Zulte Waregem

8th · Belgian Pro League · 11 points · Matches played: 8

11 points behind Gent · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-1.1 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -3.9 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 29.5-1.1
World Rank 223rd Global, by Elo
Belgian Pro League Rank 11th L90 Strength
Last GentH xG 0.8–1.5 0–2 Next RAAL La LouvièreA 43%

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Our take

An average side on a poor run.

Zulte Waregem are a mid-table side at both ends, without a clear strength to lean on. Across the 8 league matches with forecasts, their points total is close to our pre-match expectations. The squad is fully fit, and The toughest of the next 3 matches is the visit of Club Brugge KV.

They are comfortable without the ball, with only 43% possession, and look to hurt teams on the break. Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Relegation <1%Likely 10th · 45 projected points
  • Next 3: about 3 of 9 points Toughest vs Club Brugge KV · , 16% to win
  • Full squadNobody reported missing
  • 11 pts vs 11.2 expected-0.2 vs pre-match expectations · 8 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Zulte Waregem. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking
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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Belgian Pro LeagueView table →
Position
8th/ 18
Points
111.38 PPG
Played
8
League gap
11pts behind leader
37.5%Win %
Wins3
Draws2
Losses3

Expected metrics · 5 of 8 matches covered

Goals For
101.25 / game
xG 6.25 1.75 more goals than expected. vs 8 goals
Goals Against
91.13 / game
xGA 5.84 0.84 fewer conceded than expected. vs 5 conceded
Goal Difference
+1+0.12 / game
xGD +0.41 Goal difference is 2.59 higher than expected. vs +3 GD
Clean Sheets
338% of games

League standings

Belgian Pro League · 2026-2027

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Full Belgian Pro League table, Zulte Waregem highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1▲ Gent 46 8710 +11 22
2▲ Club Brugge KV 76 8701 +15 21
3▲ Charleroi 38 8701 +9 21
4▼ Union St. Gilloise 70 8620 +18 20
5– Anderlecht 43 8512 +3 16
6▲ KVC Westerlo 33 8413 +3 13
7▲ Genk 44 8332 +4 12
8▼ Zulte Waregem 30 8323 +1 11
9▼ Standard Liege 33 8323 +0 11
10▲ Lommel United 36 8323 +0 11
11▼ SK Beveren 25 8305 -6 9
12▼ St. Truiden 35 8224 -1 8
13– Antwerp 26 8215 -8 7
14▲ KV Mechelen 23 8134 -8 6
15– OH Leuven 18 8125 -8 5
16▼ RAAL La Louvière 17 8116 -10 4
17▼ Cercle Brugge 21 8035 -7 3
18– Kortrijk 12 8107 -16 3

18 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Zulte Waregem league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
19 Aug 2026731
216 Aug 2026642
3 · Partial23 Aug 2026373
4 · Partial30 Aug 2026484
5 · Partial4 Sep 2026584
6 · Partial6 Sep 20265115
7 · Partial13 Sep 20265116
820 Sep 20266117
911 Oct 20268118

Squad 29 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
Á. Zalán3 goals
Most assists
A. Ementa4 assists
Best rated
Y. Cappelle7.06 avg rating
Most minutes
Jakob Kiilerich720 min
Key to the model
A. EmentaStarter · weight 1.92
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
L. Bostyn 33 7 (7) 585 0 0 6.89 rotation
B. Gabriël 27 2 (1) 135 0 0 6.30 starter
A. Dobbels 21 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Defenders
Jakob Kiilerich 26 8 (8) 720 0 0 7.03 starter
L. Lemoine 28 8 (8) 720 0 0 6.76 starter
E. Lofolomo 26 8 (8) 708 0 0 6.92 starter
Franz Tangala 21 7 (4) 337 0 0 6.31 rotation
S. Diakité 26 3 (2) 182 0 0 6.23 rotation
W. Paugain 25 2 (2) 161 0 0 7.10 —
Benoit De Jaegere 22 1 (0) 24 0 0 6.91 rotation
Youssoupha Mbodji 22 2 (0) 17 0 0 6.28 depth
B. De Jaegere — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth
M. Sall — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Kadir Seven 23 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Anton Tanghe 27 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Midfielders
T. Claes 22 8 (8) 708 1 0 6.80 starter
Y. Cappelle 23 8 (8) 703 0 1 7.06 rotation
M. Aké 25 8 (8) 674 1 0 6.89 starter
Á. Zalán 20 8 (5) 407 3 0 6.77 starter
S. Ujka 28 8 (2) 210 1 0 6.68 rotation
M. Mbaye 22 6 (1) 209 0 0 6.52 rotation
O. Niang 25 2 (2) 158 0 0 6.27 starter
T. Panduro — 1 (0) 6 0 0 6.60 depth
D. Asare 22 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Forwards
A. Ementa 24 8 (8) 708 1 4 6.98 starter
T. Hedl 23 8 (6) 456 2 2 6.92 rotation
N. Mituljikić 23 3 (0) 69 0 0 6.50 depth
H. Akpa-Chukwu 21 3 (0) 23 1 0 6.94 depth
Kewan Vemba — 1 (0) 0 0 0 — depth

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to RAAL La Louvière: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Belgian Pro League · 18 clubs

