Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sun, Aug 30 2026 · 18:15 Het Kuipje, Westerlo
KVC Westerlo
2–2 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 2.13 – 1.39
Zulte Waregem
  • Shunsuke Saito 8’
  • N. Bassette 48’ (P)
  • 25’, 63’ T. Hedl
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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.

KVC Westerlo and Zulte Waregem share the points

Zulte Waregem entered as favourites, yet KVC Westerlo led 1–0 after 8 minutes through a Saito goal. But Hedl struck twice to rescue a draw for Zulte Waregem. KVC Westerlo finished with the higher xG (2.13 vs 1.39). On the chances created, KVC Westerlo deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 1 point they took.

KVC Westerlo27%
Draw ✓24%
Zulte Waregem49%

Model vs reality

KVC Westerlo goals
2
Model 1.19 · xG 2.13
Zulte Waregem goals
2
Model 1.70 · xG 1.39
Total goals
4
Model 2.90 · xG 3.52
Score 2–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. HedlZulte Waregem · 2 goals
8.9
  • RefereeSimon Bourdeaud'hui
  • Coaches— · Michael Beale
  • VenueHet Kuipje
  • Table before kick-offKVC Westerlo 18th · Zulte Waregem 6th

Timeline

  1. Shunsuke Saito 1–0
    8’
  2. T. Hedl 1–1Assist A. Ementa
    25’
  3. Half time · 1–1
  4. N. Bassette (pen) 2–1
    48’
  5. T. Hedl 2–2Assist A. Ementa
    63’
  6. ⇄ M. MbayeFor Á. Zalán
    66’
  7. ⇄ I. SakamotoFor N. Bassette
    73’
  8. ⇄ L. FløFor Dylan Ourega
    77’
  9. ⇄ Youssoupha MbodjiFor Y. Cappelle
    79’
  10. L. FløYellow card · Foul
    82’
  11. ⇄ S. UjkaFor T. Hedl
    83’
  12. ⇄ D. JochemFor Shunsuke Saito
    87’
  13. ⇄ T. Van den KeybusFor C. Congreve
    87’
  14. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

KVC Westerlo15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
Zulte Waregem13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
KVC WesterloZulte Waregem
54% Possession 46%
2.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.39
1.84 Expected points (xPts) 0.95
15 Shots 13
7 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 10
5 Shots outside the box 3
431 Passes 358
86% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Corners 7
3 Goalkeeper saves 5
18 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.79 Team rating 6.83

Line-ups

KVC Westerlo 4-2-3-1

996.5 A. Jungdal(G)
286.3 Dylan Ourega ↓77’ 47.5 A. Lapage 56.9 Seiji Kimura 235.6 L. Mbamba-Muanda
127.5 R. Laalaloui 456.2 I. Fofana
78.2 Shunsuke Saito ↓87’ 146.6 C. Sandra 206.2 C. Congreve ↓87’
97.0 N. Bassette ↓73’
  • 99A. Jungdal (G)6.5
  • 28Dylan Ourega↓77’6.3
  • 4A. Lapage7.5
  • 5Seiji Kimura6.9
  • 23L. Mbamba-Muanda5.6
  • 12R. Laalaloui7.5
  • 45I. Fofana6.2
  • 7Shunsuke Saito↓87’8.2
  • 14C. Sandra6.6
  • 20C. Congreve↓87’6.2
  • 9N. Bassette↓73’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 2L. Flø↑77’6.7
  • 13I. Sakamoto↑73’7.6
  • 39T. Van den Keybus↑87’

Unused: B. Lathouwers, Michée Ndembi, S. Sydorchuk, Naoufal Bohamdi-Kamoni, A. Patrao, D. Amegnaglo

Zulte Waregem 4-3-3

16.9 L. Bostyn(G)
555.9 Y. Cappelle ↓79’ 56.9 Jakob Kiilerich 46.3 L. Lemoine 495.9 Franz Tangala
117.3 M. Aké 67.3 E. Lofolomo 86.3 T. Claes
216.0 Á. Zalán ↓66’ 187.2 A. Ementa AA 208.9★ T. Hedl ↓83’
  • 1L. Bostyn (G)6.9
  • 55Y. Cappelle↓79’5.9
  • 5Jakob Kiilerich6.9
  • 4L. Lemoine6.3
  • 49Franz Tangala5.9
  • 11M. Aké7.3
  • 6E. Lofolomo7.3
  • 8T. Claes6.3
  • 21Á. Zalán↓66’6.0
  • 18A. EmentaA×27.2
  • 20T. Hedl ★↓83’8.9

Substitutes used

  • 15Youssoupha Mbodji↑79’6.7
  • 10M. Mbaye↑66’6.9
  • 36S. Ujka↑83’6.9

Unused: A. Dobbels, Benoit De Jaegere, N. Mituljikić, Kewan Vemba, H. Akpa-Chukwu

Coach: Michael Beale

Player stats

Top rated
T. HedlZulte Waregem8.9
2nd
Shunsuke SaitoKVC Westerlo8.2
3rd
A. LapageKVC Westerlo7.5

KVC Westerlo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Jungdal G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 75% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Dylan Ourega D 77 0 0 1 (1) 0 76% 46 1 0 3/5 1/2 6.3
A. Lapage D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 74 1 1 0/0 3/1 7.5
Seiji Kimura D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 65 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
L. Mbamba-Muanda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 0 4 0/2 0/0 5.6
R. Laalaloui M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 86% 35 1 1 0/0 2/2 7.5
I. Fofana M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 55 1 2 0/1 4/0 6.2
Shunsuke Saito M 87 1 0 2 (1) 2 87% 31 3 0 0/2 0/0 8.2
C. Sandra M 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 88% 32 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
C. Congreve M 87 0 0 2 (1) 2 69% 16 1 1 2/4 0/0 6.2
N. Bassette F 73 1 0 2 (1) 2 88% 17 0 0 0/1 5/1 7.0
L. Flø D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 0 2/2 1/0 6.7
I. Sakamoto M 17 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 8 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.6
T. Van den Keybus M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 1/0 —

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Bostyn G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 88% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Y. Cappelle M 79 0 0 2 (0) 1 76% 33 3 5 1/2 0/0 5.9
Jakob Kiilerich D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 52 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
L. Lemoine D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 38 1 1 0/0 3/3 6.3
Franz Tangala D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 23 0 0 0/3 1/0 5.9
M. Aké M 90 0 0 3 (1) 2 88% 32 2 1 1/1 0/4 7.3
E. Lofolomo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 56 4 1 0/0 2/3 7.3
T. Claes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 72% 29 2 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
Á. Zalán M 66 0 0 1 (0) 1 50% 18 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.0
A. Ementa F 90 0 2 0 (0) 3 44% 27 0 0 3/4 2/4 7.2
T. Hedl F 83 2 0 3 (3) 1 76% 21 2 2 0/1 1/1 8.9
Youssoupha Mbodji D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Mbaye M 24 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
S. Ujka M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9

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.