Both these teams have had some difficulties so far, but three points in this vital match would definitely be a big help. Get ready for Zulte-Waregem - KV Oostende!
- Zulte-Waregem have the most points from losing position (14) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (53) in Pro League
Zulte-Waregem and KV Oostende should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Zulte-Waregem form and stats
Zulte-Waregem's struggle is real here at Elindus Arena with only 11 points collected from 12 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-7. When Zulte-Waregem hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Mechelen and Zulte-Waregem), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Zulte-Waregem lost their last game at Union Saint-Gilloise (placed 2nd) after a 0-4 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Zulte-Waregem suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfielder Ciranni was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.0 (out of ten) in that game. Ciranni hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 38 successful passes (of 47 total).
Ahead of that game, a home loss in the Belgian Cup against Mechelen.
The Zulte-Waregem fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Zulte-Waregem having conceded 31 goals here at Elindus Arena so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Zulte-Waregem has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
KV Oostende form and stats
KV Oostende have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 1-3-8 (12 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Anderlecht with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Batzner, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.22. Batzner hit three key passes.
A 2-2 draw at Kortrijk's stadium before that.KV Oostende are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Take note that 12 of this side's 13 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
For Oostende, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When KV Oostende is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Kortrijk, RFC Seraing, AS Eupen, Mechelen and KV Oostende.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent game: KV Oostende - Zulte-Waregem 2-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Zulte-Waregem won three, KV Oostende triumphed in four and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vossen 6 goals |  Z. Gano 6 goals |   N. Bätzner 5 goals |
Zulte-Waregem missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| Zulte-Waregem | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 30 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 52 | 31 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 29 | 53 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 58% | 75% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 75% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 33% |
| 21% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 58% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 62% |
| 8% | 17% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10.6 | 11.3 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 24% |
| 14.2 | 13 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 14.7 | 13 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 5 |
- All of Zulte-Waregem's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- KV Oostende have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (29) away in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals (53) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Pro League
- KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Pro League
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KV Oostende is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Zulte-Waregem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals (31) at home in Pro League
- Zulte-Waregem have the most points from losing position (14) in Pro League
- 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 | Genk | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 22 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -22 | 20 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | KV Oostende | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
