Saturday , 14 November 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 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 29
2 Club Brugge KV 11 28
3 KAA Gent 11 28
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 27
5 RSC Anderlecht 11 20
6 Lommel SK 11 16
7 KRC Genk 11 15
8 Royal Standard de Liège 11 15
9 KVC Westerlo 11 14
10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 12
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 11
13 Royal Antwerp FC 11 11
14 SV Zulte-Waregem 11 11
15 SK Beveren 11 10
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 11 9
17 UR La Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

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
#14 Position #11
11 Points 12
11 Played 11
3 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5
13 Scored 13
20 Conceded 20
-7 GD -7
1.00 PPG 1.09
27% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
SV Zulte-Waregem this season
18% Clean Sheets
KV Mechelen this season

SV Zulte-Waregem are 14th (11 pts). KV Mechelen are 11th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SV Zulte-Waregem
Tobias Hedl 4 G 1 A
Istvan Atrok 4 G
Serxho Ujka 1 G
Marley Ake 1 G
KV Mechelen
Myron van Brederode 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! SV Zulte-Waregem welcome KV Mechelen for this crunch clash at Elindus Arena.
  • 4' Alec Van Hoorenbeeck was booked on 4.
  • 5' Nicolas Rommens adds to his 0 season tally! SV Zulte-Waregem lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 6' Magnificent from Nicolas Rommens! That is 3 goals in 145 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' It is a cagey affair so far. SV Zulte-Waregem in their trying to find a way past KV Mechelen's compact .
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' Timothy Derijck picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' It’s high time Mbaye Leye made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. SV Zulte-Waregem must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Sandy Walsh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SV Zulte-Waregem so far.
  • 53' KV Mechelen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SV Zulte-Waregem needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Sandy Walsh will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SV Zulte-Waregem side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Dimitri Lavalee. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' The Guinea-Bissau Zinho Gano breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-0!
  • 74' Frederic Soelle Soelle gets the nod from Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. He replaces Geoffry Hairemans and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Yellow-Red KV Mechelen make a change. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck trudges off to be replaced by Ngal Ayel Mukau on 82 minutes.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. David Bates will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Rob Schoofs is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 88' A tactical swap from SV Zulte-Waregem — Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on, Alieu Fadera off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Another change for SV Zulte-Waregem made on 90 minute. Abdoulaye Sissako leaves to be changed by Alioune Ndour.
  • 90' Alessandro Ciranni is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
1 / 4
1.92 SV Zulte-Waregem xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 KV Mechelen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SV Zulte-Waregem48% Draw24% KV Mechelen28%
Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

SV Zulte-Waregem or Draw
72%
Draw or KV Mechelen
52%
SV Zulte-Waregem or KV Mechelen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SV Zulte-Waregem35% Draw41% KV Mechelen24%
Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — SV Zulte-Waregem

Handicap SV Zulte-Waregem covers Push KV Mechelen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
KV Mechelen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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