Thursday , 2 July 2026

KV Mechelen vs SV Zulte-Waregem, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KV Mechelen
2 – 2
Full Time
SV Zulte-Waregem
Sat 5 Nov 2022 · 15:00 UTC Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
Y 44' Abdoulaye Sissako
Y 66' Nicolas Rommens
R 75' Abdoulaye Sissako
Jannes Van Hecke 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Mechelen vs SV Zulte-Waregem — Jupiler League at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
KV Mechelen 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals SV Zulte-Waregem
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2021-10-23 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2021-04-10 KV Mechelen 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen 2019-11-23 KV Mechelen 0–2 SV Zulte-Waregem

Recent Form

KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–2 D
28 Oct KRC Genk A 1–3 L
22 Oct KAS Eupen H 2–1 W
19 Oct Royal Standard de Liege H 2–0 W
16 Oct KAA Gent A 0–3 L
09 Oct RSC Anderlecht H 1–3 L
SV Zulte-Waregem
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov KV Mechelen A 2–2 D
29 Oct Royal Standard de Liege H 0–3 L
23 Oct KV Oostende A 1–2 L
20 Oct RSC Anderlecht H 3–2 W
15 Oct KV Kortrijk A 3–1 W
08 Oct Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 2–5 L

Season Stats

KV Mechelen SV Zulte-Waregem
#5 Position #13
45 Points 32
30 Played 30
12 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 14
39 Scored 38
37 Conceded 47
+2 GD -9
1.50 PPG 1.07
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KV Mechelen are 5th (45 pts). SV Zulte-Waregem are 13th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KV Mechelen and SV Zulte-Waregem get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. SV Zulte-Waregem is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' KV Mechelen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Birger Verstraete on 16.
  • 21' SV Zulte-Waregem have won 278 goals from 194 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KV Mechelen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Zulte-Waregem so far.
  • 36' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Novatus Disma doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' Abdoulaye Sissako was booked on 44.
  • 46' It is a substitution in SV Zulte-Waregem team. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is replaced by Mamadou Sangare on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Bates made 268 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sandy Walsh, as he is very good at scoring at Argosstadion Achter de Kazerne with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 57' A goal from the international Mamadou Sangare! He fires home on 57 to make it 0-3!
  • 61' A stunning finish from Jelle Vossen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' A change in the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen ranks — Nikola Storm exits the field as Yonas Malede enters on 63.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Rommens. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Abdoulaye Sissako argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 80' Jannes Van Hecke is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' SV Zulte-Waregem make a change. Alieu Fadera trudges off to be replaced by Oleksandr Drambaiev on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Geoffry Hairemans is replaced by Frederic Soelle Soelle.
  • 87' SV Zulte-Waregem come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' A tactical swap from SV Zulte-Waregem — Alioune Ndour on, Zinho Gano off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mbaye Leye

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gianni Bruno 5
Nikola Storm 4
Cyle Larin 2
Geoffry Hairemans 2
Nicolas Rommens 2
Zinho Gano 2
Sandy Walsh 2
Hugo Cuypers 1

Head to Head

2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2021-10-23 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2021-04-10 KV Mechelen 4–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen 2019-11-23 KV Mechelen 0–2 SV Zulte-Waregem

KV Mechelen Form

2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2022-10-28 KRC Genk 3–1 KV Mechelen L 2022-10-22 KV Mechelen 2–1 KAS Eupen W 2022-10-19 KV Mechelen 2–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2022-10-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-10-09 KV Mechelen 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L

SV Zulte-Waregem Form

2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2022-10-29 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–3 Royal Standard de Liege L 2022-10-23 KV Oostende 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2022-10-20 SV Zulte-Waregem 3–2 RSC Anderlecht W 2022-10-15 KV Kortrijk 1–3 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2022-10-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–5 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.87 KV Mechelen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 SV Zulte-Waregem xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen46% Draw25% SV Zulte-Waregem29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

KV Mechelen or Draw
71%
Draw or SV Zulte-Waregem
54%
KV Mechelen or SV Zulte-Waregem
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Mechelen34% Draw42% SV Zulte-Waregem24%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — KV Mechelen

Handicap KV Mechelen covers Push SV Zulte-Waregem covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.