In this 27th week match, on Saturday Feb 12th, Zulte-Waregem will play host to Anderlecht in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Zulte-Waregem sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Genk. Omar Govea scored the first goal for Genk on an own goal in the 36th minute, then Kristian Thorstvedt added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Paul Onuachu In the end, Zulte-Waregem was frustrated by Genk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Genk ended the match with the shutout victory. Zulte-Waregem is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while anderlecht is fresh off their 4-1 win against AS Eupen. Joshua Zirkzee scored the first goal for Anderlecht in the 3rd minute, then Christian Kouamé added another in the 7th minute. Anderlecht should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Anderlecht and Zulte-Waregem last played eachother at the Lotto Park on Dec 5th. Anderlecht won by a score of 3 to 2. Zinho Gano scored the first goal for Zulte-Waregem in the 25th minute, but Joshua Zirkzee got the equalizer for Anderlecht in the 27th minute But luckily in the 61st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Lior Refaelov.
Joshua Zirkzee has been the most prolific scorer on Anderlecht in the last 5 matches with three goals. For Zulte-Waregem, their top scorers are Jelle Vossen and Zinho Gano, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.