In this week 20 match, on Sat Dec 18th, Zulte-Waregem hosts Mechelen in a clash of the Pro League. Zulte-Waregem sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Club Brugge. Charles De Ketelaere scored the first goal for Club Brugge in the 13th minute, then Mats Rits added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Éder Balanta In the end, Zulte-Waregem was frustrated by Club Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Club Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory. Zulte-Waregem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while mechelen sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Dante Vanzeir struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 35th minute, then Teddy Teuma added another in the 55th minute In the end, Mechelen couldn’t muster any offence and Union Saint-Gilloise ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Mechelen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Zulte-Waregem and Mechelen last played eachother at the Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne on Saturday Oct 23rd. Mechelen and Zulte-Waregem battled to a 2-2 draw. Hugo Cuypers scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 5th minute, then Sandy Walsh added another in the 7th minute.
Mechelen’s top weapon lately has been Nikola Storm, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Zulte-Waregem’s most prolific scorer has been Zinho Gano. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.