Season ticket holders at Guldensporenstadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Kortrijk languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Genk will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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!
Genk are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Kortrijk form and stats
Overall Pro League stats at home this season for Kortrijk are 5-3-5 (wins-draw-losses).
Kortrijk enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at KV Oostende's place. The match ended 3-0 with H. Van der Bruggen, H. Guèye and T. Moffi scoring. A strong away win before that one, visiting Waasland-Beveren and winning 2-1.
Kortrijk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Guldensporenstadion with 24 goals in 13 league matches. Kortrijk have conceded 20 from these games.
Genk form and stats
Genk have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 3-4-6 (13 played).
The manager H. Wolf was unhappy after their last game, a Pro League match played at their home ground Luminus Arena. Genk suffered a 1-3 loss to Standard Liège (placed 5th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Antwerp that ended 1-1.
Genk find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Genk have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Kortrijk and Genk have met before this season: Genk - Kortrijk 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Kortrijk wins - draws - Genk wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Mboyo 8 goals |   E. Onuachu 8 goals |  J. De Sart 4 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Genk missing players
| Kortrijk | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 38 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 39 |
| 40 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 38 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 65% | 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 62% |
| 35% | 54% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 8% | 15% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 62% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 19% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| 23% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | 68 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 67 | 217 |
| 62 | 38 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 36 | 100 |
| 61% | 63% | 69% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 53% | 39% |
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kortrijk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 41 | 61 |
| 2 | Gent | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Genk | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -25 | 21 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -28 | 17 |