Belgian Pro League Knockout phase Sat, Dec 12 · 19:45 Elindus Arena, Waregem
Zulte Waregem 8th · 11 pts · 8 played
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Standard Liege 9th · 11 pts · 8 played
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Away travel153 kmRest days14 · 13.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Zulte Waregem—%
Draw—%
Standard Liege—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Waregem)

Forecast from 27 Nov

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Zulte Waregem and Standard Liege. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

Zulte WaregemStandard Liege
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
27 AttackIn forecast 29
31 DefenceIn forecast 29
17 Form indexContext 30
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—

Standard Liege

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Zulte WaregemStandard Liege
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.63
1.13 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.63
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.61
1.17 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
50% Scored inContext 88%
38% Clean sheetsContext 25%
12.63 ShotsContext 13.50
4.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.88
34% On target shareContext 36%
8.13 Shots in the boxContext 9.75
65% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 12%
2.80 OffsidesContext 2.43
12.00 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.38
3.13 BlocksContext 4.29
3.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.86
74% Save rateContext 61%
43% PossessionIn forecast 52%
376 PassesContext 459
304 Accurate passesContext 365
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.50 FoulsContext 9.88
12.88 Fouls sufferedContext 10.88
0.88 Yellow cardsContext 1.13
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.67
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
60% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.10 ShotsContext 12.70
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
35% On target shareContext 38%
8.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.30
64% Box shareContext 70%
12% ConversionContext 12%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.90 Shots allowedContext 15.20
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.11 BlocksContext 4.67
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
72% Save rateContext 61%
45% PossessionIn forecast 50%
385 PassesContext 433
308 Accurate passesContext 341
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.00 FoulsContext 10.10
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
0.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 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
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km274 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 17 · 4 pts vs 8.5 for an average club · -3.5 vs expected
  • L10 OctH · Gent0–21.3 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Anderlecht0–31.1 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Charleroi0–11.6 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Kortrijk2–01.8 xPts
  • D30 AugA · KVC Westerlo2–21.7 xPts
Standard Liege
Rest13.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel153 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 30 · 6 pts vs 8.4 for an average club · -1.0 vs expected
  • L11 OctH · Charleroi0–11.4 xPts
  • L18 SepA · Gent1–20.9 xPts
  • L12 SepA · KVC Westerlo2–41.4 xPts
  • W5 SepH · Antwerp1–01.7 xPts
  • W29 AugA · OH Leuven2–11.6 xPts

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 Standard Liege
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 28 Nov13.1Belgian Pro League 2026-2027, 29 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km153 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways274 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.97.7

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Gent (H) 0–2, 10 Oct
13B. Gabriël(G)
55Y. Cappelle 5Jakob Kiilerich 4L. Lemoine 23S. Diakité
11M. Aké 6E. Lofolomo 8T. Claes
20T. Hedl 18A. Ementa 10M. Mbaye
Standard Liege Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Charleroi (H) 0–1, 11 Oct
1M. Epolo(G)
3Gustav Mortensen 25I. Hautekiet 20I. Karamoko 13M. Fossey
84R. Touzghar 22A. Trouillet 94C. Nielsen
11A. Abid 10D. Eckert Ayensa 17Bernard Nguene

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Standard Liege Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Zulte Waregem · Home 1.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-0-2
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00
Standard Liege · Away 1.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.50

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 3 this season

OpponentZulte WaregemStandard Liege
Gent L 0–2 H L 1–2 A
Charleroi L 0–1 H L 0–1 H
KVC Westerlo D 2–2 A L 2–4 A
Points1 of 9 · 0.33 per game0 of 9 · 0.00 per game

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 Zulte Waregem wins1 draws1 Standard Liege wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 100%
  • 8 Mar 2026Zulte Waregem0–1Standard Liege
  • 21 Nov 2025Standard Liege0–0Zulte Waregem

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goals & match trends

Zulte WaregemStandard LiegeForecast
Scored per game 1.251.63
Conceded per game 1.131.63
Match goals 2.383.25
Over 1.5 75%75%
Over 2.5 50%63%
Over 3.5 25%38%
Both teams scored 25%63%
Clean sheets 38%25%
Failed to score 50%13%
Games88
Zulte WaregemStandard LiegeForecast
Scored per game 1.101.40
Conceded per game 1.101.40
Match goals 2.202.80
Over 1.5 70%70%
Over 2.5 40%50%
Over 3.5 20%30%
Both teams scored 20%60%
Clean sheets 40%30%
Failed to score 50%20%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

Zulte WaregemStandard LiegeLeague
Corners
Corners won4.506.00
Corners conceded5.255.00
Match total9.7511.0010.01
Over 8.575% 6/863% 5/8
Over 9.550% 4/850% 4/8
Over 10.538% 3/850% 4/8
Cards
Cards1.001.25
Opponent cards2.251.25
Match total3.252.503.36
Over 3.538% 3/825% 2/8
Over 4.525% 2/80% 0/8
Zulte WaregemStandard LiegeLeague
Corners
Corners won5.205.50
Corners conceded4.805.40
Match total10.0010.9010.01
Over 8.580% 8/1060% 6/10
Over 9.560% 6/1050% 5/10
Over 10.550% 5/1050% 5/10
Cards
Cards1.001.50
Opponent cards2.301.70
Match total3.303.203.36
Over 3.540% 4/1040% 4/10
Over 4.530% 3/1010% 1/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Zulte Waregem8 games · scored 10 · conceded 9
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Standard Liege8 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
6 1 61-75
1 6 76-90
Zulte Waregem10 games · scored 15 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 1 76-90
Standard Liege10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
6 2 61-75
1 7 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 Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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