SV Zulte Waregem vs KAA Gent Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

SV Zulte Waregem

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SV Zulte Waregem won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 4-2 First Division A defeat in their last game at the hands of Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

In that game, SV Zulte Waregem managed 60% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For SV Zulte Waregem, the goalscorers were Jelle Vossen (73') and Zinho Gano (82'). For their opponents, Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 13 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Siebe Schrijvers (29'), Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (41', 76') and Casper De Norre (45') scored for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

It’s not been often in recent games where SV Zulte Waregem have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that SV Zulte Waregem have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 14 goals along the way.

Their past results show that SV Zulte Waregem:

• have not won against KAA Gent in their last 4 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 4 matches in the league. Fans are getting restless.

KAA Gent

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In the game prior to this, KAA Gent drew 1-1 in the Conference League match with İstanbul Başakşehir.

The only scorer from KAA Gent was Gift Orban (35'). Stefano Okaka (16') scored for İstanbul Başakşehir.

A series of very capable displays from the KAA Gent defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 clashes combined. In that period, their own forwards have managed to score 5. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that KAA Gent:

• have not been beaten by SV Zulte Waregem in games played away from home for the previous 7 league games. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 07/12/2019 shows us that SV Zulte Waregem have won 1 of these and KAA Gent 5, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 overall which averages out at 3.67 goals per meeting.

The last league contest featuring the two was First Division A match day 8 on 11/09/2022 and the score finished KAA Gent 2-0 SV Zulte Waregem.

In that game, KAA Gent managed 57% possession and 23 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Hugo Cuypers (49') and Jordan Torunarigha (72').

At the other end, SV Zulte Waregem had 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg.

📋 Team News: SV Zulte Waregem

Modou Tambedou (Ankle Injury), Sef Van Damme (Unknown Injury), Martijn Beernaert (Unknown Injury) and Ruud Vormer (Collarbone fracture) will not be taking part for SV Zulte Waregem boss Mbaye Leye.

In all likelihood, Essevee will possibly make use of the 3-4-1-2 system in the match, beginning the first half with Sammy Bossuyt, Karol Fila, Timothy Derijck, Lukas Willen, Alessandro Ciranni, Alieu Fadera, Christian Bruels, Novatus Disma, Nicolas Rommens, Jelle Vossen and Zinho Gano.

🗞️ Team News: KAA Gent

KAA Gent manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck has some current player fitness concerns. Bruno Godeau (Ankle Injury), Sulayman Marreh (Overstretching), Jordan Torunarigha (Knock), Darko Lemajic (Adductors avulsion), Joseph Okumu (Calf Injury), Tarik Tissoudali (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Andrew Hjulsager (Achilles tendon problems) will miss out on this game.

We believe De Buffalo's seem likely to play in a 3-4-2-1 lineup, settling for Paul Nardi, Kamil Piatkowski, M. Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Nurio, A. Castro-Montes, Matisse Samoise, Julien De Sart, Sven Kums, Hugo Cuypers, Hyun-Seok Hong and Gift Orban.

🔮 Prediction

We think that SV Zulte Waregem could find themselves up against it to find the net against this KAA Gent lineup who we think will likely be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We therefore fancy a 0-1 winning score for KAA Gent when the full-time whistle blows.

It should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 02:39 08/03/2023