RAAL La Louvière vs Zulte Waregem 3-0

RAAL La Louvière beat Zulte Waregem 3-0 after taking the lead in the first half and pulling away after the break. N. Gillot scored twice, and L. Rousseau added the third after coming off the bench.

The only goal before the interval came in the 37th minute, when N. Gillot put RAAL La Louvière ahead from Z. Gruber's assist to make it 1-0. A video review in the 44th minute denied M. Isah a goal, and RAAL La Louvière went in 1-0 up at half-time.

Zulte Waregem made two changes on 62 minutes, then RAAL La Louvière’s lead doubled in the 73rd minute when Gillot scored his second of the match from M. Courcoul's assist to make it 2-0. RAAL La Louvière made three changes on 77 minutes, including M. Wade and M. Isah, and L. Rousseau, who came on in the 66th minute, made it 3-0 on 84 minutes. The home side protected that lead through the closing stages, while Zulte Waregem’s changes did not alter the scoreline.

Zulte Waregem had more of the ball with 55% possession and more passes, 422 to 324, but RAAL La Louvière had the better numbers where it mattered most, with 8 shots on target to 6, 5 corners to 3 and a higher xG of 1.48 to 0.82. RAAL also committed 20 fouls to 11 and was caught offside 4 times, while both sides finished on 74% pass accuracy.

RAAL La Louvière had three bookings, for M. Wade in the 5th minute, M. Isah in the 46th and S. Gourville in the 59th, with M. Courcoul booked in stoppage time. Zulte Waregem’s only yellow card went to A. Ementa in the 83rd minute.