On the 5th of November, Mechelen hosts Zulte-Waregem at Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Mechelen recorded a 1-3 loss against Genk. Daniel Muñoz struck first for Genk in the 9th minute on a feed from El Khannous, but Rob Schoofs got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 15th minute. Mechelen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while zulte-Waregem is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Standard Liège. Noë Dussenne scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 78th minute on a penalty kick, then Stipe Perica added another in the 87th minute In the end, Zulte-Waregem couldn’t muster any offence and Standard Liège ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Zulte-Waregem won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Zulte-Waregem’s most prolific scorer has been Jelle Vossen. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Both Jordi Vanlerberghe and Julien Ngoy have been the hottest scorers for Mechelen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.