Gent vs Kortrijk preview for betting prediction

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 15.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: GHELAMCO-arena (20000 seats)

It's game two of the Pro League season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Gent-Kortrijk!

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.

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Gent form and stats

The fans are hoping that Gent will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Pro League game against Sint-Truiden (placed 4th). Preceding that match was the home game against Sporting Charleroi that was lost 1-4.

Gent 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 eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won ten, drew one and lost zero.

Last season, Gent's league statistics were 16 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Pro League. Over these 29 matches they scored 59 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Gent managed 11-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 38 goals and 14 conceded.

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Kortrijk form and stats

Kortrijk might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Waasland-Beveren proved too strong as Kortrijk slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Guldensporenstadion. A loss against Antwerp was the result prior to that, in a home game.

You'll want to know how Kortrijk managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and one home win.

Let's have a look at how Kortrijk performed last season in the Pro League: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 6 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 16/22 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Gent, two draws and one win for Kortrijk. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

GentI. Plastun
I. Plastun
1 goals
KortrijkI. Mboyo
I. Mboyo
1 goals

Gent missing players

Kortrijk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gent Kortrijk
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 18
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 5
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
Gent Last season Kortrijk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   14 29
16 11   Won W   4 9
7 3   Drew D   3 6
6 1   Lost L   7 14
59 38   Scored S   16 40
34 14   Conceded C   22 44
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 97%
90% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 86%
55% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   64% 62%
41% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 34%
28% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 7%
59% 67%   BTTS BTTS   57% 59%
34% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 17%
10% 0%   Failed to Score F T   36% 28%
 
4.7 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.9
4.2 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.4
1.7 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
216 138   Total Shots T S   61 145
102 66   Shots on Target S O   31 78
58% 58%   Goal Efficiency G E   52% 51%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Waasland-Beveren 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Genk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Standard Liège 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mechelen 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Antwerp 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Royal Excel Mouscron 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Kortrijk 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 29 21 7 1 58 14 15 12 3 0 33 5 14 9 4 1 25 9 44 70
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 15 11 3 1 38 14 14 5 4 5 21 20 25 55
3 Sporting Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 14 10 2 2 26 9 15 5 7 3 23 14 26 54
4 Antwerp 29 15 8 6 49 32 14 10 4 0 28 12 15 5 4 6 21 20 17 53
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 15 9 4 2 24 9 14 5 3 6 23 23 15 49
6 Mechelen 29 13 5 11 46 43 15 6 4 5 25 24 14 7 1 6 21 19 3 44
7 Genk 29 13 5 11 45 42 14 8 1 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 24 24 3 44
8 Anderlecht 29 11 10 8 45 29 15 7 5 3 29 12 14 4 5 5 16 17 16 43
9 Zulte-Waregem 29 10 6 13 41 49 14 7 2 5 30 17 15 3 4 8 11 32 -8 36
10 Royal Excel Mouscron 29 9 9 11 38 40 15 6 5 4 22 17 14 3 4 7 16 23 -2 36
11 Kortrijk 29 9 6 14 40 44 15 5 3 7 24 22 14 4 3 7 16 22 -4 33
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 6 14 33 50 14 4 5 5 17 18 15 5 1 9 16 32 -17 33
13 AS Eupen 29 8 6 15 28 51 14 4 4 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 30
14 Cercle Brugge 29 7 2 20 27 54 14 5 1 8 16 23 15 2 1 12 11 31 -27 23
15 KV Oostende 29 6 4 19 29 58 15 5 3 7 20 27 14 1 1 12 9 31 -29 22
16 Waasland-Beveren 29 5 5 19 21 60 14 3 2 9 12 30 15 2 3 10 9 30 -39 20

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 Waasland-Beveren 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Genk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Sint-Truiden 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting Charleroi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Standard Liège 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Mechelen 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Antwerp 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 AS Eupen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 OH Leuven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Royal Excel Mouscron 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Gent 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 KV Oostende 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Zulte-Waregem 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Club Brugge 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Kortrijk 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.