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Belgian Pro League · Matchweek 18

Genk

GEK

Zulte Waregem

ZUL

Model

Match forecast

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

Genk46%
Draw27%
Zulte Waregem27%

Expected goals

1.49 – 1.11

Over 2.5

48%

Both to score

53%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.4%
  • 1011.5%
  • 219.2%
  • 008.5%
  • 018.3%
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.

53%Possession48%
44%Territory44%
27%From set plays28%
0.12Chance quality0.09
4.7%Directness6.0%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Genk, 3 for Zulte Waregem. 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.