Head-to-Head
Zulte-Waregem winning once, drawing twice and Dender winning none in the last 3 meetings in all competitions.
Zulte-Waregem
- Zulte-Waregem sit 12th in the First Division A 2025/2026 table after collecting 26 points from 23 games so far this season while Dender, who are currently 16th, have managed only 17 points from 23 matches.
- Zulte-Waregem’s recent form has been poor with just 1 win and 4 losses in the 5 games played with back-to-back defeats in the 2 matches preceding this one.
- Sven Vandenbroeck’s men play with an intense tempo, a style he likes to call ‘dynamic football’.
- They like to press high up the field, play with a lot of width and have creative players who make runs in behind to break down compact defensive blocks.
Dender
- Hayk Milkon has taken a different tack at Dender, the coach setting his team up to be a typical counter-attacking side who set up a deep, narrow defensive block and only press the ball in certain areas.
- Dender are 2 games unbeaten away with two consecutive draws.
- Dender have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 5 of their 11 away league games in First Division A 2025/2026 and have conceded an average of 1.55 goals per away match.
- They are coming off a 1-0 home win over Royal Antwerp, a 0-0 away to Anderlecht and a 1-2 home defeat against Genk.
Key Players
- Jeppe Erenbjerg is top scorer for Zulte this season with 8 in 23 league appearances but Marley Ake has weighed in with 2 goals in the current run of 5 matches to give them an extra edge in the front line.
- Bruny Nsimba leads the front-line for Dender with 7 goals in 22 appearances in the First Division A.
Betting Insights
- Zulte are slight favourites at 2.1, while Dender are 3.3 and the draw is 3.35.
- Both Teams to Score at 2.05 looks tempting here as both sides have been leaking goals in recent weeks.
Prediction
- Zulte will look to break down Dender’s organised structure and Dender will be looking to exploit any gaps in Zulte’s back line with their counter-attacks.
- We are going for Zulte here as they have the home field advantage, are higher up in the table and have the better odds, but Dender will certainly make a fight of this one.
