National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kortrijk or Mechelen that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kortrijk and Mechelen.
Kortrijk form and stats
Kortrijk was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Belgian Cup.Kortrijk's results here at Guldensporenstadion in the Pro League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Kortrijk, who won 3-2 against OH Leuven. Some amazing scenes last match, when Avenatti scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Sych (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.41/10. Sych scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Genk.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kortrijk as they are travelling to their away game against Gent in the Pro League. That match is four days after this one.
Kortrijk aren't scoring a lot here at Guldensporenstadion in the league, with only {6 goals} from 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Mechelen form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Mechelen's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Pro League. Mechelen only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Two away games in a row for Mechelen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Zulte-Waregem. Midfielder Verstraete was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.32. Verstraete dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
A draw for Mechelen before that, at their own venue hosting Cercle Brugge (1-1).After this away game Mechelen return home for a Pro League game against KV Oostende. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Mechelen when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. For Mechelen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Mechelen have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) against Kortrijk.Top Goalscorers
  F. Avenatti Dovillabichus 5 goals |   R. Schoofs 5 goals |  F. Selemani 4 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Kortrijk | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 31% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 17 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Genk | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 49 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Gent | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | KV Oostende | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 17 |
| 17 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -17 | 14 |
