Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Zulte-Waregem (1st, 48 pts) and Antwerp (5th, 31 pts). Zulte-Waregem ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Antwerp 1.2 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Zulte-Waregem 2.5 and 1, with the league averaging 1.34.
Antwerp's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Zulte-Waregem were winless in 8. Over the last five, Antwerp had taken 11 of 15 points to Zulte-Waregem's 3.
15 meetings are on record — 9 won by Antwerp, 6 by Zulte-Waregem, 0 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 1.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.6 across the full history.
The venue was Bosuilstadion, with room for 16,649 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Antwerp: Vincent Janssen (43'), Gyrano Kerk (60') · Zulte-Waregem: Jeppe Erenbjerg (28')
Key stats
Possession: Antwerp 42% · Zulte-Waregem 58% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-7