SV Zulte Waregem 2–1 KRC Genk
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.2 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 2.1 – 0.5
- Goals
- 2 – 1
Footybot saw it as open: SV Zulte Waregem 35%, the draw 27%, KRC Genk 38%.
SV Zulte Waregem won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.5.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Tobias Lawal, 59.5 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Lukas Willen +12.6, Tobias Lawal +11.3.
Well below it: Benoit Nyssen −14.0, Konstantinos Karetsas −10.8, Jakob Kiilerich −8.4.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
SV Zulte Waregem
| 27 Dec 2025 | L 1–2 | at Royal Antwerp FC |
| 20 Dec 2025 | L 0–2 | at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise |
| 13 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | v RAAL La Louvière |
| 7 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | at Oud-Heverlee Leuven |
| 29 Nov 2025 | D 1–1 | v Cercle Brugge |
KRC Genk
| 26 Dec 2025 | L 3–5 | v Club Brugge KV |
| 19 Dec 2025 | D 2–2 | at RC Sporting Charleroi |
| 14 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | v KVC Westerlo |
| 11 Dec 2025 | L 0–1 | at FC Midtjylland |
| 7 Dec 2025 | L 0–3 | at Royal Antwerp FC |
Head to head
| 31 Aug 2025 | KRC Genk 3–2 SV Zulte Waregem |
SV Zulte Waregem
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilguens Paugain | 17 | 88.7 | – |
| Brent Gabriel | 90 | 55.7 | +3.1 |
| Lukas Willen | 90 | 51.8 | +12.6 |
| Emran Soglo | 73 | 48.3 | +4.0 |
| Anosike Ementa | 90 | 45.8 | +5.0 |
| Enrique Lofolomo | 90 | 45.0 | +3.2 |
| Marley Aké | 90 | 44.0 | +3.7 |
| Jeppe Erenbjerg | 85 | 42.8 | +1.4 |
| Stavros Gavriel | 10 | 38.6 | – |
| Jakob Kiilerich | 90 | 37.5 | −8.4 |
| Benoit De Jaegere | 89 | 36.0 | – |
| Thomas Claes | 90 | 35.5 | −5.6 |
| Anton Tanghe | 1 | 31.6 | – |
| Benoit Nyssen | 73 | 20.8 | −14.0 |
| Yannick Cappelle | 17 | 17.6 | – |
KRC Genk
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bibout | 24 | 74.3 | – |
| Tobias Lawal | 90 | 59.5 | +11.3 |
| Matte Smets | 90 | 53.6 | +6.3 |
| Daan Heymans | 82 | 47.3 | +0.6 |
| Mujaid Sadick | 90 | 44.9 | −3.1 |
| Ibrahima Sory Bangoura | 24 | 41.7 | – |
| Bryan Heynen | 90 | 41.7 | −4.6 |
| Nikolas Sattlberger | 66 | 39.4 | −5.3 |
| Zakaria El Ouahdi | 90 | 38.1 | −5.6 |
| Konstantinos Karetsas | 90 | 38.0 | −10.8 |
| Robin Mirisola | 66 | 38.0 | −5.3 |
| Yaimar Medina | 85 | 35.2 | +1.3 |
| Yira Collins Sor | 66 | 34.7 | −7.5 |
| Junya Ito | 24 | 33.9 | – |
| Adrian Palacios | 10 | 31.5 | – |
| Jarne Steuckers | 8 | 27.7 | – |