Antwerp warm up for Kortrijk with belief in winning all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Pro League
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
For Kortrijk most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Antwerp form and stats
Antwerp have performed here at Bosuilstadion this season with 12 wins from 16 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
The Antwerp regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cercle Brugge and win 2-1. Alderweireld was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.41 out of 10. The defender Alderweireld scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Zulte-Waregem.Antwerp are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 0 and lost 0.
It should be added that a look at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Goals decide football matches and Antwerp are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Antwerp have conceded only 11 goals.
Kortrijk form and stats
Kortrijk have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 4-2-10 (16 played). Kortrijk has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Kortrijk aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 239 league minutes without a goal. Kadri was the last player to find the net.
Kortrijk played 0-0 against AS Eupen in their previous match. D'Haene got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, top player of the team. D'Haene hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 49 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cercle Brugge wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.You'll want to know how Kortrijk managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 6 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 6 home wins.
Kortrijk have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. As for defending, Kortrijk rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches. Kortrijk has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the sides met earlier this season; Kortrijk - Antwerp 2-1. Last ten meetings between these squads: Antwerp won six, Kortrijk triumphed in three and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Janssen 16 goals |   F. Selemani 8 goals |  F. Avenatti Dovillabichus 7 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Kortrijk missing players
| Antwerp | Kortrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 20 | 12 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 57 | 35 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 31 | 56 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 72% |
| 47% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 56% |
| 22% | 31% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 16% | 25% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 34% | 38% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 69% | 56% |
| 53% | 56% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| 22% | 19% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 17.2 | 16.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
- Antwerp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Antwerp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the most clean sheets (17) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Pro League
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 38 | 71 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 69 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 66 |
| 4 | Gent | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 55 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 46 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 | -20 | 33 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -21 | 31 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -24 | 28 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -31 | 24 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 42 | -36 | 24 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -39 | 19 |
