KVC Westerlo vs Zulte Waregem Jupiler Pro League prediction & result
Final score: KVC Westerlo 2-2 Zulte Waregem.
Before kick-off the model made it 37% KVC Westerlo, 30% draw, 33% Zulte Waregem — fair odds of 2.70, 3.33 and 3.03. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts KVC Westerlo at 37% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 1767 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — KVC Westerlo vs Zulte Waregem
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 99A. JungdalG
- 23L. Mbamba-MuandaD
- 5S. KimuraD
- 4A. LapageD
- 28D. OuregaD
- 45I. FofanaM
- 12R. LaalaouiM
- 20C. CongreveM
- 14C. SandraM
- 7S. SaitoM
- 9N. BassetteF
- 1B. LathouwersG
- 2L. FloD
- 24M. NdembiD
- 8S. SydorchukM
- 39T. Van den KeybusM
- 17D. Jochem
- 13I. SakamotoF
- 10A. PatraoF
- 11N. Bohamdi-Kamoni
- 1L. BostynG
- 49F. TangalaD
- 4L. LemoineD
- 5J. KiilerichD
- 55Y. CappelleD
- 8T. ClaesM
- 6E. LofolomoM
- 11M. AkeM
- 20T. HedlF
- 18A. EmentaF
- 21Z. AtrokF
- 42A. DobbelsG
- 45B. De Jaegere
- 15Y. MbodjiD
- 24M. SallD
- 36S. UjkaM
- 7N. MituljikicF
- 10M. MbayeF
- 90H. Akpa-ChukwuF
- 53K. VembaF
Form going into KVC Westerlo vs Zulte Waregem
KVC Westerlo
- L0-4away to Lommel United23 August 2026
- L2-3away to Genk15 August 2026
Zulte Waregem
- W4-0SK Beveren22 August 2026
- D0-0away to Union St. Gilloise15 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Jupiler Pro League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | KVC Westerlo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 7 |
| 5 | Zulte Waregem | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: KVC Westerlo vs Zulte Waregem
- 30 August 2026KVC Westerlo 2–2 Zulte WaregemJupiler Pro League
- 31 January 2026Zulte Waregem 0–1 KVC WesterloJupiler Pro League
- 2 August 2025KVC Westerlo 3–1 Zulte WaregemJupiler Pro League
- 21 January 2023Zulte Waregem 1–1 KVC WesterloJupiler Pro League
- 1 October 2022KVC Westerlo 2–0 Zulte WaregemJupiler Pro League
- 4 March 2017Zulte Waregem 2–2 KVC WesterloJupiler Pro League
Leading scorers: KVC Westerlo and Zulte Waregem
KVC Westerlo
- S. Saito3 goals
- N. Bassette3 goals
Zulte Waregem
- Á. Zalán3 goals
- T. Hedl2 goals2 assists
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.