Kortrijk vs Mechelen: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Date: Fri 20.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Guldensporenstadion (9399 seats)

The visiting Mechelen side should be favourites in this visit to Kortrijk, as the away team holds a 3 point advantage from their six league games this season.

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Kortrijk form and stats

Kortrijk must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Pro League games here at venue.

Kortrijk drew their last game, also a home match. KV Oostende (placed 7th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Heartbreak before that as Kortrijk lost 1-2 at Standard Liege's place.

Kortrijk can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Mechelen form and stats

Mechelen are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Pro League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Mechelen's last game was the home draw against Royal Excel Mouscron (2-2). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting KV Oostende's place.

Mechelen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Mechelen as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kortrijk won 5 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Mechelen has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

I. Mboyo
3 goals
I. de Camargo
3 goals
W. Togui
3 goals

Kortrijk missing players

Mechelen missing players

Kortrijk Mechelen
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
6 3 0 Played 1 3 6
2 1 0 Won 0 1 3
2 2 0 Drew 1 1 2
2 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
12 7 0 Scored 0 3 11
10 5 0 Conceded 0 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 67% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 67% 83%
83% 67% 0% Over 2.5 0% 33% 67%
50% 67% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 33% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 100% 67% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 100% 33% 17%
 
4.3 6 0 Corners For (avg) 1 4 4.5
3.7 2.3 0 Corners Against (avg) 8 6 5.3
1.3 1.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2.3 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Kortrijk's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kortrijk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Kortrijk have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kortrijk have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Kortrijk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kortrijk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kortrijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Kortrijk
All Pro League Club Friendlies UEFA Europa League Play-offs Belgian Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 PRO Kortrijk 1 - 1 Sporting Charleroi
10-08-19 PRO Cercle Brugge 1 - 3 Kortrijk
17-08-19 PRO Kortrijk 4 - 2 Anderlecht
25-08-19 PRO Standard Liege 2 - 1 Kortrijk
31-08-19 PRO Kortrijk 2 - 2 KV Oostende
15-09-19 PRO Royal Excel Mouscron 18:30 Kortrijk
20-09-19 PRO Kortrijk 18:30 Mechelen
25-09-19 BC RFC Seraing 18:00 Kortrijk
28-09-19 PRO Gent 18:00 Kortrijk
05-10-19 PRO Kortrijk 18:30 Sint-Truiden
Mechelen
All Pro League First Division B Super Cup Club Friendlies Belgian Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 PRO Mechelen 3 - 1 Genk
09-08-19 PRO Anderlecht 0 - 0 Mechelen
17-08-19 PRO Mechelen 3 - 1 Cercle Brugge
24-08-19 PRO KV Oostende 2 - 1 Mechelen
30-08-19 PRO Mechelen 2 - 2 Royal Excel Mouscron
15-09-19 PRO Gent 16:00 Mechelen
20-09-19 PRO Kortrijk 18:30 Mechelen
28-09-19 PRO Mechelen 16:00 Club Brugge
05-10-19 PRO AS Eupen 16:00 Mechelen
20-10-19 PRO Mechelen 12:30 Antwerp

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Standard Liège 6 4 0 2 13 5 3 3 0 0 10 2 3 1 0 2 3 3 8 12
2 Club Brugge 5 3 2 0 12 2 3 1 2 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 10 11
3 Mechelen 6 3 2 1 11 6 3 2 1 0 8 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 5 11
4 Royal Excel Mouscron 6 3 2 1 8 7 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 6 1 11
5 Gent 5 3 1 1 13 6 3 3 0 0 11 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 7 10
6 Genk 6 3 1 2 9 7 3 2 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 10
7 KV Oostende 6 3 1 2 9 9 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 4 5 0 10
8 Zulte-Waregem 6 3 1 2 7 7 3 2 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 10
9 Antwerp 5 3 0 2 11 6 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 2 5 5 5 9
10 Sporting Charleroi 5 2 2 1 9 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 6 4 3 8
11 Kortrijk 6 2 2 2 12 10 3 1 2 0 7 5 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 8
12 Sint-Truiden 6 2 1 3 4 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 8 -6 7
13 Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 5
14 Cercle Brugge 6 1 0 5 6 14 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 3 4 9 -8 3
15 AS Eupen 6 0 2 4 3 15 3 0 1 2 2 7 3 0 1 2 1 8 -12 2
16 Waasland-Beveren 6 0 1 5 3 17 3 0 0 3 1 11 3 0 1 2 2 6 -14 1

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