Can Kortrijk beat Antwerp in Guldensporenstadion clash?

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 25.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

Kortrijk have performed better than Antwerp so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Kortrijk form and stats

Kortrijk have played 3 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Y. Vanderhaeghe led his Kortrijk to a defeat in the Pro League match away at Standard Liège. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Guldensporenstadion. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Royal Excel Mouscron in a game that was won 3-0.

Kortrijk has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Kortrijk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Antwerp form and stats

Antwerp are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

Antwerp's last game was the home draw against AS Eupen (2-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sint-Truiden at their stadium, the result 3-2.

A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against AS Eupen. Antwerp were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with J. Pius scoring the equalizer.

Antwerp find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. The Antwerp manager I. Leko has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kortrijk won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Antwerp has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

KortrijkI. Mboyo
I. Mboyo
3 goals
AntwerpS. Kristiansen Juklerød
S. Kristiansen Juklerød
2 goals
AntwerpJ. Pius
J. Pius
2 goals

Kortrijk missing players

Antwerp missing players

Kortrijk Antwerp
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
8 4 0 Scored S 0 4 8
6 3 0 Conceded C 2 6 9
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
44 33 0 Total Shots T S 7 26 55
19 13 0 Shots on Target S O 3 13 32
42% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 25%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Antwerp's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Antwerp 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 Sporting Charleroi 6 6 0 0 12 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 6 1 10 18
2 Standard Liège 6 4 1 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 5 2 5 13
3 Club Brugge 6 4 0 2 16 4 3 1 0 2 4 3 3 3 0 0 12 1 12 12
4 Anderlecht 6 3 3 0 14 8 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 1 2 0 8 6 6 12
5 Beerschot-Wilrijk 6 4 0 2 12 10 3 2 0 1 8 6 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 12
6 Kortrijk 6 3 1 2 8 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 10
7 KV Oostende 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
8 Genk 6 2 2 2 9 10 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 8
9 Antwerp 6 2 2 2 8 9 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 8
10 OH Leuven 6 2 2 2 8 9 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 -1 8
11 AS Eupen 6 1 4 1 6 9 3 1 1 1 3 6 3 0 3 0 3 3 -3 7
12 Cercle Brugge 5 2 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 6
13 Gent 6 2 0 4 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 6
14 Zulte-Waregem 6 2 0 4 7 14 4 1 0 3 5 11 2 1 0 1 2 3 -7 6
15 Sint-Truiden 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 5
16 Mechelen 6 1 1 4 6 10 3 0 1 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 2 4 -4 4
17 Waasland-Beveren 6 1 0 5 9 18 3 0 0 3 4 9 3 1 0 2 5 9 -9 3
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 6 0 2 4 2 8 3 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 5 -6 2

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.