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Round
Regular Season - 8
Venue
Elindus Arena, Waregem
Referee
N. Laforge
Form

Recent form

Zulte Waregem
33Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-0D-4L · -4 goal difference

Gent
57Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +2 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + Gent or Draw

BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals + Gent or Draw (Combo Bet) at 64% confidence — a solid call.

64%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Gent travel to the Regenboogstadion in formidable league form, sitting second in the Jupiler Pro League table with nineteen points from seven matches. The visitors remain unbeaten with six victories and one draw, having found the net in every fixture so far while conceding only four goals. Their away record shows two wins and a draw, reflecting strong consistency on their travels.

Zulte Waregem occupy sixth place with eleven points from seven matches, but their recent momentum has slowed considerably. After opening the campaign positively, they have suffered three consecutive defeats across all competitions, including league setbacks against Charleroi and Anderlecht where they failed to register a goal. While their home record remains respectable with two wins from three, facing one of the division's form sides represents a stern challenge.

Historical encounters between these two clubs have heavily tilted towards Gent, who have claimed victory in seven of the previous ten head-to-head meetings. Given Gent's scoring regularity and Zulte Waregem's recent slip in defensive resistance, the visitors enter this matchday eight clash in a strong position to secure a positive outcome.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Zulte Waregem at homeGent away
4
Played
4
2-0-2
W-D-L
3-1-0
1.5
Scored /game
2
1
Conceded /game
0.5
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
20%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.5 goals per game (Zulte Waregem at home plus Gent away).

Players

Key players this season

Zulte Waregem

  • A. Ementa4A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1GentPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1122
2Club Brugge KVPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1521
3CharleroiPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+921
4Union St. GilloisePromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+1820
5Anderlecht8+316
6KVC Westerlo8+313
7Genk8+412
8Zulte Waregem8+111
9Standard Liege8011
10Lommel United8011
11SK Beveren8-69
History

Head-to-head

2
Zulte Waregem
0
Draws
8
Gent

Gent have won 8 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 4.2 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-10-10Zulte Waregem0-2Gent
  • 2026-03-13Gent2-0Zulte Waregem
  • 2025-10-19Zulte Waregem4-1Gent
  • 2024-07-20Gent0-2Zulte Waregem
  • 2023-07-19Gent4-2Zulte Waregem
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Our record in Jupiler Pro League

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Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + Gent or Draw
64%
Both must land · no better than

Over 2.5 Goals — 64% confidence

Meetings between Zulte Waregem and Gent have traditionally produced high goal totals, with seven of their last ten encounters finishing over 2.5 goals and an overall average of 4.3 goals per game in that span. Gent have scored in every league fixture this season, averaging 1.9 goals per match, while Zulte Waregem have conceded six goals across their last three matches in all competitions.

Gent or Draw — 76% confidence

Gent are unbeaten in the Jupiler Pro League this season, winning six and drawing one of their seven matches while posting a positive goal difference of nine. In contrast, Zulte Waregem enter this clash on the back of three straight defeats across all competitions and have failed to score in two consecutive league fixtures. With Gent winning seven of the last ten meetings between these sides, backing the visitors to take at least a point is strongly supported by recent form and head-to-head history.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Gent or Draw
76%
Confidence

Gent are unbeaten in the Jupiler Pro League this season, winning six and drawing one of their seven matches while posting a positive goal difference of nine. In contrast, Zulte Waregem enter this clash on the back of three straight defeats across all competitions and have failed to score in two consecutive league fixtures. With Gent winning seven of the last ten meetings between these sides, backing the visitors to take at least a point is strongly supported by recent form and head-to-head history.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
Confidence

Meetings between Zulte Waregem and Gent have traditionally produced high goal totals, with seven of their last ten encounters finishing over 2.5 goals and an overall average of 4.3 goals per game in that span. Gent have scored in every league fixture this season, averaging 1.9 goals per match, while Zulte Waregem have conceded six goals across their last three matches in all competitions.

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Published October 9, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.