On Jan 8th, Zulte-Waregem will host Mechelen in a meeting of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Zulte-Waregem sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sint-Truiden. Daichi Hayashi struck first for Sint-Truiden in the 28th minute on a feed from Shinji Okazaki, then Gianni Bruno added another in the 70th minute In the end, Zulte-Waregem couldn’t muster any offence and Sint-Truiden ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Mechelen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cercle Brugge. Kevin Denkey struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 3rd minute, then Nikola Storm tied it up for Mechelen in the 71st minute on a feed from Rob Schoofs squeezing out at least the one point for Mechelen. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Nov 5th, Mechelen and Zulte-Waregem battled to a 2-2 draw. Birger Verstraete struck first for Mechelen in the 16th minute on a feed from Geoffry Hairemans, then Novatus Dismas added another on an own goal in the 41st minute.
Rob Schoofs and Novatus Dismas are the top scorers for Mechelen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Zulte-Waregem, their top scorers are A. Fadera and Zinho Gano, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.