SV Zulte Waregem 2–1 KRC Genk — Belgian Pro League 2025/26 Match Stats

Belgian Pro League · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCElindus Arena

SV Zulte Waregem

DDDLL

2–1Historical match

KRC Genk

WLDDL

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

Match at a glance

SV Zulte Waregem won 2–1.

Shots: 227
Shots on target: 105
Expected goals: 2.070.48
Possession: 39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Zulte Waregem beat Genk 2–1. Recorded in this match (Zulte Waregem – Genk): shots 22–7, shots on target 10–5, expected goals 2.07–0.48, possession 39%–61%. 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.

Genk show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

11.7 shots/match ▲ShotsZulte Waregem · Genk16.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Zulte Waregem	Genk	Baseline
Shots	11.7 shots/match	16.6 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	13.8 shots/match	12.6 shots/match	12.6 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Genk have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.6%PossessionZulte Waregem · Genk● 63.2%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Zulte Waregem	Genk	Baseline
Possession	47.6%	63.2%	49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Genk have a visible away split

moderate

Genk's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

14.1 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season16.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.1 shots/match	16.6 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

Shots22 shots7 shotsSV Zulte Waregem 22 shots, KRC Genk 7 shots
Shots on target10 shots5 shotsSV Zulte Waregem 10 shots, KRC Genk 5 shots
Expected goals2.07 xG0.48 xGSV Zulte Waregem 2.07 xG, KRC Genk 0.48 xG
Possession39%61%SV Zulte Waregem 39%, KRC Genk 61%
Corners4 corners0 cornersSV Zulte Waregem 4 corners, KRC Genk 0 corners
Fouls9 fouls14 foulsSV Zulte Waregem 9 fouls, KRC Genk 14 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsSV Zulte Waregem 2 cards, KRC Genk 2 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
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Zulte Waregem: 22 shots, 10 on target, 2.11 xG. Genk: 7 shots, 5 on target, 0.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Zulte Waregem 2.11 xG · Genk 0.49 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0SV Zulte Waregem

0Draws

5KRC Genk

31 Aug 2025KRC Genk — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League3–2

14 Jan 2023KRC Genk — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League1–0

14 Aug 2022SV Zulte Waregem — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League1–4

6 Feb 2022KRC Genk — SV Zulte Waregem · Belgian Pro League2–0

31 Oct 2021SV Zulte Waregem — KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League2–6

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 3 of 11 directional metrics · KRC Genk in 7 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

SV Zulte Waregem22 matchesKRC Genk22 matches

1.36 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.36 goals/match

1.45 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/221.55 goals/match

1.12 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲ 1.4 xG/match

11.7 shots/matchShots22/22▲ 16.6 shots/match

4.14 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 5.91 shots/match

47.6%Possession22/22● 63.2%

4.23 corners/matchCorners22/22● 6 corners/match

1.62 cards/matchCards21/211.43 cards/match

11.3 fouls/matchFouls22/2210.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples22 / 22home / 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, 17 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Belgian Pro League

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Genk show a distinct attacking-volume record