Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gent U21 & Zulte-Waregem U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Reserve Pro League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Gent U21 form and stats
Last season, Gent's Reserve Pro League Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far in the Reserve Pro League for Gent U21 at their home stadium is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Gent U21's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Antwerp U21. The home side are looking to build on that result. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Otoa, having bagged a goal in five consecutive games.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Sint-Truiden U21.Gent have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Gent U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zulte-Waregem U21 form and stats
They also participated in Reserve Pro League Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zulte-Waregem U21 so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-8 (win-draw-lose).
Zulte-Waregem U21 lost away at Cercle Brugge U21 (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
The game before that, in the Reserve Pro League, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Antwerp U21.Zulte-Waregem U21 have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Zulte-Waregem have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding two meetings): Gent U21 won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Zulte-Waregem U21 managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero.
Gent U21 missing players
Zulte-Waregem U21 missing players
| Gent U21 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 26 | 56 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| 8.1 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 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 U21 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | Anderlecht U21 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 50 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 4 | Standard Liege U21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 23 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | OH Leuven U21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Antwerp U21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 18 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -31 | 16 |
