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Belgian Pro League · 2025Elindus Arena

SV Zulte Waregem 1–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · Belgian Pro League

1–4Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise won 1–4.

Shots
1020
Shots on target
39
Expected goals
1.353.35
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Union St. Gilloise beat Zulte Waregem 4–1. Recorded in this match (Zulte Waregem – Union St. Gilloise): shots 10–20, shots on target 3–9, expected goals 1.35–3.35, possession 48%–52%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Union St. Gilloise show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Union St. Gilloise's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.2 shots/match ▲ShotsZulte Waregem · Union St. Gilloise16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricZulte WaregemUnion St. GilloiseBaseline
Shots12.2 shots/match16 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against14.8 shots/match8.79 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots20 shotsSV Zulte Waregem 10 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 20 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots9 shotsSV Zulte Waregem 3 shots, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.35 xG3.35 xGSV Zulte Waregem 1.35 xG, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3.35 xG
  • Possession48%52%SV Zulte Waregem 48%, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 52%
  • Corners2 corners5 cornersSV Zulte Waregem 2 corners, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls17 foulsSV Zulte Waregem 14 fouls, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsSV Zulte Waregem 1 card, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Anouar Ait El Hadj · Union St. Gilloise · 24′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSofiane Boufal · Union St. Gilloise · 69′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThomas Claes · Zulte Waregem · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnosike Ementa · Zulte Waregem · 82′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 31′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoss Sykes · Union St. Gilloise · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedStavros Gavriel · Zulte Waregem · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoseph Opoku · Zulte Waregem · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristian Burgess · Union St. Gilloise · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 88′ · 0.05 xG · on targetStavros Gavriel · Zulte Waregem · 5′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBenoit Nyssen · Zulte Waregem · 25′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Union St. Gilloise · 36′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 74′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedStavros Gavriel · Zulte Waregem · 12′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 46′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMarley Aké · Zulte Waregem · 88′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 38′ · 0.15 xG · goalMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 45′ · 0.15 xG · goalSofiane Boufal · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedOusseynou Niang · Union St. Gilloise · 32′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedOusseynou Niang · Union St. Gilloise · 16′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 46′ · 0.59 xG · goalPromise David · Union St. Gilloise · 90′ · 0.71 xG · goalMarc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 43′ · 0.82 xG · on targetJeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 60′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Zulte Waregem: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.39 xG. Union St. Gilloise: 20 shots, 9 on target, 3.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Jeppe Erenbjerg · Zulte Waregem · 60′Kevin Rodriguez · Union St. Gilloise · 38′Marc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 45′Marc Giger · Union St. Gilloise · 46′Promise David · Union St. Gilloise · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Zulte Waregem 1.39 xG · Union St. Gilloise 3.47 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0SV Zulte Waregem
0Draws
4Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
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
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: SV Zulte Waregem favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in 11

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Window

Season

SV Zulte Waregem13 matchesRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise14 matches
1.46 goals/matchGoals scored13/14▲ 2.07 goals/match
1.46 goals/matchGoals allowed13/14▲ 0.5 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals13/13▲ 2.04 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots13/14▲ 16 shots/match
4.62 shots/matchShots on target13/14▲ 6.14 shots/match
46.2%Possession13/14● 53.8%
4.15 corners/matchCorners13/14● 5.5 corners/match
1.69 cards/matchCards13/132.15 cards/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls13/1412.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 1 Nov 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSV Zulte WaregemRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise
CompetitionBelgian Pro LeagueBelgian Pro League 2025/26
Head-to-headSV Zulte Waregem — Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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