Kortrijk — Zulte Waregem 0:2: match report and statistics

Belgium. Jupiler League · 06.09.2026 14:00 · Finished

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KortrijkKortrijk
Finished0 : 206.09.2026 14:00
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem

Who will win?

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  • Kortrijk0%
  • Draw0%
  • Zulte Waregem0%

Overview

Kortrijk vs Zulte Waregem ended 0:2 on 06.09.2026 14:00 (UTC) in Belgium. Jupiler League. The win went to Zulte Waregem. Goals: Hemsley Akpa-Chuwuku 90+3', Istvan Atrok 90+5'.

Kortrijk, last 6 games: won 0, drawn 1, lost 5. Zulte Waregem, last 6 games: won 3, drawn 3, lost 0.

All meetings of Kortrijk and Zulte Waregem: 20 (wins of Kortrijk: 7, wins of Zulte Waregem: 4, draws: 4). The last meeting on 24.02.2023 19:45 ended Zulte Waregem 3:3 Kortrijk.

Kortrijk in the standings: place 17, points 3, played 8. Zulte Waregem in the standings: place 10, points 11, played 9.

Statistics and results: Kortrijk results and fixtures, Zulte Waregem results and fixtures, Belgium. Jupiler League standings and results.

See also Football matches today. Scores and statistics come from SportAPI live match visualisation.

Team playing styles

KortrijkKortrijk

Strengths

  • Protecting the leadStrong
  • Stealing the ball from the oppositionStrong

Weaknesses

  • Keeping possession of the ballWeak
  • Finishing scoring chancesWeak
  • Avoiding offsideWeak
  • Defending against attacks down the wingsWeak
  • Defending set piecesWeak
  • Aerial duelsWeak
  • Defending counter attacksWeak
  • Avoiding fouling in dangerous areasVery Weak

Playing style

Long balls Take long shots Attacking down the right Attacking down the left Play with width Playing in their own half Aggressive

Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem

Strengths

  • Free kicksVery Strong
  • Finishing scoring chancesStrong
  • Counter AttackStrong
  • Attacking set piecesStrong
  • Attacking down the wingsStrong
  • Coming back from losing positionsStrong
  • Creating scoring chancesStrong
  • Protecting the leadStrong

Weaknesses

  • Keeping possession of the ballWeak
  • Defending against long shotsWeak

Playing style

Take a lot of shots Control the game in the opposition's half Attack through the middle Attacking down the right Attempt crosses often Opponents play aggressively against them Play the offside trap Consistent first eleven

What to expect

  • Zulte Waregemwill score from a direct freekickExtremely Likely
  • Zulte Waregemwill control the game in the opposition's halfVery Likely
  • Kortrijkwill be shown a high number of cardsVery Likely
  • Kortrijkwill steal the ball from the opposition oftenLikely
  • Zulte Waregemwill score from a wingplay situationLikely
  • Zulte Waregemwill score from a setpiece situationLikely
  • Kortrijkwill stray offside oftenLikely
  • Zulte Waregemwill score from a fast break situationLikely

Ratings are based on the players' stats over the last two seasons.

Score by periods

Team12Σ
KortrijkKortrijk
000
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem
022

Match events

Box score

PlayerGSOTBSOFCFSYCRCPSUTIOGCRAWDKPTTTCrLBPA%AccCAccLBThBAccThBSoPSub inSub offGMUnPPSLMTCOTLASNO112115
Ilic0000000026000016.7910036001753.80500000000000000
Ruyssen01002000612010157.628008640688.50200000000000000
Axel DrouhinFranceDrouhin0000000042014086.822006010678.60100000000000000
Murray-Campbell0000101072015066.491009420780.60100000000000000
Kohon0000110133110015.160114901278.80000000000000202
Podgoreanu0100010028210006.790115435578.60300001000000101
Brecht DejaegereBelgiumDejaegere0010150042011027.410126837883.32700001000000101
Jamie RocheSwedenRoche0020230029003036.571114310475.90100000000000000
Thierry AmbroseFranceAmbrose0001111028151006.595405724171.40000000000000303
Rok StormanSloveniaRok Storman0000100114100005.030102200085.70000000000000000
Koyalipou0002110015130016.1231029011600100001000000000
Lambert000000005001005.9600010100400000010000000000
Basile Vroninks010001005110016.09000141011000100010000000000
Jellert van LandschootNetherlandsLandschoot000000006000005.89000810366.70100010000000000
Ndjeungoue000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Mehssatou000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Patrik Sigurður GunnarssonIcelandGunnarsson P.000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Shandre CampbellSouth AfricaCampbell000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Masui000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Anthony PhilipsBelgiumAnthony Philips000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Lineups

