Monday , 12 October 2026

KVC Westerlo vs SV Zulte-Waregem, Jupiler League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2026-27
KVC Westerlo
2 – 2
Full Time
SV Zulte-Waregem
Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 17:15 UTC 't Kuipje HT 45' · FT 45'
Shunsuke Saito 8' 1–0
1–1 25' Tobias Hedl
Norman Bassette pen 48' 2–1
2–2 63' Tobias Hedl
Lasse Flo 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KVC Westerlo vs SV Zulte-Waregem — Jupiler League at 't Kuipje.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)
  • Assistant 1 Michael Geerolf
  • Assistant 2 Jonas Van Dyck (Belgium)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 KAA Gent 8 22
2 Club Brugge KV 8 21
3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 8 21
4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 20
5 RSC Anderlecht 8 16
6 KVC Westerlo 8 13
7 KRC Genk 8 12
8 SV Zulte-Waregem 8 11
9 Royal Standard de Liege 8 11
10 Lommel SK 8 11
11 SK Beveren 8 9
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 8 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 8 7
14 KV Mechelen 8 6
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 8 5
16 UR La Louviere Centre 8 4
17 Cercle Brugge KSV 8 3
18 KV Kortrijk 8 3

Head-to-Head

3
2
KVC Westerlo 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals SV Zulte-Waregem
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-30 KVC Westerlo 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2026-01-31 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–1 KVC Westerlo 2025-08-02 KVC Westerlo 3–1 SV Zulte-Waregem 2023-01-21 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KVC Westerlo 2022-10-01 KVC Westerlo 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem

Recent Form

KVC Westerlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug SV Zulte-Waregem H 2–2 D
23 Aug Lommel SK A 0–4 L
15 Aug KRC Genk A 2–3 L
08 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–5 L
22 Mar Royal Standard de Liege A 0–0 D
14 Mar Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L
SV Zulte-Waregem
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug KVC Westerlo A 2–2 D
22 Aug SK Beveren H 4–0 W
15 Aug Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 0–0 D
09 Aug KRC Genk H 2–1 W
22 Mar Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 1–0 W
13 Mar KAA Gent A 0–2 L

Season Stats

KVC Westerlo SV Zulte-Waregem
#6 Position #8
13 Points 11
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
20 Scored 10
17 Conceded 9
+3 GD +1
1.63 PPG 1.38
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
KVC Westerlo this season
38% Clean Sheets
SV Zulte-Waregem this season

KVC Westerlo are 6th (13 pts). SV Zulte-Waregem are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KVC Westerlo
0-15
6/–
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SV Zulte-Waregem
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KVC Westerlo
Norman Bassette 5 G
Shunsuke Saito 3 G 1 A
Cisse Sandra 2 G 1 A
Matte Smets 1 G
Dylan Ourega 1 G
SV Zulte-Waregem
Istvan Atrok 3 G
Tobias Hedl 2 G 1 A
Serxho Ujka 1 G
Marley Ake 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at 't Kuipje as KVC Westerlo face off against SV Zulte-Waregem in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 8' Shunsuke Saito does the damage! The net is bulging and KVC Westerlo surge ahead!
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' 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.
  • 25' Tobias Hedl doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' It looks surprising SV Zulte-Waregem does not make any changes. Ibrahim Fofana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' The 28-year-old Laurent Lemoine has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. KVC Westerlo and SV Zulte-Waregem are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 48' Brilliant from the forward! Norman Bassette makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Franz Tangala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' GOAL! Tobias Hedl fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 66' It is a substitution in SV Zulte-Waregem team. Istvan Atrok is replaced by Malick Mbaye on 66 minute.
  • 71' KVC Westerlo currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' Isa Sakamoto gets the nod from KVC Westerlo. He replaces Norman Bassette and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' KVC Westerlo make a change. Dylan Ourega trudges off to be replaced by Lasse Flo on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Youssoupha Mbodji gets the nod from SV Zulte-Waregem. He replaces Yannick Cappelle and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Lasse Flo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 82.
  • 84' A change in the SV Zulte-Waregem ranks — Tobias Hedl exits the field as Serxho Ujka enters on 84.
  • 87' Time for substitution for KVC Westerlo. Shunsuke Saito is replaced by David Amegnaglo.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

KVC Westerlo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tobias Hedl 2
Nacer Chadli 2
Lyle Foster 1
Jelle Vossen 1
Roman Neustadter 1
Norman Bassette 1
Shunsuke Saito 1

Head to Head

2026-08-30 KVC Westerlo 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2026-01-31 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–1 KVC Westerlo 2025-08-02 KVC Westerlo 3–1 SV Zulte-Waregem 2023-01-21 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KVC Westerlo 2022-10-01 KVC Westerlo 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem

KVC Westerlo Form

2026-08-30 KVC Westerlo 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2026-08-23 Lommel SK 4–0 KVC Westerlo L 2026-08-15 KRC Genk 3–2 KVC Westerlo L 2026-08-08 KVC Westerlo 1–5 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-03-22 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KVC Westerlo D 2026-03-14 KVC Westerlo 1–2 Club Brugge KV L

SV Zulte-Waregem Form

2026-08-30 KVC Westerlo 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2026-08-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 4–0 SK Beveren W 2026-08-15 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2026-08-09 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–1 KRC Genk W 2026-03-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2026-03-13 KAA Gent 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 KVC Westerlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 SV Zulte-Waregem xG
I would bet for: KVC Westerlo or SV Zulte-Waregem 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KVC Westerlo43% Draw25% SV Zulte-Waregem32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

KVC Westerlo or Draw
68%
Draw or SV Zulte-Waregem
57%
KVC Westerlo or SV Zulte-Waregem
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KVC Westerlo33% Draw41% SV Zulte-Waregem26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — KVC Westerlo

Handicap KVC Westerlo covers Push SV Zulte-Waregem covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

KVC Westerlo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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