Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Zulte-Waregem 5th on 51, KV Oostende 13th on 32. On the form table KV Oostende stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.42 goals per team per game, KV Oostende ran at 1.07 scored and 1.3 conceded, Zulte-Waregem at 1.7 and 1.13.
KV Oostende had not lost in 7 games. From the last five rounds, KV Oostende held 11 points of 15 and Zulte-Waregem 4.
28 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — KV Oostende 9, draws 12, Zulte-Waregem 7, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 32% of these meetings ended in a home win. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings. The recent editions have closed up — 2 goals per game over the last five against 3 all-time.
DIaz Arena in Oostende staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,400. On the scoreboard, KV Oostende led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.