Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Aug 23 2025 · 19:45 Elindus Arena, Waregem
Zulte Waregem
0–2 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.15 – 1.61
St. Truiden
  • T. Hedl 52’
  • 72’ R. Yamamoto
  • 81’ Keisuke Goto
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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.

St. Truiden beat Zulte Waregem

Zulte Waregem entered as narrow favourites, but St. Truiden won 2–0 through goals from Yamamoto and Goto. Zulte Waregem played with ten men from the 52nd minute after Hedl was sent off. St. Truiden finished with the higher xG (1.61 vs 0.15).

Zulte Waregem40%
Draw27%
St. Truiden ✓33%

Model vs reality

Zulte Waregem goals
0
Model 1.40 · xG 0.15
St. Truiden goals
2
Model 1.25 · xG 1.61
Total goals
2
Model 2.65 · xG 1.76
Score 0–2
5%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 49%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchV. MusliuSt. Truiden
8.0
  • RefereeKevin Van Damme
  • VenueElindus Arena
  • Table before kick-offZulte Waregem 11th · St. Truiden 2nd

Timeline

  1. J. OpokuYellow card
    34’
  2. Tochukwu NnadiYellow card
    38’
  3. R. ItoYellow card
    45+1’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. T. HedlRed card
    52’
  6. ⇄ R. MerlenFor A. Sissako
    69’
  7. ⇄ Keisuke GotoFor A. Ferrari
    69’
  8. R. Yamamoto 0–1Assist L. Patris
    72’
  9. ⇄ S. GavrielFor Jeppe Erenbjerg
    73’
  10. ⇄ S. UjkaFor L. Willen
    79’
  11. ⇄ A. EmentaFor T. Claes
    79’
  12. Keisuke Goto 0–2Assist R. Ito
    81’
  13. ⇄ S. TaniguchiFor L. Patris
    87’
  14. ⇄ E. LofolomoFor Tochukwu Nnadi
    88’
  15. ⇄ Kaito MatsuzawaFor R. Ito
    90+1’
  16. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Zulte Waregem5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
St. Truiden17 shots · 9 in box, 8 outside
Zulte WaregemSt. Truiden
36% Possession 64%
0.15 Expected goals (xG) 1.61
0.31 Expected points (xPts) 2.47
5 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 4
1 Shots off target 8
2 Blocked shots 5
2 Shots inside the box 9
3 Shots outside the box 8
280 Passes 484
77% Pass accuracy 85%
2 Corners 11
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
10 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6.40 Team rating 6.99

Line-ups

Zulte Waregem 3-5-2

136.0 B. Gabriël(G)
316.3 L. Willen ↓79’ 36.3 Anton Tanghe 46.7 L. Lemoine
556.9 Y. Cappelle 86.6 T. Claes ↓79’ 216.7 Tochukwu Nnadi ↓88’ 246.6 Jeppe Erenbjerg ↓73’ 127.0 W. Paugain
225.6 J. Opoku 205.3 T. Hedl
  • 13B. Gabriël (G)6.0
  • 31L. Willen↓79’6.3
  • 3Anton Tanghe6.3
  • 4L. Lemoine6.7
  • 55Y. Cappelle6.9
  • 8T. Claes↓79’6.6
  • 21Tochukwu Nnadi↓88’6.7
  • 24Jeppe Erenbjerg↓73’6.6
  • 12W. Paugain7.0
  • 22J. Opoku5.6
  • 20T. Hedl5.3

Substitutes used

  • 11S. Gavriel↑73’6.2
  • 36S. Ujka↑79’6.3
  • 18A. Ementa↑79’7.0
  • 6E. Lofolomo↑88’

Unused: L. Bostyn, Benoit Nyssen, N. Mituljikić, J. Vossen, Kewan Vemba

St. Truiden 4-2-3-1

166.9 L. Kokubo(G)
36.5 T. Hata 268.0★ V. Musliu 207.0 R. Van Helden 197.2 L. Patris A↓87’
86.6 A. Sissako ↓69’ 67.6 R. Yamamoto
107.0 I. Sebaoui 136.7 R. Ito A↓90’ 606.7 R. Vanwesemael
96.3 A. Ferrari ↓69’
  • 16L. Kokubo (G)6.9
  • 3T. Hata6.5
  • 26V. Musliu ★8.0
  • 20R. Van Helden7.0
  • 19L. PatrisA↓87’7.2
  • 8A. Sissako↓69’6.6
  • 6R. Yamamoto7.6
  • 10I. Sebaoui7.0
  • 13R. ItoA↓90’6.7
  • 60R. Vanwesemael6.7
  • 9A. Ferrari↓69’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 14R. Merlen↑69’6.9
  • 42Keisuke Goto↑69’7.6
  • 5S. Taniguchi↑87’
  • 38Kaito Matsuzawa↑90’

Unused: J. Coppens, A. Diriken, W. Janssens, S. Juklerød, I. Benachour

Player stats

Top rated
V. MusliuSt. Truiden8.0
2nd
R. YamamotoSt. Truiden7.6
3rd
Keisuke GotoSt. Truiden7.6

Zulte Waregem

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Gabriël G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 69% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
L. Willen D 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Anton Tanghe D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. Lemoine D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.7
Y. Cappelle M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 29 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.9
T. Claes M 79 0 0 1 (1) 1 85% 20 0 1 0/0 0/2 6.6
Tochukwu Nnadi M 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 25 0 4 1/1 4/3 6.7
Jeppe Erenbjerg F 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 1 1 1/3 0/0 6.6
W. Paugain D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 70% 20 1 6 3/4 1/3 7.0
J. Opoku F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 22 1 0 1/3 2/0 5.6
T. Hedl F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 10 0 1 1/1 2/0 5.3
S. Gavriel D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
S. Ujka M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Ementa F 11 0 0 1 (0) 1 0% 4 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.0
E. Lofolomo D 2 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

St. Truiden

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Kokubo G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 73% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
T. Hata D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 45 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.5
V. Musliu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 68 1 2 0/0 0/1 8.0
R. Van Helden D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 55 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
L. Patris D 87 0 1 0 (0) 2 81% 62 2 1 3/4 1/0 7.2
A. Sissako M 69 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 41 2 2 1/1 2/0 6.6
R. Yamamoto M 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 85% 27 0 0 1/1 1/3 7.6
I. Sebaoui F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 36 0 1 2/2 3/2 7.0
R. Ito M 90 0 1 1 (1) 4 78% 51 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.7
R. Vanwesemael D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 76% 38 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.7
A. Ferrari F 69 0 0 3 (0) 0 75% 4 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
R. Merlen M 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Keisuke Goto F 21 1 0 2 (1) 0 100% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
S. Taniguchi D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 2/0 —
Kaito Matsuzawa F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 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.