Match summary
1ST HALF
L. Lauberbach(K. Mrabti)
16'
R. Belghali
37'
2ND HALF
52'
B. Nyssen
Moncef Zekri
57'
L. Lauberbach
Halil Özdemir
61'
Moncef Zekri
T. Koudou
61'
K. Mrabti
Ryan Teague
73'
73'
S. Gavriel
A. Traoré
Nikola Storm
B. Bafdili
73'
75'
S. Ujka
T. Claes
83'
T. Nadi
86'
A. Tanghe
87'
W. Paugain
B. Nyssen
87'
Tobias Hedl
A. Tanghe
R. Schoofs
98'
99'
J. Vossen(Penalty goal)
Match statistics
56%Possession43%
0Passes Attempted0
0Completed Passes0
9Corners6
27Throw-ins19
12Shots On Target5
Line-ups
Zulte-Waregem
Formation
4-2-3-1
#13Gabriël
#4Lemoine
#3Tanghe
#55Cappelle
#19Nyssen
#8Claes
#21Nadi
#24Lyngvold Erenbjerg
#22Opoku
#10Traoré
#9Vossen
Starting XI
Brent Gabriël #13 | |
L. Lemoine #4 | |
A. Tanghe #3 | 86' 87' |
Y. Cappelle #55 | |
B. Nyssen #19 | 87' 52' |
T. Claes #8 | 75' |
T. Nadi #21 | 83' |
J. Erenbjerg #24 | |
Joseph Opoku #22 | |
A. Traoré #10 | 73' |
J. Vossen #9 | 99' |
Substitutes
 M. Vantruba #72 | |
 R. Jureskin #3 | |
 T. Nikolaou #12 | |
 P. Karhan #21 | |
 M. Bukata #28 | |
 M. Corryn #8 | |
 R. Pich #7 | |
 H. Ahl #16 | |
 V. Kubista #27 |
Will not play
Anton Willy Tanghe
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Lukas Willen
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Tochukwu Nadi
Midfielder
Joseph Opoku
Forward
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sven Vandenbroeck
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2
#1De Wolf
#2Halhal
#3Martínez Marsà
#17Belghali
#16Schoofs
#6Hammar
#19Mrabti
#23Zekri
#77Pflücke
#11Storm
#20Lauberbach
Starting XI
O. De Wolf #1 | |
R. Halhal #2 | |
José Marsà #3 | |
R. Belghali #17 | 37' |
R. Schoofs #16 | 98' |
F. Hammar #6 | |
K. Mrabti #19 | 73' 🎯16' |
Moncef Zekri #23 | 61' 57' |
P. Pflücke #77 | |
Nikola Storm #11 | 73' |
L. Lauberbach #20 | 61' ⚽16' |
Substitutes
 M. Trnovský #31 | |
 L. Pauschek #25 | |
 S. Voet #2 | |
 M. Vojtko #27 | |
 M. Tolić #10 | |
 A. Mustafic #20 | |
 D. Ignatenko #77 | |
 Július Szőke #37 | |
 I. Metsoko #93 |
Will not play
Benito Raman
Forward
Tendon injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
José Martínez Marsà
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Frédéric Vanderbiest
Zulte-Waregem
Formation
4-2-3-1#13Gabriël
#4Lemoine
#3Tanghe
#55Cappelle
#19Nyssen
#8Claes
#21Nadi
#24Lyngvold Erenbjerg
#22Opoku
#10Traoré
#9Vossen
Starting XI
Brent Gabriël #13 | |
L. Lemoine #4 | |
A. Tanghe #3 | 86' 87' |
Y. Cappelle #55 | |
B. Nyssen #19 | 87' 52' |
T. Claes #8 | 75' |
T. Nadi #21 | 83' |
J. Erenbjerg #24 | |
Joseph Opoku #22 | |
A. Traoré #10 | 73' |
J. Vossen #9 | 99' |
Substitutes
M. Vantruba #72 | |
R. Jureskin #3 | |
T. Nikolaou #12 | |
P. Karhan #21 | |
M. Bukata #28 | |
M. Corryn #8 | |
R. Pich #7 | |
H. Ahl #16 | |
V. Kubista #27 |
Will not play
Anton Willy Tanghe
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Lukas Willen
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Doubtful
Tochukwu Nadi
Midfielder
Joseph Opoku
Forward
Unknown
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sven Vandenbroeck
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2#1De Wolf
#2Halhal
#3Martínez Marsà
#17Belghali
#16Schoofs
#6Hammar
#19Mrabti
#23Zekri
#77Pflücke
#11Storm
#20Lauberbach
Starting XI
O. De Wolf #1 | |
R. Halhal #2 | |
José Marsà #3 | |
R. Belghali #17 | 37' |
R. Schoofs #16 | 98' |
F. Hammar #6 | |
K. Mrabti #19 | 73' 🎯16' |
Moncef Zekri #23 | 61' 57' |
P. Pflücke #77 | |
Nikola Storm #11 | 73' |
L. Lauberbach #20 | 61' ⚽16' |
Substitutes
M. Trnovský #31 | |
L. Pauschek #25 | |
S. Voet #2 | |
M. Vojtko #27 | |
M. Tolić #10 | |
A. Mustafic #20 | |
D. Ignatenko #77 | |
Július Szőke #37 | |
I. Metsoko #93 |
Will not play
Benito Raman
Forward
Tendon injury
Return: Late January 2026
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
José Martínez Marsà
Defender
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Frédéric Vanderbiest
Head-to-head
35 matches
Zulte-Waregem
13
Wins
9
Draws
13
Wins
KV Mechelen
Cup2023 • 2 matches
Pro League2023 • 1 matchPro League2022 • 1 matchPro League2021 • 3 matchesPro League2020 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 20 | 36:12 | 42 |
2 |  | 20 | 36:22 | 41 |
3 |  | 20 | 30:23 | 39 |
4 |  | 20 | 28:22 | 35 |
5 |  | 20 | 25:22 | 31 |
6 |  | 20 | 18:23 | 27 |
7 |  | 20 | 24:21 | 27 |
8 |  | 20 | 28:29 | 26 |
9 |  | 20 | 27:31 | 25 |
10 |  | 20 | 28:30 | 24 |
11 |  | 20 | 23:26 | 24 |
12 |  | 20 | 26:29 | 23 |
13 |  | 20 | 19:29 | 20 |
14 |  | 20 | 15:21 | 20 |
15 |  | 20 | 25:30 | 17 |
16 |  | 20 | 16:34 | 13 |
Match Information
Referee:
Kevin van Damme
Venue:
Elindus Arena
Capacity:
11 250
Zulte-Waregem vs KV Mechelen match from the Pro League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Zulte-Waregem and KV Mechelen. Follow team performance and match context within the Pro League season.