RAAL La Louvière vs Zulte Waregem Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form Compared

Zulte Waregem's recent sample, which mixes league games with some friendlies, shows 13 wins from 20 with just three defeats and a healthy goal difference. That's a strong overall picture, even allowing for the fact not every fixture in there carries the same weight.

RAAL La Louvière: 20 completed matches; Zulte Waregem: 20 completed matches.

RAAL La Louvière

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

37

Difference

-18

Zulte Waregem

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

23

Difference

+23

RAAL La Louvière's equivalent sample tells a very different story. Just four wins from 20, with 12 losses and 37 goals conceded against only 19 scored. Whatever way you look at it, that's a side that's been struggling to find any consistency.

The gap in recent form clearly favours Zulte Waregem, though both samples blend competitions so it's not a perfect like-for-like comparison.

Comparative Team Statistics: RAAL La Louvière vs Zulte Waregem

Head-to-Head

Across the last six meetings between these two, RAAL La Louvière haven't managed a win. Zulte Waregem have taken three of them, with the other three ending level, including two goalless draws.

Some of these games were played in the Challenger Pro League rather than the top flight, so it's not a perfect reflection of current squads or level. Still, it's a pattern that's held up over more than one season.

Where They Stand This Season

Seven games into the current Jupiler Pro League campaign, Zulte Waregem sit sixth with 11 points, having won three and lost only two. RAAL La Louvière are down in 14th with just four points from the same number of matches.

The goal difference tells its own story too. Zulte have scored 10 and conceded seven, while RAAL have shipped 14 against only seven scored themselves.

A seven-point gap after seven games is a meaningful early-season indicator, even if it's still a small sample.

Players to Watch

RAAL's main attacking threat has been M. Ubandoma, who's scored five goals in seven appearances despite his side's struggles. He's someone who could give them a route back into games even on a tough afternoon.

RAAL La Louvière:

Best scorers:

M. Ubandoma - 5

Penalty cards:

Y. Okou x 1 x 1

J. Ito x 1 x 1

M. Peano x 1

Zulte Waregem:

Best scorers:

Á. Zalán - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Ementa - 4

T. Hedl - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Ementa x 2

For Zulte Waregem, A. Ementa has been the creative spark with four assists in seven matches, while Á. Zalán has chipped in with three goals. Discipline-wise there's nothing alarming on either side beyond a stray red card picked up by RAAL's M. Peano.