Westerlo vs Zulte Waregem

30 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Shunsuke Saito 8’
  • Norman Bassette 48’ (pen)
  • Tobias Hedl 25’, 63’

Match summary

Westerlo and Zulte Waregem shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Shunsuke Saito put Westerlo ahead with a direct free kick in the 8th minute and Tobias Hedl equalised in the 25th minute. In the second half, Norman Bassette put Westerlo back in front from the penalty spot in the 48th minute and Hedl equalised in the 63rd minute.

Westerlo had the better of the chances, with 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Zulte Waregem's 1.51 from 14.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
16 Shots 14
7 Shots on target 5
3 Corners 8
88 Attacks 75
41 Dangerous attacks 48
461 Passes 376
84.8% Pass accuracy 79.5%
11 Tackles 17
18 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Westerlo Zulte Waregem
Kick-off
Shunsuke SaitoFree Kick1-0 (Westerlo)
8’
Dylan OuregaShot on target
22’
25’
Tobias HedlRight foot shot1-1 (Zulte Waregem)
Cisse SandraShot on target
34’
42’
Marley AkéShot on target
43’
Laurent LemoineShot on target
44’
Tobias HedlShot on target
Half-time1-1
Second half underway
Norman BassettePenalty2-1 (Westerlo)
48’
Cisse SandraShot on target
52’
Cameron CongreveShot on target
59’
63’
Tobias HedlLeft foot shot2-2 (Zulte Waregem)
82’
Reda LaalaouiShot on target
89’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 1.51 8’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), 1-0 8’ 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), 1-1 25’ 48’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), 2-1 48’ 63’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), 2-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.16 1.51 8’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), 1-0 Saito 8’ 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), 1-1 Hedl 25’ 48’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), 2-1 Bassette 48’ 63’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), 2-2 Hedl 63’
Westerlo 2.16 xGZulte Waregem 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Zulte Waregem attacking Westerlo attacking 
48’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Cisse Sandra (Westerlo), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.20 xG, goal 89’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 18’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 27’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Jakob Kiilerich (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 85’ Seiji Kimura (Westerlo), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Cameron Congreve (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Malick Mbaye (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Thomas Claes (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Lucas Mbamba (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Laurent Lemoine (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Cameron Congreve (Westerlo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Cisse Sandra (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ David Amegnaglo (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Yannick Cappelle (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ István Átrok (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Yannick Cappelle (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 63’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Cisse Sandra (Westerlo), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.20 xG, goal 89’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 18’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 27’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 8’ Shunsuke Saito (Westerlo), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 90+5’ Jakob Kiilerich (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 85’ Seiji Kimura (Westerlo), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Reda Laalaoui (Westerlo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Cameron Congreve (Westerlo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Malick Mbaye (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Thomas Claes (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Lucas Mbamba (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Laurent Lemoine (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Cameron Congreve (Westerlo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Cisse Sandra (Westerlo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ David Amegnaglo (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Dylan Ourega (Westerlo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Marley Aké (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Yannick Cappelle (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ István Átrok (Zulte Waregem), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Yannick Cappelle (Zulte Waregem), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Norman Bassette (Westerlo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Tobias Hedl (Zulte Waregem), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Ibrahim Fofana (Westerlo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Westerlo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Jungdal
Ourega 77’
Kimura
Lapage
Mbamba
Fofana
Laalaoui
Sandra
Saito 87’
Congreve 87’
Bassette 73’
Zulte Waregem 4-3-3 Starting XI
Bostyn
Cappelle 79’
Tangala
Lemoine
Kiilerich
Aké
Claes
Lofolomo
Átrok 66’
Hedl 2 83’
Ementa

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 2 21 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ – 4 – – – 25 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 73 1 – – –
90′ 1 1 1 4 2 78 3 – – –
Dylan Ourega Taken off
77′ 1 – – 7 1 46 1 – – –
Lasse Flø Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – 2 – 13 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 58 – – 1 2 2 4 – –
90′ – – 38 1 – 1 1 6 2 2 –
Cameron Congreve Taken off
87′ – – 16 2 – 1 1 3 – – –
90′ – – 34 – – – – 4 – 1 –
Shunsuke Saito Taken off
87′ 1 – 31 2 – 3 – 3 – – –
Isa Sakamoto Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 9 3 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Thomas Van den Keybus Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 1 – 2 1 1 –
Forwards2 players
Norman Bassette Taken off
73′ 1 – 2 1 0.80 – 2 1 1 17 –
David Amegnaglo Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Westerlo win 34% Avg odds 2.75
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.56
Zulte Waregem win 40% Avg odds 2.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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