Pro League: Two sides in good shape get together for this fixture. KV Oostende hold a slight upper hand with their 6th place in the standings?
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (10) 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!
Kortrijk form and stats
Kortrijk have played 5 Pro League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Kortrijk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Pro League game against Club Brugge (placed 2nd). Faïz Selemani, a natural forward, was the top player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Selemani dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sporting Charleroi that ended 2-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Kortrijk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kortrijk as a small favourite), we find ten games. Kortrijk has won zero of these, drawn five and lost five.
There will be little rest for Kortrijk after this match as they are travelling to Knokke for a Belgian Cup game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Kortrijk in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Kortrijk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KV Oostende form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Makhtar Gueye and Alfons Amade secured the home win 2-1 against Cercle Brugge in their previous game. Midfielder Maxime D'Arpino was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.93. D'Arpino served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Anderlecht.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with KV Oostende playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one KV Oostende win, one draw and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Oostende are hosting Onhaye in the Belgian Cup only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Oostende's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. The Oostende manager A. Blessin has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Kortrijk wins - draws - KV Oostende wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Gueye 8 goals |   F. Selemani 6 goals |  P. Guèye 3 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
KV Oostende missing players
| Kortrijk | KV Oostende | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 82% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 11.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 29% |
- KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- KV Oostende have the most points from losing position (10) in Pro League
- KV Oostende have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kortrijk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kortrijk 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | AS Eupen | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Genk | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | KV Oostende | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | Mechelen | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | RFC Seraing | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Gent | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 2 |