 13 5 1 1 3 6 9 5 3 1 1 6 4 -1 14
11 Genk 9 3 4 2 14 14 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 1 2 1 5 7 0 13
12 AS Eupen 9 2 5 2 10 12 4 1 1 2 4 8 5 1 4 0 6 4 -2 11
13 Gent 9 3 0 6 14 16 4 2 0 2 9 6 5 1 0 4 5 10 -2 9
14 Sint-Truiden 10 2 3 5 11 19 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 0 1 4 5 15 -8 9
15 Mechelen 9 2 1 6 10 16 5 1 1 3 7 8 4 1 0 3 3 8 -6 7
16 Zulte-Waregem 10 2 1 7 11 24 5 1 0 4 6 14 5 1 1 3 5 10 -13 7
17 Waasland-Beveren 8 1 1 6 12 22 4 0 1 3 5 10 4 1 0 3 7 12 -10 4
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 9 0 3 6 3 14 5 0 1 4 1 6 4 0 2 2 2 8 -11 3

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.