Zulte Waregem vs Gent Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form

Gent's recent run of 20 matches, spanning league, cup and Conference League football, shows just one defeat against eleven wins and eight draws. It's a wide sample that includes some tricky European away trips, but the overall picture is of a side that rarely loses.

Zulte Waregem: 20 completed matches; Gent: 20 completed matches.

Zulte Waregem

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

46

Conceded

23

Difference

+23

Gent

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

16

Difference

+21

Zulte Waregem's own 20-match sample tells a livelier story: thirteen wins, four draws and three losses, with goals flying in at both ends across league games and friendlies. They've scored 46 in that spell but also shipped 23, suggesting a team that can be got at as well as one that can score freely.

Neither log is pure league form, so treat the raw win-loss counts as a general trend rather than a guarantee for this specific fixture.

Comparative Team Statistics: Zulte Waregem vs Gent

Head-to-head

These two have met close to twenty times since 2017, and there's no clear pattern of dominance either way. The most recent meeting saw Gent win 2-0 at home in March, but the fixture before that went the other way, with Zulte Waregem beating Gent 4-1 on their own ground.

The head-to-head seems to swing with home advantage as much as with overall quality, so the venue looks like it matters here.

League table

In the current Belgian top-flight table, Gent sit second after seven games, with six wins, a draw and no defeats, conceding just four goals in that time. Zulte Waregem are down in sixth, having won three, drawn two and lost twice, with a leakier defence of seven conceded.

Gent's defensive record so far stands out more than their attack, which could matter against a Zulte Waregem side who've found goals easier to come by than clean sheets.

Players to watch

Á. Zalán has been Zulte Waregem's most productive forward with three goals in seven appearances, matched by Gent's J. Y. Vergara Ortega on the same tally. Zulte Waregem's A. Ementa has been the most creative player involved in this rivalry, setting up four goals in seven matches, while Gent's S. Van der Heyden has picked up three yellow cards in the same span.

Zulte Waregem:

Best scorers:

Á. Zalán - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Ementa - 4

T. Hedl - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Ementa x 2

Gent:

Best scorers:

J. Y. Vergara Ortega - 3

Best assist providers:

Tiago Araújo - 2

Penalty cards:

I. Cisse x 1 x 1

S. Van der Heyden x 3

Leonardo Lopes x 2