Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 16 · 15:00 Elindus Arena, Waregem
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Our take

Club Brugge KV were slight favourites.

Club Brugge KV were the stronger side on L90 Strength (63 vs 25). Zulte Waregem had 6 days of rest, Club Brugge KV 7 and had to travel 38 km.

Away travel38 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Zulte Waregem22%
Draw25%
Club Brugge KV53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.75
Zulte Waregem22%
Draw25%
Club Brugge KV53%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.73
Zulte Waregem21%
Draw25%
Club Brugge KV54%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.75
Zulte Waregem17%
Draw22%
Club Brugge KV61%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.96
Zulte Waregem22%
Draw25%
Club Brugge KV53%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.73
Over 2.5 53% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Waregem)

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RefereeJan Boterberg
  • Cards per match 2.8
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 16

Team strength

Zulte WaregemClub Brugge KV
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 63
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 75
27 AttackIn forecast 86
31 DefenceIn forecast 58
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Zulte Waregem

Attack—
Defense risk—

Club Brugge KV

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Zulte WaregemClub Brugge KV
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.60
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
+0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 33%
14.00 ShotsContext 16.33
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
36% On target shareContext 29%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 11.67
63% Box shareContext 72%
12% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.33 Shots allowedContext 12.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.67
3.33 BlocksContext 1.33
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.33
60% Save rateContext 77%
46% PossessionIn forecast 62%
407 PassesContext 542
338 Accurate passesContext 475
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.07
9.67 FoulsContext 10.33
8.67 Fouls sufferedContext 9.67
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
+0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.37
100% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.00 ShotsContext 12.90
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
36% On target shareContext 35%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
63% Box shareContext 67%
12% ConversionContext 12%
— OffsidesContext 1.38
13.33 Shots allowedContext 14.80
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.10
3.33 BlocksContext 4.13
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.40
60% Save rateContext 72%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
407 PassesContext 485
338 Accurate passesContext 421
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 7.02
9.67 FoulsContext 7.40
8.67 Fouls sufferedContext 7.70
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 3 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Zulte Waregem
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km343 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Club Brugge KV
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel38 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Zulte Waregem Club Brugge KV
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 10 Aug7Belgian Pro League 2025-2026, 9 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km38 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways343 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.214.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Zulte Waregem Confirmed XI
5-3-2
13B. Gabriël(G)
55Y. Cappelle 31L. Willen 3Anton Tanghe 4L. Lemoine 12W. Paugain
8T. Claes 21Tochukwu Nnadi 36S. Ujka
22J. Opoku 20T. Hedl
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Club Brugge KV Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
29N. Jackers(G)
14B. Meijer 58J. Spileers 44B. Mechele 41H. Siquet
6L. Reis 25A. Stanković
8C. Tzolis 20H. Vanaken 11C. Sandra
7N. Tresoldi
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Zulte Waregem Absences are shown before kick-off
Club Brugge KV Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Zulte Waregem+0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Club Brugge KV-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Zulte Waregem · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Club Brugge KV · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Jan Boterberg 16 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.63league 3.80
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+13%league 36%
Fouls19.1league 23.6
Penalties0.25league 0.48
Home wins50%league 48%
Zulte Waregem

No previous matches with this referee.

Club Brugge KV3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.0.0 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W10 Mar 24H · OH Leuven3–10
  • W10 Feb 24H · AS Eupen4–00
  • W6 Aug 23A · KVC Westerlo1–00

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Zulte Waregem3 games · scored 5 · conceded 6
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Club Brugge KV3 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
3 61-75
1 76-90
Zulte Waregem3 games · scored 5 · conceded 6
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Club Brugge KV10 games · scored 16 · conceded 16
3 3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
5 2 61-75
4 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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