Home: Sint-Truidense
- K. Sint-Truidense’s excellent start to the 2025-2026 First Division A campaign has been punctuated by a few minor blips, but nothing major has come of those hiccups so far.
- Wouter Vrancken took charge of The Canaries back in April 2025 and has put together a compact team that are tactically disciplined, capable of making the most of transitions.
- Sint-Truidense have played in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 structure this season and will attempt to counter-attack in numbers against teams that give space behind their defence.
- St.Truiden are 2nd in the First Division A standings with 48 points after 24 matches, while Zulte-Waregem are 11th with 29 points after the same number of fixtures.
- The Canaries have the home advantage and have won 8 of their 12 home matches, scoring 17 goals.
Away: Zulte-Waregem
- A 2-0 away win in the reverse league fixture five months ago features in recent meetings between these sides.
- Sven Vandenbroeck’s side tend to play an aggressive style, pressing high and using a high defensive line with attacking wing-backs.
- Zulte-Waregem have lost 3 of their last 5 First Division A fixtures and won 2.
- Zulte-Waregem have lost each of their last two away matches.
- Marley Ake has added 2 to Zulte-Waregem’s six-goal haul in the same period.
Head-to-Head
- K. Sint-Truidense have won 4 of their last 5 First Division A matches against various opponents (including a 4-0 victory away at Westerlo).
- Zulte-Waregem have lost 2 of their last 3 matches against K. Sint-Truidense.
Key Players
- Keisuke Goto:
- Leads the line for St.Truiden with 9 league goals in 22 appearances.
- Has scored 3 in his last 5 matches.
- Marley Ake:
- Has added 2 goals in the recent period for Zulte-Waregem.
Betting Insights
- 1.75 - the hosts are clear favourites.
- 4.4 - Zulte-Waregem are outsiders.
- Home form: Sint-Truidense have won 8 of 12 home matches, scoring 17 goals.
- Away struggles: Zulte-Waregem have only 2 wins from 12 away matches and have conceded 21 goals on the road.
Prediction
Sint-Truidense favourites to keep up their good form .
