Pro League preview: Can Kortrijk edge out victory against AS Eupen?

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

These two teams have had their share of problems so far, but a win and three points in this vital game would certainly be a big help. Let's hear it for Kortrijk - AS Eupen!

Insights:
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Pro League

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

4-4-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Kortrijk so far this season.

Kortrijk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Cercle Brugge. Silva was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.11 out of 10. The defender Silva won 8 of 14 duels.

Before that, Kortrijk had a home game versus Club Brugge which ended with a victory 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Kortrijk handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kortrijk here at Guldensporenstadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). Kortrijk have conceded 25 from these games.

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AS Eupen form and stats

There's been little loot from AS Eupen's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Pro League. AS Eupen only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. Bitter travels for AS Eupen as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the OH Leuven match.

Charles-Cook was the last player to score for the away team. AS Eupen haven't scored a league goal in the last 186 minutes.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Anderlecht with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Lambert was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Lambert hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, the AS Eupen manager Still faced defeat when travelling to Gent and losing 0-3.

We have checked recent matches where Eupen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The visiting AS Eupen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For AS Eupen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The most recent registered history involving both these sides is the AS Eupen - Kortrijk 0-1 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Kortrijk wins - draws - AS Eupen wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KortrijkF. Selemani
F. Selemani
8 goals
KortrijkF. Avenatti Dovillabichus
F. Avenatti Dovillabichus
7 goals
AS EupenS. Peeters
S. Peeters
7 goals

Kortrijk missing players

AS Eupen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kortrijk AS Eupen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
8 4 1 Won W 1 3 7
6 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
17 7 2 Lost L 2 10 18
35 14 7 Scored S 7 18 39
56 25 11 Conceded C 8 35 63
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 77%
58% 47% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 58%
42% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 40% 35%
19% 13% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 19%
58% 47% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 61%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 13%
26% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 26%
 
4.3 4.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.3 4.8
6.3 5.5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 7 5.9
2.4 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 2.1
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11.4 12.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 10 11.8
3.8 4.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 3.7
30% 22% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 39% 34%
 
16.5 15.7 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 16 14.7
5.2 5.1 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.3 4.8
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • AS Eupen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AS Eupen have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Pro League
  • AS Eupen 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 Genk 31 22 5 4 71 31 16 13 1 2 39 13 15 9 4 2 32 18 40 71
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 31 21 5 5 63 37 16 12 2 2 31 15 15 9 3 3 32 22 26 68
3 Antwerp 31 19 6 6 55 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 16 8 4 4 22 15 30 63
4 Gent 31 16 6 9 61 34 15 9 3 3 26 13 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 54
5 Club Brugge 31 14 10 7 52 36 15 8 6 1 31 15 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 52
6 Standard Liege 31 14 7 10 51 41 15 8 3 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 10 49
7 Westerlo 31 14 6 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 15 6 3 6 20 26 8 48
8 Anderlecht 31 13 6 12 45 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 16 7 3 6 20 18 7 45
9 Cercle Brugge 31 11 11 9 43 41 16 7 7 2 28 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 2 44
10 Sporting Charleroi 30 13 5 12 39 40 14 6 1 7 18 18 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 44
11 OH Leuven 31 10 9 12 45 45 15 5 5 5 22 21 16 5 4 7 23 24 0 39
12 Sint-Truiden 31 10 9 12 31 36 15 5 4 6 15 18 16 5 5 6 16 18 -5 39
13 Mechelen 30 9 6 15 39 56 16 7 5 4 28 26 14 2 1 11 11 30 -17 33
14 Kortrijk 31 8 6 17 35 56 15 4 4 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 30
15 AS Eupen 31 7 6 18 39 63 16 4 4 8 21 28 15 3 2 10 18 35 -24 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 31 5 9 17 41 71 16 3 4 9 25 43 15 2 5 8 16 28 -30 24
17 KV Oostende 31 6 6 19 35 66 16 5 1 10 18 29 15 1 5 9 17 37 -31 24
18 RFC Seraing 31 5 4 22 26 63 16 1 3 12 7 28 15 4 1 10 19 35 -37 19

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 Genk 31 22 5 4 71 31 16 13 1 2 39 13 15 9 4 2 32 18 40 71
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 31 21 5 5 63 37 16 12 2 2 31 15 15 9 3 3 32 22 26 68
3 Antwerp 31 19 6 6 55 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 16 8 4 4 22 15 30 63
4 Gent 31 16 6 9 61 34 15 9 3 3 26 13 16 7 3 6 35 21 27 54
5 Club Brugge 31 14 10 7 52 36 15 8 6 1 31 15 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 52
6 Standard Liege 31 14 7 10 51 41 15 8 3 4 29 16 16 6 4 6 22 25 10 49
7 Westerlo 31 14 6 11 60 52 16 8 3 5 40 26 15 6 3 6 20 26 8 48
8 Anderlecht 31 13 6 12 45 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 16 7 3 6 20 18 7 45
9 Cercle Brugge 31 11 11 9 43 41 16 7 7 2 28 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 2 44
10 Sporting Charleroi 30 13 5 12 39 40 14 6 1 7 18 18 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 44
11 OH Leuven 31 10 9 12 45 45 15 5 5 5 22 21 16 5 4 7 23 24 0 39
12 Sint-Truiden 31 10 9 12 31 36 15 5 4 6 15 18 16 5 5 6 16 18 -5 39
13 Mechelen 30 9 6 15 39 56 16 7 5 4 28 26 14 2 1 11 11 30 -17 33
14 Kortrijk 31 8 6 17 35 56 15 4 4 7 14 25 16 4 2 10 21 31 -21 30
15 AS Eupen 31 7 6 18 39 63 16 4 4 8 21 28 15 3 2 10 18 35 -24 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 31 5 9 17 41 71 16 3 4 9 25 43 15 2 5 8 16 28 -30 24
17 KV Oostende 31 6 6 19 35 66 16 5 1 10 18 29 15 1 5 9 17 37 -31 24
18 RFC Seraing 31 5 4 22 26 63 16 1 3 12 7 28 15 4 1 10 19 35 -37 19

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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.