Belgian Cup: Buckle up for the Kortrijk - Standard Liège clash

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Competition: Belgium Belgian Cup
Competition: Tue 09.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kortrijk or Standard Liège that keep their silverware dream alive.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Kortrijk form and stats

Kortrijk was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Belgian Cup. Antwerp was too strong.

5-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Kortrijk so far this season. With Kortrijk having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Y. Vanderhaeghe.

Before that match, a Belgian Cup win away at Lommel United.

Kortrijk are traveling soon after this match as the Pro League match at OH Leuven awaits in three days.

The Kortrijk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches. Kortrijk have conceded 27 from these games.

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Standard Liège form and stats

Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.

Playing away, Standard Liège have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pro League this season.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus RFC Seraing at their stadium, the result 4-1.

Standard have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. 15 goals have been conceded by Standard in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kortrijk won three, Standard Liège won seven and zero draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Standard LiègeM. Balikwisha
M. Balikwisha
6 goals
KortrijkP. Guèye
P. Guèye
5 goals
Standard LiègeS. Amallah
S. Amallah
5 goals

Kortrijk missing players

Standard Liège missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kortrijk Standard Liège
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
9 5   Won W   3 7
6 2   Drew D   3 8
10 6   Lost L   7 10
32 20   Scored S   18 36
34 24   Conceded C   22 39
84% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
72% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 84%
60% 77%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 64%
24% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 44%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 12%
52% 62%   BTTS BTTS   62% 68%
32% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 16%
32% 23%   Failed to Score F T   23% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 2
2 1   Red cards R C   0 3
 
8.5 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   6.8 8
3.8 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.2
34% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   49% 44%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 26 19 3 4 55 18 13 9 1 3 24 11 13 10 2 1 31 7 37 60
2 Antwerp 26 14 4 8 43 35 13 7 3 3 22 17 13 7 1 5 21 18 8 46
3 Genk 26 12 7 7 50 35 13 7 4 2 29 16 13 5 3 5 21 19 15 43
4 Anderlecht 26 10 11 5 36 27 13 7 6 0 18 6 13 3 5 5 18 21 9 41
5 KV Oostende 26 11 6 9 39 34 13 7 4 2 27 17 13 4 2 7 12 17 5 39
6 Standard Liège 26 10 9 7 37 30 13 5 6 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 18 15 7 39
7 Sporting Charleroi 26 11 5 10 39 35 12 5 3 4 13 9 14 6 2 6 26 26 4 38
8 Beerschot-Wilrijk 26 11 4 11 47 50 13 6 3 4 26 22 13 5 1 7 21 28 -3 37
9 OH Leuven 26 10 7 9 41 42 13 6 2 5 16 17 13 4 5 4 25 25 -1 37
10 Mechelen 26 10 6 10 39 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 6 3 3 17 17 -3 36
11 Zulte-Waregem 26 10 4 12 39 46 14 4 2 8 16 28 12 6 2 4 23 18 -7 34
12 Gent 26 9 6 11 36 33 12 4 3 5 19 17 14 5 3 6 17 16 3 33
13 Kortrijk 26 9 6 11 32 37 14 5 2 7 21 27 12 4 4 4 11 10 -5 33
14 AS Eupen 26 7 11 8 32 42 13 4 4 5 18 22 13 3 7 3 14 20 -10 32
15 Sint-Truiden 26 8 6 12 34 40 13 5 3 5 17 14 13 3 3 7 17 26 -6 30
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 26 6 8 12 23 37 13 3 5 5 13 16 13 3 3 7 10 21 -14 26
17 Cercle Brugge 26 7 1 18 30 45 13 3 0 10 18 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -15 22
18 Waasland-Beveren 26 5 6 15 32 56 12 2 1 9 13 29 14 3 5 6 19 27 -24 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 26 19 3 4 55 18 13 9 1 3 24 11 13 10 2 1 31 7 37 60
2 Antwerp 26 14 4 8 43 35 13 7 3 3 22 17 13 7 1 5 21 18 8 46
3 Genk 26 12 7 7 50 35 13 7 4 2 29 16 13 5 3 5 21 19 15 43
4 Anderlecht 26 10 11 5 36 27 13 7 6 0 18 6 13 3 5 5 18 21 9 41
5 KV Oostende 26 11 6 9 39 34 13 7 4 2 27 17 13 4 2 7 12 17 5 39
6 Standard Liège 26 10 9 7 37 30 13 5 6 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 18 15 7 39
7 Sporting Charleroi 26 11 5 10 39 35 12 5 3 4 13 9 14 6 2 6 26 26 4 38
8 Beerschot-Wilrijk 26 11 4 11 47 50 13 6 3 4 26 22 13 5 1 7 21 28 -3 37
9 OH Leuven 26 10 7 9 41 42 13 6 2 5 16 17 13 4 5 4 25 25 -1 37
10 Mechelen 26 10 6 10 39 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 6 3 3 17 17 -3 36
11 Zulte-Waregem 26 10 4 12 39 46 14 4 2 8 16 28 12 6 2 4 23 18 -7 34
12 Gent 26 9 6 11 36 33 12 4 3 5 19 17 14 5 3 6 17 16 3 33
13 Kortrijk 26 9 6 11 32 37 14 5 2 7 21 27 12 4 4 4 11 10 -5 33
14 AS Eupen 26 7 11 8 32 42 13 4 4 5 18 22 13 3 7 3 14 20 -10 32
15 Sint-Truiden 26 8 6 12 34 40 13 5 3 5 17 14 13 3 3 7 17 26 -6 30
16 Royal Excel Mouscron 26 6 8 12 23 37 13 3 5 5 13 16 13 3 3 7 10 21 -14 26
17 Cercle Brugge 26 7 1 18 30 45 13 3 0 10 18 25 13 4 1 8 12 20 -15 22
18 Waasland-Beveren 26 5 6 15 32 56 12 2 1 9 13 29 14 3 5 6 19 27 -24 21

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