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Union St. Gilloise 0-0 Zulte Waregem: result and stats, Jupiler Pro League

Matchday 2
FT
Stade Joseph MarienLothar D'hondtCapacity 9,400Sat, 15 Aug 202616:00
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Assistant
Bart Meert

Substitutions

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Player of the match
Yannick Cappelle headshot
Yannick Cappelle
Defender · Zulte Waregem
8.7
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity5.0Passing7.0Involvement4.5Defending10.0Physical6.9Dribbling5.6
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Shots1
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes16
Key passes1
Pass accuracy69%
Defending
Tackles1
Blocks2
Interceptions2
Duels won6 · 86%
Fouls won/made1 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Koffi8.2Allister7.3Perre7.3Kiilerich7.3Bostyn8.5Cappelle8.7
Player
Louis BostynLouis BostynG300,59+0,5914/3011/27
Hervé KoffiHervé KoffiG400,69+0,6926/316/11
Union St. Gilloise crestLive statsZulte Waregem crest

Possession & Passing

68%Possession32%
546Total passes254
86%Pass accuracy72%
9Corners3

Attack

9Shots11
3On target4
2Off target3
4Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

7Shots in box9
2Shots out box2
0.9xG1.0
0.6Goals prevented0.6

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves3
4Offsides0
14Fouls13
2Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,19xG0,37
3Shots6
0On target2
0Big chances1
19Touches in box13
64%Possession36%
4Corners2
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Second half

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0,70xG0,60
6Shots5
3On target2
1Big chances0
16Touches in box11
72%Possession28%
5Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise
0.899768%
88% open play12% set piece
Zulte Waregem crestZulte Waregem
0.9811832%
53% open play47% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

20 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Zulte Wareg…0,98 xGUnion St. G…0,89 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise0,89 xG · 0 scoredZulte Waregem crestZulte Waregem0,98 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Union St. Gilloise18
Open play 14Set piece 2Rebound 1Defensive 1
Zulte Waregem20
Open play 9Set piece 3Dribble 5Foul won 3

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Union St. G…Zulte Wareg…
Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise55% pressureZulte Waregem crestZulte Waregem45% pressure

Match replay

91'
0-0
0%Draw 100%0%
0.89xG0.98
9Shots11
7On target8
Momentum
Mateo Biondic portrait85' Off target Mateo Biondic 0.17 xG

Shot map

9 v 11

Union St. Gilloise shoot right, Zulte Waregem left. Bigger dot = better chance.

USGZWgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 0 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Besfort Zeneli, 33', off targetYannick Cappelle, 45', off targetLaurent Lemoine, 52', off targetAnosike Ementa, 69', off targetMateo Biondic, 85', off target
Union St. GilloiseZulte Waregemgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Union St. GilloiseDefensive line 42%
18Fuseini42Zeneli28Florucz72Schoofs41Patris55Koffi106Leysen93Perre102Havenaar94Allister74Smith
Zulte WaregemDefensive line 27%
48Paugain33Ujka32Hedl38Aké56Cappelle44Lofolomo47Lemoine65Bostyn52Kiilerich57Ementa66Claes

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Union St. GilloiseUntil 62'
48176555112723307

Most-connected pair: Leysen and Havenaar, 26 passes between them.

Zulte WaregemUntil 71'
84512618136552011

Most-connected pair: Claes and Paugain, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

70control30
65%Field tiltField tilt 35%16Box entriesBox entries 814Passes into boxPasses into box 9
Tobias Hedl
Tobias Hedl
7 touches in box
Press6.8 · 16.7Territory65% · 35%Direct2.31 · 1.91Progress57 · 23Dribble7 · 14Creation18 · 20Threat1.24 · 0.39Recover5 · 7
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In possession

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64,8%Field tilt35,2%
14Passes into box9
40Progressive passes12
13Carries into final third5
7Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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6,83Press intensity (PPDA)16,69
4High turnovers8
5Regains within 5s7
21,3sBall recovery time25,8s
7Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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130Carries65
1409mCarry distance751m
17Progressive carries11
889mProgressive carry distance445m
6Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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7Take-ons won14
11Take-ons attempted22
702mProgressive pass distance228m
6Through balls0
10Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,24Expected threat (xT)0,39
0,60Action value (VAEP)0,69
18Shot-creating actions20
0Goal-creating actions0
0,79Expected assisted goals0,65

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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5,0Passes per attack2,6
15,3sAttack duration14,9s
2,31 m/sAttack directness1,91 m/s
5Build-up attacks0
11Direct attacks5

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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35Touches in box24
63Final third entries45
1Big chances1
0,59xG on target0,69
1Big chances missed1
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Passing

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6/30 (20%)Crosses6/14 (43%)
34/63 (54%)Long balls16/40 (40%)
17Throw-ins18
13Free kicks14
8Goal kicks7
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Duels

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44Total56
31/70 (44%)Ground39/70 (56%)
16/37 (43%)Aerial21/37 (57%)
7/10 (70%)Dribbles14/21 (67%)
8Dispossessed4
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Defending

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44Recoveries40
1Interceptions5
11Tackles11
45%Tackles won45%
23Clearances43
1Big saves2
2Errors led to shot0
3Fouled in final third3
7,58Average rating7,87

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Union St. Gilloise crestShare of their matchesZulte Waregem crest

They score

88%1+ goal50%
75%2+ goals50%
63%3+ goals13%
25%4+ goals13%

They concede

38%1+ goal63%
13%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

Union St. Gilloise crestbest 5-0 (H)

Zulte Waregem crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Union St. GilloiseshootallowZulte Waregem
5.8%Six-yard box6.2%
68.7%+4.9Penalty area64.2%
19.8%-3.6Edge of the box23.3%
5.8%-1.6Long range6.2%

587 shots taken · 450 faced

Zulte WaregemshootallowUnion St. Gilloise
3.2%-2.2Six-yard box6.4%
58.6%-5.2Penalty area-2.860.9%
30.2%+6.8Edge of the box+1.925.5%
8.0%Long range7.3%

437 shots taken · 330 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Union St. Gilloise and Zulte Waregem drew 0-0 at Stade Joseph Marien in the Jupiler Pro League. In their last 11 meetings, Union St. Gilloise have won 8, Zulte Waregem 1, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 45%
USG45%
X45%
ZW10%

→ Winner: Union St. Gilloise & over 1.5 goals

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Union St. Gilloise crestShare per factorZulte Waregem crest
50%Form50%
71%Attack29%
50%Defence50%
100%Head-to-head0%
83%Goals17%
64%Overall36%
Last match
Scored 5, conceded 1
Last match
Scored 2, conceded 1

Who will win?

Cast your vote!

Union St. Gilloise crestCompare teamsZulte Waregem crest
Team formsLatestPts
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Union St. Gilloise crestUnion St. Gilloise
DWWWW
20
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Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 11 meetings

Union St. Gilloise crest8
Wins
2
Draws
1Zulte Waregem crest
Wins
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  • 15 Dec 2021Zulte Waregem crest0 - 2Union St. Gilloise crestJupiler Pro League
  • 18 Sept 2021Union St. Gilloise crest2 - 1Zulte Waregem crestJupiler Pro League
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  • 17 May 2019Zulte Waregem crest2 - 1Union St. Gilloise crestJupiler Pro League
  • 20 Apr 2019Union St. Gilloise crest2 - 2Zulte Waregem crestJupiler Pro League
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Venue spotlight

Stade Joseph Marien
Brussels, Belgium
9,400
Capacity