Kortrijk vs Antwerp: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Kortrijk have their presumed home advantage while Antwerp are ahead 17 points in the Pro League table.

Kortrijk and Antwerp should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Antwerp is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Kortrijk form and stats

The story so far in the Pro League for Kortrijk at their home stadium (Guldensporenstadion) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Kortrijk travelled for their previous game, a trip to Zulte-Waregem that ended 2-2. Preceding that match was the home game against Genk that was lost 0-1.

Late drama in the game against Zulte-Waregem as Kortrijk were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Tuta popped out and made it level in the 90th minute.

Kortrijk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Guldensporenstadion with 24 goals in 14 league matches. Kortrijk have conceded 21 from these games.

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Antwerp form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Antwerp have lost on their last two travels.

Antwerp go into this game after a win, the home game against KV Oostende that ended 3-1. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Standard Liège's place.

D. Mbokani certainly enjoyed Antwerp's last game versus KV Oostende, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Antwerp have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. 20 goals have been conceded by Antwerp in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Antwerp - Kortrijk 3-1, played this season. Kortrijk-Antwerp H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kortrijk four wins, Antwerp three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AntwerpD. Mbokani Bezua
D. Mbokani Bezua
18 goals
AntwerpL. Refaelov
L. Refaelov
10 goals
KortrijkI. Mboyo
I. Mboyo
8 goals

Kortrijk missing players

Antwerp missing players

Kortrijk Antwerp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
9 5 1 Won W 1 4 14
6 3 2 Drew D 1 4 8
13 6 1 Lost L 2 6 6
40 24 6 Scored S 5 20 48
43 21 6 Conceded C 8 20 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
89% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 82%
64% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 57%
36% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 39%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 11%
61% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 71%
18% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 18%
25% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 14%
 
4.9 5.8 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.6
4.3 3.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.5 4.9
1.8 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
136 75 31 Total Shots T S 35 87 233
74 43 17 Shots on Target S O 15 38 113
54% 56% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 53% 42%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Kortrijk has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
  • Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 28 20 7 1 56 13 14 11 3 0 31 4 14 9 4 1 25 9 43 67
2 Gent 28 16 7 5 58 30 14 11 3 0 37 10 14 5 4 5 21 20 28 55
3 Sporting Charleroi 28 14 9 5 45 22 14 10 2 2 26 9 14 4 7 3 19 13 23 51
4 Antwerp 28 14 8 6 48 32 14 10 4 0 28 12 14 4 4 6 20 20 16 50
5 Standard Liège 28 14 6 8 47 32 14 9 3 2 24 9 14 5 3 6 23 23 15 48
6 Mechelen 28 13 4 11 45 42 14 6 3 5 24 23 14 7 1 6 21 19 3 43
7 Genk 28 12 5 11 41 40 14 8 1 5 21 18 14 4 4 6 20 22 1 41
8 Anderlecht 28 10 10 8 38 29 14 6 5 3 22 12 14 4 5 5 16 17 9 40
9 Zulte-Waregem 28 10 6 12 41 42 14 7 2 5 30 17 14 3 4 7 11 25 -1 36
10 Kortrijk 28 9 6 13 40 43 14 5 3 6 24 21 14 4 3 7 16 22 -3 33
11 Royal Excel Mouscron 28 8 9 11 37 40 14 5 5 4 21 17 14 3 4 7 16 23 -3 33
12 Sint-Truiden 28 9 5 14 33 50 14 4 5 5 17 18 14 5 0 9 16 32 -17 32
13 AS Eupen 28 8 5 15 27 50 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 1 9 13 31 -23 29
14 Cercle Brugge 28 7 2 19 26 52 14 5 1 8 16 23 14 2 1 11 10 29 -26 23
15 KV Oostende 28 6 4 18 27 54 14 5 3 6 18 23 14 1 1 12 9 31 -27 22
16 Waasland-Beveren 28 5 5 18 21 59 14 3 2 9 12 30 14 2 3 9 9 29 -38 20

Read more about Pro League

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.