Kortrijk hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 14th position in the Pro League table. Visiting Mechelen holds 10th place with 45 pts.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kortrijk are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Mechelen are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Kortrijk form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Kortrijk have to build on here at Guldensporenstadion in the Pro League. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Guldensporenstadion, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Genk game.
A good away victory last time out for Kortrijk, who won 4-3 against Waasland-Beveren (placed 18th). Ahead of that match, Kortrijk lost 1-2 at home to Club Brugge.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? A late climax in the match against Waasland-Beveren as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by Faïz Selemani.
Kortrijk has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kortrijk defense is not exactly impregnable. 31 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Mechelen form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Mechelen have produced an overall stat of 7-4-5 so far.
Mechelen won their last game, 4-2 versus Zulte-Waregem played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sint-Truiden's place.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Zulte-Waregem was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Mechelen find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mechelen have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Mechelen - Kortrijk 1-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kortrijk won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Mechelen has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Hairemans 8 goals |  I. Rinck de Camargo 8 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Kortrijk | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 43 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 50 |
| 53 | 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 53 |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 79% | 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 82% |
| 64% | 81% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | 67% |
| 27% | 38% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 21% |
| 58% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 64% |
| 27% | 19% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 19% | 21% |
| 27% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 10.4 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | 33% |
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 45 | 73 |
| 2 | Genk | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 55 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 54 |
| 5 | KV Oostende | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 52 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -3 | 47 |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 33 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -11 | 46 |
| 9 | Gent | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 45 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 36 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -2 | 42 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 40 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -10 | 39 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -10 | 38 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 33 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -11 | 35 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -27 | 28 |