Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Zulte Waregem and Mechelen, taking place on Sunday, 08 January 2023, at Elindus Arena in Waregem.
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Zulte Waregem, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-0 away defeat by Sint-Truiden will have left the Zulte Waregem squad feeling a little deflated. Their share of possession in that meeting was 38%, while racking up 6 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to Sint-Truiden, who had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Their boss Mbaye Leye is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 16 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 11 goals scored. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 games.
They've had a terrible run of form at Elindus Arena recently and having lost 4 of their last 6 home games managing just 1 win.
Jelle Vossen will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Zulte Waregem.
Mechelen, Recent FormIt's fair to say Mechelen will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Cercle Brugge, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. They achieved 68% possession in that match and had 19 strikes at goal, with 9 hitting the target, up against Cercle Brugge's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 8, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 10 goals and some valuable points in the process. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games. They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
On an individual basis, Rob Schoofs will be looking to cause Zulte Waregem some problems having scored 3 goals in Mechelen's last 6 away games in the league.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
SVZW will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 6 encounters with Mechelen. Mechelen have a good attacking record away to Essevee in the league, having scored a total of 6 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2 goals per game.
In the league, Mechelen have not won any of their last 3 meetings with SVZW.
With 3 goals notched up from the last 3 league meetings against SVZW at their home ground Elindus Arena, Mechelen man Nikola Storm will be looking for more of the same in this one.
There is only really one injury concern for the SVZW manager Mbaye Leye ahead of this clash, with Wout Debuyser (Unknown) missing out, which gives Leye a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Steven Defour has a number of injury concerns in his Mechelen squad to contend with: Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (Illness), Julien Ngoy (Hamstring) and Jordi Vanlerberghe (Heart problems)
Zulte Waregem Playing at home | Mechelen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Goals scored | 1.5 |
| 3.1 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 33' | Time first goal conceded | 39' |
| 3.1 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 5-2 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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