National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Union Saint-Gilloise or Kortrijk that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the First Division B. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Kortrijk have had more rest.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
Last season their Belgian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against Mechelen.Union Saint-Gilloise are confident in defense, having played 206 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Lokeren in the First Division B last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Westerlo.
This is expected to be a close game, with Union Saint-Gilloise perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Union Saint-Gilloise as a small favourite), we find seven games. Union Saint-Gilloise has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Union Saint-Gilloise are traveling soon after this match as the First Division B match at SV Roeselare awaits in three days.
Kortrijk form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Kortrijk have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Visiting Kortrijk has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager Y. Vanderhaeghe was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Guldensporenstadion. Kortrijk suffered a 1-2 loss to Royal Excel Mouscron. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Mechelen.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Kortrijk in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Kortrijk, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Pro League trip to AS Eupen.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kortrijk as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Kortrijk have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Union Saint-Gilloise-Kortrijk H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Union Saint-Gilloise 4 wins, Kortrijk 1 win, 3 draws. 4 of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Mboyo 7 goals |   S. Tabekou 5 goals |  C. Nielsen 4 goals |
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
Kortrijk missing players
| Union Saint-Gilloise | Kortrijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 41 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 7.3 | 7.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 273 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 52 | 153 | ||
| 107 | 70 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 83 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Gent | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Genk | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -26 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |