Thursday , 2 July 2026

SV Zulte-Waregem vs KV Mechelen, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
SV Zulte-Waregem
1 – 2
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 22 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Regenboogstadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 86' Joachim Van Damme
Y 88' Onur Kaya

Overview

Match Preview

SV Zulte-Waregem vs KV Mechelen — Jupiler League at Regenboogstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Senecaut
  • Referee Christof Dierick
  • Referee Kevin Dhondt
  • Referee Brent Staessens

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

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SV Zulte-Waregem 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen 2019-11-23 KV Mechelen 0–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2019-07-27 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–2 KV Mechelen

Recent Form

SV Zulte-Waregem
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov KV Mechelen H 1–2 L
08 Nov Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–1 W
02 Nov KV Kortrijk H 1–1 D
25 Oct KV Oostende A 0–3 L
18 Oct Royal Antwerp FC H 1–3 L
03 Oct Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 1–2 L
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov SV Zulte-Waregem A 2–1 W
06 Nov Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–3 D
31 Oct Club Brugge KV A 2–2 D
17 Oct KV Kortrijk H 1–2 L
02 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 1–4 L
26 Sep K. Sint-Truidense VV H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Regenboogstadion!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. SV Zulte-Waregem and KV Mechelen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SV Zulte-Waregem and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Issa Kabore, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Assisted by Geoffry Hairemans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nikola Storm makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Another change for SV Zulte-Waregem made on 46 minute. Abdoulaye Sissako leaves to be changed by Daniel Opare.
  • 48' Geoffry Hairemans has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
  • 49' What composure from Geoffry Hairemans! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 54' What a strike from Gianni Bruno! The score is 1-3.
  • 55' Assisted by Tomas Chory with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gianni Bruno makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 60' The SV Zulte-Waregem manager makes a substitution. William Bianda departs to be replaced by Jean-Luc Dompe.
  • 64' Another change for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen made on 64 minute. Geoffry Hairemans leaves to be changed by William Togui.
  • 69' Rob Schoofs has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 223 appearances.
  • 74' KV Mechelen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen! Onur Kaya comes on to replace Rob Schoofs.
  • 81' Siemen Voet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KV Mechelen so far.
  • 83' The whistle greets Nikola Storm as he departs to be replaced by Issa Kabore.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Issa Kabore. He replaces Nikola Storm on 84 minute.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joachim Van Damme on 86.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Onur Kaya.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francky Dury

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen 2019-11-23 KV Mechelen 0–2 SV Zulte-Waregem 2019-07-27 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–2 KV Mechelen

SV Zulte-Waregem Form

2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen L 2020-11-08 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 SV Zulte-Waregem W 2020-11-02 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–1 KV Kortrijk D 2020-10-25 KV Oostende 3–0 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2020-10-18 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC L 2020-10-03 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem L

KV Mechelen Form

2020-11-22 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–2 KV Mechelen W 2020-11-06 KV Mechelen 3–3 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi D 2020-10-31 Club Brugge KV 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2020-10-17 KV Mechelen 1–2 KV Kortrijk L 2020-10-02 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV Mechelen L 2020-09-26 KV Mechelen 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 SV Zulte-Waregem xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: SV Zulte-Waregem or KV Mechelen 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SV Zulte-Waregem32% Draw28% KV Mechelen40%
Actual: KV Mechelen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SV Zulte-Waregem or Draw
60%
Draw or KV Mechelen
68%
SV Zulte-Waregem or KV Mechelen
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SV Zulte-Waregem25% Draw44% KV Mechelen31%
Actual: KV Mechelen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SV Zulte-Waregem

Handicap SV Zulte-Waregem covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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