Kortrijk vs St Truiden Prediction: Will things turn around for both sides this time?

When they take on Sint-Truiden at the Guldensporen Stadion on Sunday, Kortrijk will be trying to pick up their first win of the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League season. The season for De Kanaries began with a hard-fought victory over Standard Liege, and they will go into the weekend hoping to make it two victories out of their first two matches.

After suffering a 3-2 defeat to KAA Gent in their most recent match in First Division A, Kortrijk will be looking to get back on track here. During that game, Kortrijk held 38% of the possession and had 11 shots on goal, with only three of them finding the target. Abdelkahar Kadri scored for KV Kortrijk in the fourth minute, Aleksandar Radovanovi scored an own goal in the seventh minute, and Felipe Avenatti scored in the 85th minute. Gent had 16 shots on goal, but only four of them were on target. Hugo Cuypers and Gift Orban each scored a goal for KAA Gent in the second half. The number of goals scored by Edward Still's Kortrijk in their most recent six matches is a combined total of five, which results in an average of 0.83 goals scored per game for the team. An examination of Kortrijk's performance in their most recent three league matches reveals that the team has not been victorious against Sint-Truidense VV in any of those contests. In addition, Kortrijk have failed to win either of their previous two league matches at home.

Following their most recent play in First Division A competition, in which they defeated Standard Liège by a score of 1-0, Sint-Truiden comes into this game riding high on the momentum they gained from that victory. During that game, Sint-Truiden had 57% of the possession and was able to get 10 shots on goal, with only three of them finding the target. Sint-Truiden's shots were successful 33% of the time. At the 85-minute mark, Sint-Truiden's Aboubakary Koita was the only player on the team to score a goal. Even though Standard Liège had seven attempts at the goal, they were only successful in getting three of their shots on target. During the course of their most recent six matches, the Sint-Truiden team, led by Thorsten Fink, has been successful in converting 10 of their offensive opportunities into goals. They have been defeated in those same matches by a combined total of seven goals, bringing the total number of goals scored against them to seven. Sint-Truiden has not yet been defeated by Kortrijk in any of the three league matches that have taken place away from Sint-Truiden's home stadium, according to information that was acquired before the match. In addition, the side that will be traveling has not been victorious in any of their previous six league matches that were held away from their normal venue.

Kortrijk possible starting lineup:

Vandenberghe; Wasinski, Silva, Radovanovic, De Neve; Mehssatou, Montegnies, Kadri, Mbayo; Bruno, Avenatti

Sint-Truiden possible starting lineup:

Schmidt; Bauer, Smets, Godeau; Ananou, Delorge, Ito, Bocat; Steuckers, Koita, Kaya

Taking into account the results of recent contests between Sint-Truiden and Kortrijk, we anticipate a close game to take place at the Guldensporen Stadion on the following Saturday. On paper, both groups have an equal chance of winning the competition; therefore, our best prediction is that they will simply cancel out each other's efforts and play to a draw.