Football tips: Kortrijk vs Gent - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 26.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Pro League table so far. Here's the Kortrijk - Gent latest:

Insights:
  • Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Kortrijk form and stats

Kortrijk have collected 11 points from their Pro League home games so far after 3-2-4.

No payout for Kortrijk in their previous match, an away game at Genk that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that, Kortrijk had a home game versus Standard Liège which ended with a victory 2-1.

Kortrijk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Guldensporenstadion with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Kortrijk have conceded 19 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Gent form and stats

4-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gent in their Pro League matches away.

The Gent goalkeeper Sinan Bolat is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 268 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Gent, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Club Brugge (placed 1st) in the Pro League last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Waasland-Beveren.

The visiting Gent have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 9 games. Gent have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Gent - Kortrijk 1-2. Kortrijk-Gent H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kortrijk two wins, Gent six wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GentR. Yaremchuk
R. Yaremchuk
9 goals
KortrijkI. Mboyo
I. Mboyo
8 goals
KortrijkG. Dewaele
G. Dewaele
3 goals

Kortrijk missing players

Gent missing players

Kortrijk Gent
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
6 3 2 Won W 0 4 8
5 2 2 Drew D 0 0 1
7 4 0 Lost L 2 5 9
23 16 10 Scored S 2 12 28
27 19 7 Conceded C 4 13 26
83% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 89% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 72%
61% 89% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 67%
28% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 22%
6% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 22%
56% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 61%
28% 22% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 28%
33% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 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 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.4 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.9 11.4 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.1 7.6
3.9 4.9 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.6 3.8
33% 36% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 29% 41%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Gent haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 18 11 3 4 35 12 9 5 1 3 13 7 9 6 2 1 22 5 23 36
2 Genk 17 10 4 3 37 21 9 6 2 1 23 10 8 4 2 2 14 11 16 34
3 Sporting Charleroi 18 10 3 5 29 20 9 5 1 3 11 6 9 5 2 2 18 14 9 33
4 Anderlecht 18 7 8 3 28 22 9 5 4 0 13 6 9 2 4 3 15 16 6 29
5 OH Leuven 18 8 5 5 33 29 9 5 2 2 14 11 9 3 3 3 19 18 4 29
6 Antwerp 18 8 4 6 31 26 9 4 3 2 15 12 9 4 1 4 16 14 5 28
7 Beerschot-Wilrijk 16 9 1 6 39 37 8 6 0 2 23 15 8 3 1 4 16 22 2 28
8 Gent 18 8 1 9 28 26 9 4 1 4 16 13 9 4 0 5 12 13 2 25
9 Standard Liège 18 6 7 5 21 19 9 3 5 1 11 9 9 3 2 4 10 10 2 25
10 Kortrijk 18 6 5 7 23 27 9 3 2 4 16 19 9 3 3 3 7 8 -4 23
11 KV Oostende 17 6 4 7 22 21 8 4 2 2 16 10 9 2 2 5 6 11 1 22
12 AS Eupen 15 4 8 3 18 21 7 2 3 2 9 11 8 2 5 1 9 10 -3 20
13 Zulte-Waregem 17 5 3 9 22 32 9 1 2 6 10 21 8 4 1 3 12 11 -10 18
14 Cercle Brugge 17 6 0 11 25 32 9 3 0 6 16 19 8 3 0 5 9 13 -7 18
15 Waasland-Beveren 18 5 3 10 24 38 9 2 1 6 10 19 9 3 2 4 14 19 -14 18
16 Mechelen 18 4 5 9 26 35 9 1 2 6 14 20 9 3 3 3 12 15 -9 17
17 Royal Excel Mouscron 18 4 5 9 15 28 9 2 3 4 9 11 9 2 2 5 6 17 -13 17
18 Sint-Truiden 17 3 5 9 20 30 8 2 3 3 9 9 9 1 2 6 11 21 -10 14

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.