Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Kortrijk in 10th and Standard Liège in 7th place.
- Kortrijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kortrijk form and stats
Kortrijk's struggle is real here at Guldensporenstadion with only 8 points collected from 8 Pro League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4.
Kortrijk haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 190 minutes ago. I. Mboyo scored that one.
Kortrijk's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus OH Leuven (placed 4th). Preceding that game was the away draw at Sporting Charleroi that finished 0-0.
The manager Y. Vanderhaeghe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Genk in only three days.
Kortrijk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Guldensporenstadion with 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kortrijk are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 8 played). It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Standard Liège form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Standard Liège have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Standard play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Gent (placed 12th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Benfica in the Europa League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Standard are hosting Royal Excel Mouscron in the Pro League only four days away.
The visiting Standard have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. Standard have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Standard Liège - Kortrijk 2-1. Kortrijk-Standard Liège H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kortrijk three wins, Standard Liège seven wins, zero draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Mboyo 8 goals |   M. Balikwisha 3 goals |  G. Dewaele 2 goals |
Kortrijk missing players
Standard Liège missing players
| Kortrijk | Standard Liège | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 24 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 69% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 62% | 88% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.7 | 12.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 30% |
- 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Genk | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | OH Leuven | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Standard Liège | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Gent | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 11 |