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Belgian Pro League · Matchweek 8

Zulte Waregem

ZUL

Gent

GEN

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Zulte Waregem35%
Draw30%
Gent35%

Expected goals

1.19 – 1.19

Over 2.5

42%

Both to score

50%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1113.2%
  • 1011.2%
  • 0111.2%
  • 0010.7%
  • 217.7%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

48%Possession42%
44%Territory32%
28%From set plays36%
0.09Chance quality0.10
6.0%Directness8.0%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Zulte Waregem, 4 for Gent. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 30 of 54 matches, not the full season.