Carrying a 15 point advantage in the league table, Westerlo club members expect to see their side earn maximum points from this fixture versus Kortrijk.
- Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an absorbing match with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Westerlo form and stats
7-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Westerlo so far this season.
No payout for Westerlo in their previous match, an away game at Standard Liege that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that loss this club had gone six consecutive league matches without a defeat. Perdichizzi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Perdichizzi won 4 of 6 duels.
Ahead of that match, Westerlo won a home game hosting Union Saint-Gilloise (4-2).The Westerlo manager Roeck has got the team scoring with 35 from 14 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Westerlo defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kortrijk form and stats
There's been little loot from Kortrijk's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Pro League. Kortrijk only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.
Kortrijk failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sporting Charleroi (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 0-1. That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zulte-Waregem that ended 3-3.Kortrijk have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As for defending, Kortrijk rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Westerlo and Kortrijk have played each other previously this season: Kortrijk - Westerlo 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Westerlo victories, four draws and three Kortrijk wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. De Cuyper 8 goals |  N. Dorgeles 8 goals |   F. Selemani 8 goals |
Westerlo missing players
Kortrijk missing players
| Westerlo | Kortrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 53 | 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 33 |
| 47 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 26 | 51 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 75% |
| 54% | 71% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 61% |
| 39% | 57% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 43% | 43% |
| 36% | 50% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 57% | 64% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 61% |
| 29% | 29% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| 14% | 7% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 7% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 9.8 | 11.4 |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 46% | 49% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 32% |
| 12.9 | 11.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 17.6 | 16.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Westerlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Westerlo have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Pro League
- Westerlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 67 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 57 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Gent | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Anderlecht | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | -14 | 30 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -18 | 27 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -24 | 23 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -28 | 23 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 33 | -29 | 19 |