L90 Strength11th of 18
30 Elo 1515 · World #223
Current Strength
30 With absences before 24 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack11th of 18
27 Scores 1.22 per match against an average top-five side
Defence10th of 18
31 Concedes 1.86 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Gent: attack 46, defence 61, L90 Strength 46 Club Brugge KV: attack 86, defence 58, L90 Strength 76 Charleroi: attack 43, defence 50, L90 Strength 38 Union St. Gilloise: attack 62, defence 74, L90 Strength 70 Anderlecht: attack 37, defence 52, L90 Strength 43 KVC Westerlo: attack 42, defence 32, L90 Strength 33 Genk: attack 46, defence 50, L90 Strength 44 Zulte Waregem: attack 27, defence 31, L90 Strength 30 Standard Liege: attack 29, defence 29, L90 Strength 33 Lommel United: attack 32, defence 41, L90 Strength 36 SK Beveren: attack 18, defence 20, L90 Strength 25 St. Truiden: attack 37, defence 32, L90 Strength 35 Antwerp: attack 24, defence 19, L90 Strength 26 KV Mechelen: attack 18, defence 23, L90 Strength 23 OH Leuven: attack 17, defence 30, L90 Strength 18 RAAL La Louvière: attack 15, defence 15, L90 Strength 17 Cercle Brugge: attack 24, defence 28, L90 Strength 21 Kortrijk: attack 10, defence 16, L90 Strength 12
Every Belgian Pro League club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed

17
Form index · 13th of 18 in league
Points, last 5
4
Median top-5 club
8.5
Own forecasts
7.5 -3.5
Table8th L90 Strength11th Form13th

Higher in the table than their strength suggests.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • L10 OctH · Gent0–21.3 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Anderlecht0–31.1 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Kortrijk2–01.8 xPts
  • D30 AugA · KVC Westerlo2–21.7 xPts
  • W22 AugH · SK Beveren4–01.8 xPts
  • D15 AugA · Union St. Gilloise0–00.6 xPts
  • W9 AugH · Genk2–11.3 xPts

Trends last 8, all competitions

Scored 4/8
Clean sheet 3/8
Conceded 2+ 3/8
Over 2.5 4/8
Both teams scored 2/8

Playing style vs Belgian Pro League average

WARLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.25 1.52 10th
Goals conceded 1.13 1.52 6th
xG 1.25 1.42 12th
xG allowed 1.17 1.47 8th
Scored in 50% 69% 15th
Clean sheets 38% 31% 6th
WARLeagueRank
Shots 12.63 13.75 12th
Shots on target 4.25 4.54 11th
On target share 34% 32% 7th
Box share 65% 67% 13th
Conversion 10% 11% 12th
WARLeagueRank
Shots allowed 12.00 13.75 5th
On target allowed 4.88 4.56 11th
Blocks 3.13 3.86 13th
Save rate 74% 69% 7th
WARLeagueRank
Possession 43% 50% 17th
Passes 376 449 16th
Pass accuracy 81% 82% 11th
WARLeagueRank
Fouls 11.50 11.01 11th
Fouls suffered 12.88 11.01 3rd
Yellow cards 0.88 1.57 1st
Red cards 0.13 0.06 11th
This league season, per match · 8 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
WARLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.50 1.47 7th
Goals conceded 1.20 1.51 7th
xG 1.34 1.39 9th
xG allowed 1.29 1.51 7th
Scored in 60% 70% 14th
Clean sheets 30% 32% 9th
WARLeagueRank
Shots 13.10 13.51 9th
Shots on target 4.60 4.50 9th
On target share 35% 32% 6th
Box share 64% 67% 14th
Conversion 12% 11% 7th
WARLeagueRank
Shots allowed 11.90 14.08 3rd
On target allowed 5.00 4.78 13th
Blocks 3.11 3.93 15th
Save rate 72% 69% 8th
WARLeagueRank
Possession 45% 50% 15th
Passes 385 442 15th
Pass accuracy 80% 82% 12th
WARLeagueRank
Fouls 11.00 10.91 10th
Fouls suffered 12.80 10.98 1st
Yellow cards 0.90 1.62 1st
Red cards 0.10 0.05 11th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.50pts per game2-0-2 · 1.5–1.0 goals · 4 games
Away1.25pts per game1-2-1 · 1.0–1.2 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 8 games

2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 61-75
4 1 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Belgian Pro League · 8 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 10 10th / 18
GF/G 1.25 10th / 18
xG/G 1.25 12th / 18
G − xG +0.00 10th / 18

Defence

GA 9 6th / 18
GA/G 1.13 6th / 18
xGA/G 1.17 8th / 18
xGA − GA +0.04 8th / 18

Overall

Pts 11 8th / 18
xPts 11.2 9th / 18
PPG 1.38 8th / 18
TR 6.85 8th / 18
GD +1 8th / 18
xGD +0.6 8th / 18
W 3 7th / 18
L 3 7th / 18

Scorelines

  • 2–1×1
  • 0–0×1
  • 4–0×1
  • 2–2×1
  • 2–0×1
  • 0–1×1

Goals per game both teams

13% 0
13% 1
25% 2
25% 3
25% 4
0% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
75%79%
Over 2.5
50%61%
Over 3.5
25%35%
Both scored
25%43%
Clean sheet
38%31%
Failed to score
50%31%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.