Zulte Waregem vs Club Brugge KV Prediction

Recent form tells two different stories

Looking at the last 20 matches each club have played across all competitions, Zulte's record actually edges it on paper with 14 wins to Brugge's 13. A good few of those games for both sides are friendlies rather than competitive fixtures, though, so it's not a pure like-for-like comparison. Brugge's sample also includes a Champions League defeat to Aston Villa among some routine domestic wins.

Zulte Waregem: 20 completed matches; Club Brugge KV: 20 completed matches.

Zulte Waregem

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

45

Conceded

22

Difference

+23

Club Brugge KV

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

51

Conceded

21

Difference

+30

Goals have flowed for both sides across that wider run. Brugge scored 51 and conceded 21, while Zulte scored 46 and conceded 21. Neither has been particularly tight at the back over that stretch.

That broader form snapshot flatters Zulte a touch, so the league table probably gives a clearer read on where each side stands right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Zulte Waregem vs Club Brugge KV

A history that leans Brugge's way, but not lately

Club Brugge have won plenty of the meetings between these two down the years, including some heavy scorelines. But the two most recent games have been split - Brugge won at home in January, then Zulte won away last August - showing the gap can close when they actually meet.

Recent head-to-heads suggest this fixture hasn't been as one-sided as the wider history implies.

The league table paints a clearer gap

Seven games into the season, Brugge sit third with 18 points, having lost just once and conceded only three goals. Zulte are down in sixth with 11 points, already beaten twice and having shipped seven. That's a real gap in current league form, even if last season's meetings were close.

Brugge's defensive record in particular stands out this season.

Who's making the difference for each side

Á. Zalán has been Zulte's main source of goals, with three in his last seven appearances, and A. Ementa has supplied four assists over the same stretch. Brugge's goals have been shared between N. Tresoldi and H. Vetlesen, both on three in seven, while Carlos Forbs and J. Seys have each chipped in three assists. Forbs has also picked up a red card in his last six matches, so discipline is worth keeping an eye on there.

Zulte Waregem:

Best scorers:

Á. Zalán - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Ementa - 4

T. Hedl - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Ementa x 2

Club Brugge KV:

Best scorers:

N. Tresoldi - 3

H. Vetlesen - 3

Best assist providers:

Carlos Forbs - 3

J. Seys - 3

M. Diakhon - 2

Penalty cards:

Carlos Forbs x 1 x 1

F. Potts x 3