Kortrijk hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 13th position in the Pro League table. Visiting Royal Excel Mouscron holds 9th place with 23 pts.
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
3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Kortrijk have to build on here at Guldensporenstadion in the Pro League. Game days at Guldensporenstadion have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Kortrijk as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Kortrijk drew their last game, 1-1 away at Mechelen (placed 7th). Ahead of that match, Kortrijk won a home game hosting AS Eupen (2-1).
The Kortrijk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Royal Excel Mouscron form and stats
Royal Excel Mouscron have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 1-4-4 (9 played).
Royal Excel Mouscron's last game was the home draw against Standard Liege (2-2). The game before that, in the Belgian Cup, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Anderlecht.
Royal Excel Mouscron have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Royal Excel Mouscron have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Royal Excel Mouscron - Kortrijk 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Kortrijk wins - draws - Royal Excel Mouscron wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Mboyo 6 goals |   S. Perica 5 goals |  Aleix García 4 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Royal Excel Mouscron missing players
| Kortrijk | Royal Excel Mouscron | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 72% |
| 61% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 39% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 11% | 22% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 61% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 61% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 22% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | 67 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 54 | 84 |
| 57 | 35 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 23 | 36 |
| 42% | 49% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 43% | 69% |
- All of Kortrijk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 at home.
- Kortrijk is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Royal Excel Mouscron 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | Gent | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Standard Liege | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Zulte-Waregem | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Genk | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 13 | Kortrijk | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -23 | 11 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -25 | 8 |