SV Zulte-Waregem vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, 2026 PLAYOFFS II

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

SV Zulte-Waregem

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Fri 17 May 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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SV Zulte-Waregem vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League .

SV Zulte-Waregem 30 games · 32 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Frederic Godelaine
Referee Bert Put
Referee Stijn Hutsebaut
Referee Quentin Pirard

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

SV Zulte-Waregem 7 games · Avg 3.6 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-17 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2019-04-20 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–2 SV Zulte-Waregem

Recent Form

SV Zulte-Waregem

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	2–1	W
14 May	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	A	5–0	W
11 May	KV Kortrijk	H	0–5	L
05 May	Royal Excel Mouscron	A	0–3	L
27 Apr	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	6–2	W
20 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	2–2	D

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	SV Zulte-Waregem	A	1–2	L
14 May	KV Kortrijk	H	2–0	W
11 May	Royal Excel Mouscron	H	3–3	D
04 May	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	3–2	W
27 Apr	KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren	A	2–3	L
20 Apr	SV Zulte-Waregem	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

SV Zulte-Waregem		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#13	Position	#1
32	Points	66
30	Played	30
8 / 8 / 14	W / D / L	19 / 9 / 2
38	Scored	50
47	Conceded	17
-9	GD	+33
1.07	PPG	2.20
27%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SV Zulte-Waregem are 13th (32 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SV Zulte-Waregem and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise has kicked off!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. SV Zulte-Waregem and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Kevin Kis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' SV Zulte-Waregem are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' SV Zulte-Waregem is showing some good football. However, SV Zulte-Waregem are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. SV Zulte-Waregem must find a spark to ignite this game.
26' Poor challenge from Mathias Fixelles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
31' Against the run of play, Idrissa Sylla has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' GOAL! Hicham Faik fires home to make it 2-0!
37' Magnificent from Faiz Selemani! That is 37 goals in 231 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' Ismael Kandouss has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SV Zulte-Waregem and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 57 minute. Hadamou Traore leaves to be changed by Charles Morren.
58' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise ring the changes. Hadamou Traore has done his job and it is now time for Charles Morren to step up.
63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Youssouf Niakate, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
68' Sandy Walsh, a Indonesia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Steven Pinto-Borges comes on to replace Youssouf Niakate.
76' 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 Anders Kristiansen suffering a number of foals already.
78' Another change for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise made on 78 minute. Federico Vega leaves to be changed by Chad Letts.
83' Theo Bongonda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise tonight.
85' Hicham Faik makes way for Mikael Soisalo at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from SV Zulte-Waregem.
89' SV Zulte-Waregem make a change. Idrissa Sylla trudges off to be replaced by Jannes Van Hecke on 89 minutes.
90' The whistle greets Theo Bongonda as he departs to be replaced by Mathieu De Smet.
Another three points for SV Zulte-Waregem.

Lineups

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

Starting XI

40
Idrissa Sylla ↓ Jannes Van Hecke 89'
21
Ibrahima Seck
22
Florian Tardieu
8
Hicham Faik ↓ Mikael Soisalo 85'
20
Henrik Bjordal
14
Sandy Walsh
5
Damien Marcq
11
Nill De Pauw
10
Theo Bongonda C ↓ Mathieu De Smet 90'
23
Marco Burki
44
Eike Bansen

Bench

Coach Francky Dury

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

23
Milos Stamenkovic
1
Anders Kristiansen
3
Kevin Kis
22
Federico Vega ↓ Chad Letts 78'
59
Ismael Kandouss
8
Max Besuschkow
27
Hadamou Traore ↓ Charles Morren 58'
17
Faiz Selemani C
10
Serge Tabekou
11
Mathias Fixelles
18
Youssouf Niakate ↓ Steven Pinto-Borges 71'

Bench

Coach Luka Elsner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teddy Teuma	2
Theo Bongonda	2
Youssouf Niakate	2
Dennis Eckert	1
Simon Adingra	1
Gustaf Nilsson	1
Idrissa Sylla	1
Victor Boniface	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.45 SV Zulte-Waregem xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.96 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: SV Zulte-Waregem or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 77% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

SV Zulte-Waregem36% Draw23% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise41%

Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

60%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

64%

SV Zulte-Waregem or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SV Zulte-Waregem23% Draw41% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise36%

Actual: SV Zulte-Waregem win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — SV Zulte-Waregem

Handicap	SV Zulte-Waregem covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

SV Zulte-Waregem keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

SV Zulte-Waregem vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, 2026 PLAYOFFS II

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

SV Zulte-Waregem Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

SV Zulte-Waregem Form

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — SV Zulte-Waregem

Clean Sheet