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
#13Brent Gabriël
#4L. Lemoine
#3A. Tanghe
#55Y. Cappelle
#19B. Nyssen
#8T. Claes
#21T. Nadi
#10J. Erenbjerg
#22Joseph Opoku
#10A. Traoré
#9J. Vossen
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 #10 | |
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
Laurent Lemoine
Defender
Return: Mid February 2026
Serxho Ujka
Midfielder
Return: Early March 2026
Nikola Mituljikić
Forward
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sven Vandenbroeck
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2
#1O. De Wolf
#2R. Halhal
#3José Marsà
#17R. Belghali
#16R. Schoofs
#6F. Hammar
#19K. Mrabti
#23Moncef Zekri
#77P. Pflücke
#11Nikola Storm
#20L. Lauberbach
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
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
Manager
Frédéric Vanderbiest
Zulte-Waregem
Formation
4-2-3-1#13Brent Gabriël
#4L. Lemoine
#3A. Tanghe
#55Y. Cappelle
#19B. Nyssen
#8T. Claes
#21T. Nadi
#10J. Erenbjerg
#22Joseph Opoku
#10A. Traoré
#9J. Vossen
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 #10 | |
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
Laurent Lemoine
Defender
Return: Mid February 2026
Serxho Ujka
Midfielder
Return: Early March 2026
Nikola Mituljikić
Forward
Return: Doubtful
Manager
Sven Vandenbroeck
KV Mechelen
Formation
3-5-2#1O. De Wolf
#2R. Halhal
#3José Marsà
#17R. Belghali
#16R. Schoofs
#6F. Hammar
#19K. Mrabti
#23Moncef Zekri
#77P. Pflücke
#11Nikola Storm
#20L. Lauberbach
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
Ortwin De Wolf
Goalkeeper
Knee surgery
Return: Late February 2026
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 |  | 24 | 40:13 | 52 |
2 |  | 24 | 37:26 | 48 |
3 |  | 24 | 45:29 | 47 |
4 |  | 24 | 30:30 | 36 |
5 |  | 24 | 30:26 | 36 |
6 |  | 24 | 38:35 | 33 |
7 |  | 24 | 32:30 | 33 |
8 |  | 24 | 33:35 | 32 |
9 |  | 24 | 20:32 | 30 |
10 |  | 24 | 28:26 | 30 |
11 |  | 24 | 32:35 | 29 |
12 |  | 24 | 30:37 | 28 |
13 |  | 24 | 24:33 | 25 |
14 |  | 24 | 32:38 | 24 |
15 |  | 24 | 21:28 | 24 |
16 |  | 24 | 18:37 | 17 |
Championship Playoff
Next Round
Relegation Playoffs
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.