Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Oct 10 2026 · 19:45 Elindus Arena, Waregem
Zulte Waregem
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.75 – 1.50
Gent
  • M. Mbaye 74’
  • 12’ Ibrahima Cisse
  • 90+2’ M. Balikwisha
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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.

Gent beat Zulte Waregem

Gent won 2–0 through goals from Cisse and Balikwisha. Zulte Waregem played with ten men from the 74th minute after Mbaye was sent off. Gent finished with the higher xG (1.50 vs 0.75). On the chances created, Zulte Waregem deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Zulte Waregem35%
Draw26%
Gent ✓39%

Model vs reality

Zulte Waregem goals
0
Model 1.31 · xG 0.75
Gent goals
2
Model 1.39 · xG 1.50
Total goals
2
Model 2.71 · xG 2.25
Score 0–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. BalikwishaGent · 1 goal
9.2
  • RefereeNicolas Laforge
  • VenueElindus Arena
  • Table before kick-offZulte Waregem 6th · Gent 3rd

Timeline

  1. Ibrahima Cisse 0–1
    12’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ M. DeanFor Ibrahima Cisse
    62’
  4. ⇄ Matties VolckaertFor B. Goore
    62’
  5. ⇄ Á. ZalánFor T. Hedl
    66’
  6. ⇄ T. De VliegerFor M. Delorge-Knieper
    69’
  7. M. MbayeRed card · Serious foul
    74’
  8. ⇄ S. UjkaFor E. Lofolomo
    78’
  9. ⇄ El Hadji SeckFor M. Sonko
    87’
  10. ⇄ A. OmgbaFor Leonardo Lopes
    87’
  11. A. OmgbaYellow card · Foul
    89’
  12. M. Balikwisha 0–2Assist M. Dean
    90+2’
  13. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Zulte Waregem13 shots · 8 in box, 5 outside
Gent12 shots · 7 in box, 5 outside
Zulte WaregemGent
47% Possession 53%
0.75 Expected goals (xG) 1.50
0.82 Expected points (xPts) 1.92
13 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 7
3 Shots off target 1
7 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 7
5 Shots outside the box 5
453 Passes 523
84% Pass accuracy 86%
3 Corners 4
5 Goalkeeper saves 4
10 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 3
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6.68 Team rating 7.50

Line-ups

Zulte Waregem 4-3-3

137.2 B. Gabriël(G)
556.6 Y. Cappelle 56.7 Jakob Kiilerich 46.9 L. Lemoine 236.2 S. Diakité
116.9 M. Aké 67.3 E. Lofolomo ↓78’ 86.5 T. Claes
206.3 T. Hedl ↓66’ 186.9 A. Ementa 105.9 M. Mbaye
  • 13B. Gabriël (G)7.2
  • 55Y. Cappelle6.6
  • 5Jakob Kiilerich6.7
  • 4L. Lemoine6.9
  • 23S. Diakité6.2
  • 11M. Aké6.9
  • 6E. Lofolomo↓78’7.3
  • 8T. Claes6.5
  • 20T. Hedl↓66’6.3
  • 18A. Ementa6.9
  • 10M. Mbaye5.9

Substitutes used

  • 21Á. Zalán↑66’6.5
  • 36S. Ujka↑78’6.3

Unused: L. Bostyn, Youssoupha Mbodji, Benoit De Jaegere, O. Niang, N. Mituljikić, Kewan Vemba, H. Akpa-Chukwu

Gent 3-4-2-1

337.2 D. Roef(G)
447.3 S. Van der Heyden 167.9 C. Burgess 37.7 M. Paskotši
207.7 Tiago Araújo 177.0 M. Delorge-Knieper ↓69’ 227.2 Leonardo Lopes ↓87’ 456.6 B. Goore ↓62’
117.2 M. Sonko ↓87’ 79.2★ M. Balikwisha
757.5 Ibrahima Cisse ↓62’
  • 33D. Roef (G)7.2
  • 44S. Van der Heyden7.3
  • 16C. Burgess7.9
  • 3M. Paskotši7.7
  • 20Tiago Araújo7.7
  • 17M. Delorge-Knieper↓69’7.0
  • 22Leonardo Lopes↓87’7.2
  • 45B. Goore↓62’6.6
  • 11M. Sonko↓87’7.2
  • 7M. Balikwisha ★9.2
  • 75Ibrahima Cisse↓62’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 57Matties Volckaert↑62’6.9
  • 21M. DeanA↑62’7.7
  • 27T. De Vlieger↑69’6.6
  • 59El Hadji Seck↑87’6.3
  • 10A. Omgba↑87’6.3

Unused: K. Peersman, A. Ayindé, Mamadou Diallo, A. Kadri

Player stats

Top rated
M. BalikwishaGent9.2
2nd
C. BurgessGent7.9
3rd
M. PaskotšiGent7.7

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Gabriël G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 82% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
Y. Cappelle M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 36 6 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Jakob Kiilerich D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 69 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.7
L. Lemoine D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 68 1 4 0/0 1/0 6.9
S. Diakité D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 41 1 3 1/3 2/1 6.2
M. Aké M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 84% 25 0 1 2/3 0/2 6.9
E. Lofolomo D 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 53 5 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
T. Claes M 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 86% 56 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.5
T. Hedl F 66 0 0 1 (1) 1 100% 10 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
A. Ementa F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 30 1 2 1/1 3/4 6.9
M. Mbaye M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 16 0 0 0/0 1/1 5.9
Á. Zalán M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.5
S. Ujka M 12 0 0 1 (1) 0 63% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Gent

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Roef G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 70% 20 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
S. Van der Heyden D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 58 0 2 0/0 1/1 7.3
C. Burgess D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 71 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.9
M. Paskotši D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 69 3 0 0/0 1/0 7.7
Tiago Araújo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 55 1 2 1/3 0/1 7.7
M. Delorge-Knieper M 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 44 1 1 1/2 1/0 7.0
Leonardo Lopes M 87 0 0 1 (0) 2 71% 49 1 0 0/0 2/2 7.2
B. Goore F 62 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 22 0 0 1/3 0/1 6.6
M. Sonko F 87 0 0 2 (2) 1 84% 37 0 1 2/3 0/0 7.2
M. Balikwisha F 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 87% 47 4 1 0/1 4/3 9.2
Ibrahima Cisse F 62 1 0 1 (1) 1 55% 11 0 0 1/2 0/0 7.5
Matties Volckaert 28 0 0 1 (1) 0 83% 12 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
M. Dean F 28 0 1 2 (2) 1 75% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
T. De Vlieger M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 14 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
El Hadji Seck 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Omgba M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3

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.