Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Jul 26 · 17:15 Elindus Arena, Waregem
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Zulte Waregem had ? days of rest, KV Mechelen ? and had to travel 75 km.

Away travel75 kmMatches / 14d0 · 0
Zulte Waregem40%
Draw27%
KV Mechelen33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.25
Zulte Waregem40%
Draw27%
KV Mechelen33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.26
Zulte Waregem40%
Draw27%
KV Mechelen33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.25
Zulte Waregem33%
Draw27%
KV Mechelen40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.40
Zulte Waregem40%
Draw27%
KV Mechelen33%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.26
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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)

No weather data yet

RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.42
  • Matches 12

Team strength

Zulte WaregemKV Mechelen
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
27 AttackIn forecast 18
31 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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—

KV Mechelen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Zulte WaregemKV Mechelen
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext 90%
— Clean sheetsContext 30%
— ShotsContext 11.70
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
— On target shareContext 36%
— Shots in the boxContext 8.22
— Box shareContext 66%
— ConversionContext 16%
— OffsidesContext 2.67
— Shots allowedContext 15.10
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
— BlocksContext 4.10
— Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
— Save rateContext 75%
— PossessionIn forecast 49%
— PassesContext 454
— Accurate passesContext 359
— Pass accuracyContext 79%
— Team ratingContext 7.15
— FoulsContext 9.10
— Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
— Yellow cardsContext 1.20
— Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 0 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
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
KV Mechelen
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel75 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 KV Mechelen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match——
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km75 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one6.96.1

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
4-2-3-1
13B. Gabriël(G)
55Y. Cappelle 4L. Lemoine 3Anton Tanghe 19Benoit Nyssen
8T. Claes 21Tochukwu Nnadi
22J. Opoku 24Jeppe Erenbjerg 10A. Traoré
9J. Vossen
KV Mechelen Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1O. De Wolf(G)
3José Marsà 2R. Halhal 17R. Belghali
23Moncef Zekri 16R. Schoofs 6F. Hammar 77P. Pflücke
19A. Mrabti
11N. Storm 20L. Lauberbach

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
KV Mechelen Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Zulte Waregem+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • KV Mechelen+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Zulte Waregem · Home No home games yet this season.
KV Mechelen · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Kevin Van Damme 12 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.50league 4.00
Red cards0.17league 0.00
Cards 5+42%league 50%
Fouls23.5league 25.5
Penalties0.42league 0.00
Home wins33%league 0%
Zulte Waregem

No previous matches with this referee.

KV Mechelen1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D5 Nov 23A · Standard Liege1–14

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 Waregem
No complete event data.
KV Mechelen
No complete event data.
Zulte Waregem
No complete event data.
KV Mechelen10 games · scored 19 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
7 4 76-90

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

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.