Soccer betting preview: Zulte-Waregem welcomes Sint-Truiden in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Elindus Arena (12500 seats)

Zulte-Waregem have some catching up to do from their 16th place, and the job starts versus Sint-Truiden. Read more!

Insights:
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League

Relegation threatens Zulte-Waregem who should definitely be looking for some points here. Sint-Truiden are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table. This football pitch uses grass, unlike Sint-Truiden's home ground. The former 45 games by the visitors on grass have generated 14 wins, 9 draws and 22 losses.

Both teams have had time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!

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Zulte-Waregem form and stats

When playing at home in the Pro League, Zulte-Waregem have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Zulte-Waregem after consecutive victories at their own ground.

No payout for Zulte-Waregem in their previous match, an away game at Antwerp that ended in defeat 0-1.

Ahead of that match, Zulte-Waregem won a home game hosting AS Eupen (3-0).

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 nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost two.

Zulte-Waregem are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. More than 55 % of these goals (13 in total) came after at least one hour had been played. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zulte-Waregem defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sint-Truiden form and stats

7-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sint-Truiden in their Pro League matches away.

The regulars enjoyed Sint-Truiden's previous fixture versus Beerschot-Wilrijk (placed 18th), a 3-2 win played at home. Midfield player Brüls was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.21/10. Brüls scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 42 successful passes (of 51 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Genk at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sint-Truiden playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Sint-Truiden wins, three draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sint-Truiden as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sint-Truiden have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the match result Sint-Truiden - Zulte-Waregem 1-3 registered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Zulte-Waregem victories, three draws and three Sint-Truiden wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Zulte-WaregemJ. Vossen
J. Vossen
17 goals
Zulte-WaregemZ. Gano
Z. Gano
13 goals
Sint-TruidenC. Brüls
C. Brüls
7 goals

Zulte-Waregem missing players

Sint-Truiden missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zulte-Waregem Sint-Truiden
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
8 5 1 Won W 2 7 13
8 4 2 Drew D 1 3 6
16 7 2 Lost L 2 6 13
42 23 10 Scored S 4 14 37
64 30 15 Conceded C 5 17 40
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 75%
66% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 47%
41% 38% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 19%
22% 19% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
62% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 56%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 44% 28%
22% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 22%
 
3.7 4.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.8
6.6 6.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.9 4.8
2.2 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.4
5 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.9 11.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.1 12
3.9 4.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.8
33% 32% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 30%
 
16.2 15 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 12.4 11.6
5.8 5.6 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.4 3.3 3.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Pro League
  • Sint-Truiden have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zulte-Waregem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zulte-Waregem have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Pro League
  • Zulte-Waregem have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 32 22 5 5 70 26 16 9 3 4 27 14 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 71
2 Club Brugge 32 19 9 4 67 36 16 9 6 1 34 16 16 10 3 3 33 20 31 66
3 Antwerp 32 18 5 9 53 37 16 9 3 4 29 18 16 9 2 5 24 19 16 59
4 Gent 32 17 7 8 49 28 16 10 3 3 32 16 16 7 4 5 17 12 21 58
5 Anderlecht 32 16 10 6 65 34 16 9 5 2 37 19 16 7 5 4 28 15 31 58
6 Sporting Charleroi 32 14 9 9 52 42 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 10 51
7 Mechelen 32 14 7 11 54 57 16 9 4 3 33 22 16 5 3 8 21 35 -3 49
8 Genk 32 13 6 13 59 47 16 9 3 4 34 18 16 4 3 9 25 29 12 45
9 Sint-Truiden 32 13 6 13 37 40 16 6 3 7 23 23 16 7 3 6 14 17 -3 45
10 Cercle Brugge 32 12 7 13 46 43 16 6 3 7 21 18 16 6 4 6 25 25 3 43
11 OH Leuven 32 10 11 11 47 52 16 7 4 5 25 24 16 3 7 6 22 28 -5 41
12 Kortrijk 32 9 10 13 39 42 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 4 6 6 18 21 -3 37
13 Standard Liege 32 9 9 14 31 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 16 6 4 6 17 22 -14 36
14 KV Oostende 32 9 6 17 30 59 16 5 2 9 17 35 16 4 4 8 13 24 -29 33
15 AS Eupen 32 8 8 16 37 54 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 8 8 16 42 64 16 5 4 7 23 30 16 3 4 9 19 34 -22 32
17 RFC Seraing 32 8 3 21 28 64 16 5 3 8 16 28 16 3 0 13 12 36 -36 27
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 32 4 4 24 32 68 16 4 1 11 15 30 16 0 3 13 17 38 -36 16

Table
  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 32 22 5 5 70 26 16 9 3 4 27 14 16 13 2 1 43 12 44 71
2 Club Brugge 32 19 9 4 67 36 16 9 6 1 34 16 16 10 3 3 33 20 31 66
3 Antwerp 32 18 5 9 53 37 16 9 3 4 29 18 16 9 2 5 24 19 16 59
4 Gent 32 17 7 8 49 28 16 10 3 3 32 16 16 7 4 5 17 12 21 58
5 Anderlecht 32 16 10 6 65 34 16 9 5 2 37 19 16 7 5 4 28 15 31 58
6 Sporting Charleroi 32 14 9 9 52 42 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 8 4 4 31 26 10 51
7 Mechelen 32 14 7 11 54 57 16 9 4 3 33 22 16 5 3 8 21 35 -3 49
8 Genk 32 13 6 13 59 47 16 9 3 4 34 18 16 4 3 9 25 29 12 45
9 Sint-Truiden 32 13 6 13 37 40 16 6 3 7 23 23 16 7 3 6 14 17 -3 45
10 Cercle Brugge 32 12 7 13 46 43 16 6 3 7 21 18 16 6 4 6 25 25 3 43
11 OH Leuven 32 10 11 11 47 52 16 7 4 5 25 24 16 3 7 6 22 28 -5 41
12 Kortrijk 32 9 10 13 39 42 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 4 6 6 18 21 -3 37
13 Standard Liege 32 9 9 14 31 45 16 3 5 8 14 23 16 6 4 6 17 22 -14 36
14 KV Oostende 32 9 6 17 30 59 16 5 2 9 17 35 16 4 4 8 13 24 -29 33
15 AS Eupen 32 8 8 16 37 54 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 4 8 19 27 -17 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 32 8 8 16 42 64 16 5 4 7 23 30 16 3 4 9 19 34 -22 32
17 RFC Seraing 32 8 3 21 28 64 16 5 3 8 16 28 16 3 0 13 12 36 -36 27
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 32 4 4 24 32 68 16 4 1 11 15 30 16 0 3 13 17 38 -36 16

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