Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Fri, Nov 7 2025 · 19:45 DENDER Football Complex, Denderleeuw
Dender
2–2 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.70 – 0.74
Zulte Waregem
  • B. Nsimba 13’
  • L. Marijnissen 87’
  • 59’ A. Ementa
  • 67’ M. Aké
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Dender snatch a late draw

Zulte Waregem led 2–1 after 67 minutes through goals from Ementa and Aké. But Marijnissen scored to rescue a draw for Dender. Dender finished with the higher xG (1.70 vs 0.74). On the chances created, Dender deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Dender35%
Draw ✓28%
Zulte Waregem37%

Model vs reality

Dender goals
2
Model 1.28 · xG 1.70
Zulte Waregem goals
2
Model 1.31 · xG 0.74
Total goals
4
Model 2.59 · xG 2.44
Score 2–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 48%
Both scored
Yes
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchL. MarijnissenDender · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeMichiel Allaerts
  • CoachesHayk Milkon · —
  • VenueDENDER Football Complex
  • Table before kick-offDender 16th · Zulte Waregem 8th

Timeline

  1. Y. CappelleYellow card
    8’
  2. B. Nsimba 1–0Assist N. Mbamba
    13’
  3. B. FredrickYellow card
    18’
  4. ⇄ Mohamed BerteFor B. Nsimba
    42’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. ⇄ S. GavrielFor J. Opoku
    57’
  7. ⇄ E. SogloFor Y. Cappelle
    57’
  8. A. Ementa 1–1Assist Benoit Nyssen
    59’
  9. M. Aké 1–2Assist E. Soglo
    67’
  10. ⇄ A. JahanbakhshFor David Toševski
    69’
  11. ⇄ N. RôdesFor M. Viltard
    69’
  12. ⇄ E. LofolomoFor Jeppe Erenbjerg
    78’
  13. ⇄ Jakob KiilerichFor Anton Tanghe
    78’
  14. ⇄ J. Attah KadiriFor N. Mbamba
    80’
  15. ⇄ N. Moutha-SebtaouiFor L. De Fougerolles
    80’
  16. ⇄ S. UjkaFor M. Aké
    86’
  17. L. Marijnissen 2–2
    87’
  18. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

Dender15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
Zulte Waregem12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
DenderZulte Waregem
52% Possession 48%
1.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
2.05 Expected points (xPts) 0.72
15 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 9
4 Shots outside the box 3
446 Passes 425
79% Pass accuracy 78%
6 Corners 5
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
5 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.75 Team rating 6.78

Line-ups

Dender 5-3-2

346.3 M. Verrips(G)
886.3 F. Ferraro 447.6 L. De Fougerolles ↓80’ 226.0 B. Fredrick 57.9★ L. Marijnissen 706.6 M. Sambu
166.5 R. Květ 176.6 N. Mbamba A↓80’ 247.2 M. Viltard ↓69’
777.9 B. Nsimba ↓42’ 96.5 David Toševski ↓69’
  • 34M. Verrips (G)6.3
  • 88F. Ferraro6.3
  • 44L. De Fougerolles↓80’7.6
  • 22B. Fredrick6.0
  • 5L. Marijnissen ★7.9
  • 70M. Sambu6.6
  • 16R. Květ6.5
  • 17N. MbambaA↓80’6.6
  • 24M. Viltard↓69’7.2
  • 77B. Nsimba↓42’7.9
  • 9David Toševski↓69’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 90Mohamed Berte↑42’6.3
  • 27A. Jahanbakhsh↑69’6.5
  • 18N. Rôdes↑69’6.3
  • 67N. Moutha-Sebtaoui↑80’6.7
  • 19J. Attah Kadiri↑80’6.7

Unused: G. Dietsch, B. Goncalves, D. Acquah, D. Hrnčár

Coach: Hayk Milkon

Zulte Waregem 4-2-3-1

136.9 B. Gabriël(G)
556.5 Y. Cappelle ↓57’ 47.2 L. Lemoine 36.2 Anton Tanghe ↓78’ 196.3 Benoit Nyssen A
86.5 T. Claes 217.0 Tochukwu Nnadi
226.2 J. Opoku ↓57’ 246.3 Jeppe Erenbjerg ↓78’ 397.6 M. Aké ↓86’
187.9 A. Ementa
  • 13B. Gabriël (G)6.9
  • 55Y. Cappelle↓57’6.5
  • 4L. Lemoine7.2
  • 3Anton Tanghe↓78’6.2
  • 19Benoit NyssenA6.3
  • 8T. Claes6.5
  • 21Tochukwu Nnadi7.0
  • 22J. Opoku↓57’6.2
  • 24Jeppe Erenbjerg↓78’6.3
  • 39M. Aké↓86’7.6
  • 18A. Ementa7.9

Substitutes used

  • 17E. SogloA↑57’6.7
  • 11S. Gavriel↑57’6.0
  • 5Jakob Kiilerich↑78’6.2
  • 6E. Lofolomo↑78’6.7
  • 36S. Ujka↑86’

Unused: L. Bostyn, Benoit De Jaegere, J. Vossen, T. Hedl

Player stats

Top rated
L. MarijnissenDender7.9
2nd
B. NsimbaDender7.9
3rd
A. EmentaZulte Waregem7.9

Dender

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Verrips G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 67% 43 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
F. Ferraro D 90 0 0 2 (1) 4 68% 40 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
L. De Fougerolles D 80 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 61 3 2 0/0 0/4 7.6
B. Fredrick D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 41 0 0 1/1 3/1 6.0
L. Marijnissen D 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 83% 54 3 0 0/0 1/1 7.9
M. Sambu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 32 1 0 2/3 0/1 6.6
R. Květ M 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 80% 35 1 1 2/4 1/0 6.5
N. Mbamba M 80 0 1 0 (0) 1 79% 29 1 1 0/2 0/0 6.6
M. Viltard M 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 35 1 1 3/3 0/2 7.2
B. Nsimba F 42 1 0 1 (1) 0 63% 8 0 0 2/2 0/1 7.9
David Toševski F 69 0 0 2 (0) 0 69% 13 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.5
Mohamed Berte F 48 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.3
A. Jahanbakhsh F 21 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
N. Rôdes M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
N. Moutha-Sebtaoui D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Attah Kadiri F 10 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Gabriël G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 81% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Y. Cappelle M 57 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 48 2 2 0/0 2/0 6.5
L. Lemoine D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 64 3 0 1/1 1/0 7.2
Anton Tanghe D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 33 1 2 0/0 1/0 6.2
Benoit Nyssen D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 74% 31 1 1 1/1 3/0 6.3
T. Claes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 38 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Tochukwu Nnadi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 57 2 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
J. Opoku F 57 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 21 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Jeppe Erenbjerg F 78 0 0 2 (0) 0 75% 24 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
M. Aké M 86 1 0 2 (1) 1 80% 20 1 0 0/1 1/1 7.6
A. Ementa F 90 1 0 3 (2) 1 48% 21 0 0 0/1 1/4 7.9
E. Soglo M 33 0 1 0 (0) 1 73% 11 2 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
S. Gavriel D 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 9 1 0 1/2 2/0 6.0
Jakob Kiilerich D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
E. Lofolomo D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
S. Ujka M 4 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.