Lead tracker

Kortrijk +0Biggest lead+2 Zulte Waregem
12

Live commentary

  1. 90:00 +5:45Rudy Kohon recieves a red card
  2. 90:00 +5:44Enrique Lofolomo recieves a yellow card
  3. 90:00 +5:44Thierry Ambrose recieves a yellow card
  4. 90:00 +5:43Second half ends
  5. 90:00 +4:37GOAL! István Átrok scores, Assisted by Malick Mbaye (Low to the left, 18-yard box, Big Chance, Right footed, Fast break)
  6. 90:00 +2:42GOAL! Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu scores, Assisted by Anosike Ementa (Low to the centre, 18-yard box, Big Chance, Right footed, Fast break)
  7. 90:00 +2:05Marko Ilic makes a save (Collected)
  8. 90:00 +2:05Anosike Ementa has attempt saved (Low to the centre, 18-yard box, Head, Open play)
  9. 90:50Louis Bostyn makes a save (Collected, Diving)
  10. 90:50Basile Vroninks has attempt saved (Low to the right, Out of box, Left footed, Open play)
  11. 90:12Marko Ilic makes a save (Standing)
  12. 90:12Malick Mbaye has attempt saved (Low to the centre, 18-yard box, Right footed, Open play)
  13. 85:09Jamie Roche blocks a shot
  14. 85:08Marley Aké has shot blocked (Out of box, Right footed, From corner)
  15. 84:50Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu is substituted on

Positional statistics

KortrijkKortrijk

Attack sides

Left flank40%
Centre22%
Right flank38%

Where the game is played

22%Own third
44%Middle
34%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
15% 56% 29%
Opponent
16% 74% 10%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
6% 50% 44%
Opponent
8% 60% 33%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem

Attack sides

Left flank31%
Centre29%
Right flank41%

Where the game is played

30%Own third
45%Middle
25%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
9% 69% 22%
Opponent
24% 67% 9%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
5% 63% 32%
Opponent
2% 65% 33%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Season team stats

Average per match
KortrijkKortrijkZulte WaregemZulte Waregem

General

Fouls1112
Corners45
Shots1013
Offsides31
Yellow cards11
Aerial duels won, %4251
Possession, %4441
Pass accuracy, %7778
Average rating6.36.9
Goals—2

Attack

Fouls won913
Shots1013
Shots on target35
Successful dribbles68
Dispossessed910
Offsides31
Goals—2

Defence

Tackles2118
Fouls1112
Interceptions10.49.2
Clearances29.627
Shots blocked3.23.2
Opponent shots1611

Goals by situation

Goals / Shots (Conversion)

Open play— / 7.80.8 / 6.6 (12%)
Set pieces— / 1.60.6 / 5.2 (11%)
Counter attacks0.2 / 1 (20%)0.6 / 1.2 (50%)
Total0.2 / 10.4 (1%)2 / 13 (15%)

Passes per match

Short320317
Long6540
Crosses1317
Through balls—1
Total399376

Top scorers

Top assists

Best rated

Head-to-head

Matches played: 20
draws: 4

7 / 20
Wins
4 / 20
34 / 56
Goals
22 / 56
28 / 66
Yellow cards
38 / 66
0 / 2
Red cards
2 / 2
Matches
24.02.2023Finished
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem3 : 3KortrijkKortrijk
15.10.2022Finished
KortrijkKortrijk1 : 3Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem
19.02.2022Finished
KortrijkKortrijk5 : 0Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem
25.09.2021Finished
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem2 : 2KortrijkKortrijk
27.02.2021Finished
KortrijkKortrijk1 : 2Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem
02.11.2020Finished
Zulte WaregemZulte Waregem1 : 1KortrijkKortrijk

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Preview

Kortrijk turned in their best performance of the season so far last weekend but still couldn't overcome a first-half deficit, losing 1-0 away from home against Anderlecht. The reigning second division champions have lost all four of their league games this season, putting them bottom of the standings.

Zulte Waregem continued their unbeaten start to the Pro League season with a 2-2 draw against Westerlo in gameweek four, courtesy of a Tobias Hedl brace. After taking eight points from four tough opening fixtures, Mick Beale's men sit fifth in the standings.

Match info

Referee
Jasper Vergoote

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Markets in head-to-head

100%Over 1.56 of 6
83%Over 2.55 of 6
67%Over 3.54 of 6
83%Both teams to score5 of 6
17%Kortrijk wins1 of 6
33%Zulte Waregem wins2 of 6
50%Draw3 of 6

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 4 goals per match on average.