Kortrijk will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Genk.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Genk has the most scored goals (42) in Pro League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Pro League game only three days ago. That game, against AS Eupen, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Genk.
Kortrijk form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Kortrijk at their home stadium (Guldensporenstadion) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Kortrijk has recorded two wins in a row here at Guldensporenstadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Kortrijk last time playing, versus Gent. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Faïz Selemani scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Kortrijk lost 0-2 at Genk's place.
A decent goal production from Kortrijk in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kortrijk defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Genk form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (42) in Pro League, are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League.
Genk play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting AS Eupen (placed 14th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Waasland-Beveren.
It's hard not to mention Paul Onuachu's lethal finishing against AS Eupen. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Genk are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Genk have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Genk - Kortrijk 2-0 entered in the official records. Kortrijk-Genk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kortrijk two wins, Genk five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 18 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 11 goals |   I. Mboyo 8 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Genk missing players
| Kortrijk | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| 27 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 95% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 89% |
| 58% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| 26% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 53% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 16% |
| 32% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 10.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 34% | 39% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 51% | 45% |
- Genk has the most points from losing position (16) in Pro League
- Genk has the most scored goals (42) in Pro League
- Genk has the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Pro League
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Genk | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 33 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Antwerp | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | OH Leuven | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Kortrijk | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Gent | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Standard Liege | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Zulte-Waregem | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | AS Eupen | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 17 |