Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
SV Zulte-Waregem
2 – 0
Full Time
KV Mechelen
Sun 8 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Elindus Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
Timothy Derijck 23' Y
Y 59' Sandy Walsh
Y 69' Dimitri Lavalee
Y 77' Birger Verstraete
Y 84' David Bates
Y 88' Rob Schoofs
Alessandro Ciranni 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louviere Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
4
SV Zulte-Waregem 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals KV Mechelen
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen 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

Recent Form

SV Zulte-Waregem
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan KV Mechelen H 2–0 W
27 Dec K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–2 L
12 Nov KAS Eupen H 5–5 D
05 Nov KV Mechelen A 2–2 D
29 Oct Royal Standard de Liège H 0–3 L
23 Oct KV Oostende A 1–2 L
KV Mechelen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan SV Zulte-Waregem A 0–2 L
23 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–1 D
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 Liège H 2–0 W

Season Stats

SV Zulte-Waregem KV Mechelen
#4 Position #15
4 Points 0
2 Played 1
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 0
1 Conceded 2
+1 GD -2
2.00 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
SV Zulte-Waregem this season
0% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

SV Zulte-Waregem are 4th (4 pts). KV Mechelen are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SV Zulte-Waregem
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SV Zulte-Waregem and KV Mechelen has kicked off!
  • 4' The referee has no hesitation. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck is booked for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen — Yellow card on 4.
  • 5' Nicolas Rommens adds to his 0 season tally! SV Zulte-Waregem lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' Nicolas Rommens adds to his 0 season tally! SV Zulte-Waregem lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 11' It looks like no one’s ball. KV Mechelen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SV Zulte-Waregem and KV Mechelen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yannick Thoelen, as he is very good at scoring at Elindus Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Timothy Derijck.
  • 28' Birger Verstraete is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Zulte-Waregem so far.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timothy Derijck made 299 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' Geoffry Hairemans is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KV Mechelen tonight.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mbaye Leye will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' SV Zulte-Waregem seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' SV Zulte-Waregem is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' Sandy Walsh has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 69' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 71' The Guinea-Bissau Zinho Gano breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-0!
  • 74' Frederic Soelle Soelle is replacing Geoffry Hairemans for the Yellow-Red KV Mechelen side.
  • 77' Birger Verstraete is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' Ngal Ayel Mukau has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alec Van Hoorenbeeck on 82 minute.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Bates on 84 minutes.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Rob Schoofs on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Yellow-Red KV Mechelen will be frustrated.
  • 88' The whistle greets Alieu Fadera as he departs to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
  • 90' The SV Zulte-Waregem manager makes a substitution. Abdoulaye Sissako departs to be replaced by Alioune Ndour.
  • 90' SV Zulte-Waregem receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SV Zulte-Waregem players.

Lineups

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mbaye Leye

KV Mechelen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Defour

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

2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen 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

SV Zulte-Waregem Form

2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen W 2022-12-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 SV Zulte-Waregem L 2022-11-12 SV Zulte-Waregem 5–5 KAS Eupen D 2022-11-05 KV Mechelen 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem D 2022-10-29 SV Zulte-Waregem 0–3 Royal Standard de Liège L 2022-10-23 KV Oostende 2–1 SV Zulte-Waregem L

KV Mechelen Form

2023-01-08 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–0 KV Mechelen L 2022-12-23 KV Mechelen 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 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 Liège W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 SV Zulte-Waregem xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: SV Zulte-Waregem to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SV Zulte-Waregem57% Draw25% KV Mechelen18%
Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SV Zulte-Waregem or Draw
82%
Draw or KV Mechelen
43%
SV Zulte-Waregem or KV Mechelen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SV Zulte-Waregem42% Draw45% KV Mechelen13%
Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — SV Zulte-Waregem

Handicap SV Zulte-Waregem covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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