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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseSV Zulte Waregem
Shots9 shots11 shots ▲
Shots on target3 shots4 shots ▲
Expected goals0.89 xG0.98 xG ▲
Possession68% ●32%
Corners9 corners ●3 corners
Fouls14 fouls13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Guilherme Smith · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 19′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedThomas Claes · SV Zulte Waregem · 32′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGuilherme Smith · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTobias Hedl · SV Zulte Waregem · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBesfort Zeneli · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarley Aké · SV Zulte Waregem · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGuilherme Smith · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRaul Florucz · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedFranz Tangala · SV Zulte Waregem · 79′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTobias Hedl · SV Zulte Waregem · 32′ · 0.08 xG · on targetYannick Cappelle · SV Zulte Waregem · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSerxho Ujka · SV Zulte Waregem · 60′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMohammed Fuseini · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 66′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAnosike Ementa · SV Zulte Waregem · 63′ · 0.11 xG · on targetTobias Hedl · SV Zulte Waregem · 19′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLaurent Lemoine · SV Zulte Waregem · 52′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedRaul Florucz · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 17′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedMateo Biondic · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 85′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAnosike Ementa · SV Zulte Waregem · 69′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedMohammed Fuseini · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 66′ · 0.29 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.88 xG. SV Zulte Waregem: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.96 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.88 xG · SV Zulte Waregem 0.96 xG.

Full time

What the match recorded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and SV Zulte Waregem drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – SV Zulte Waregem): shots 9–11, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 0.89–0.98, possession 68%–32%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

5Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
0Draws
0SV Zulte Waregem
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League2–0
SV Zulte Waregem — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League1–4
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League4–0
SV Zulte Waregem — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League1–3
SV Zulte Waregem — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Royale Union Saint-Gilloise1 matches
  • SV Zulte Waregem1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
42 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.64 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.64 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.64 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.84 xG/match
  • Shots15.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed8.26 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.36 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.5 shots/match
  • Possession52.3%
  • Corners5.71 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.67 corners/match
  • Cards2.58 cards/match
  • Fouls12.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency50%
  • Scoring frequency81%

SV Zulte Waregem

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
40 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.43 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.43 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.53 xG/match
  • Shots13 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.6 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.55 shots/match
  • Possession48.5%
  • Corners4.88 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.83 corners/match
  • Cards1.64 cards/match
  • Fouls10.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency23%
  • Scoring frequency80%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseSV Zulte Waregem
CompetitionBelgian Pro League
Head-to-headRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise — SV Zulte Waregem
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this