KV Kortrijk vs Standard Liege Prediction: Two struggling sides hoping to get back to their best

This Jupiler Pro League match between KV Kortrijk and Standard Liege will take place at Guldensporen Stadion. The match forms part of round 5 of the competition. The weekend before last, KV Kortrijk played and lost to Eupem, and Standard Liege failed and lost to Cercle Brugge.

After suffering a setback to Eupen by a score of 1-3 in their most recent match in First Division A, KV Kortrijk will be eager to avoid a situation similar to the one they had in their last match. KV Kortrijk had 54% possession of the ball during that encounter, and they had 13 shots on goal, with four of them finding the target. Abdelkahar Kadri was the lone player for KV Kortrijk to get their name on the scoresheet as they scored in the 66th minute. On the other hand, Eupen had 15 shots on goal, only eight of which were successful in hitting the target. Gary Magnée scored for Eupen in the 56th minute, Amadou Keita scored in the 60th minute, and Jérôme Déom scored in the 90th minute plus the sixth additional minute. Both teams have scored a combined 23 goals in the last six matches they have played against one another (which works out to an average of 3.83 goals scored per match), with KV Kortrijk being responsible for five of those goals. KV Kortrijk have not been victorious in any of their previous four league matches played at home before this matchup.

Standard Liège will be looking to make amends for their performance in their previous First Division A match, which was a loss to Cercle Brugge. They will be playing this game with the intention of winning. During that game, Standard Liège had 61% of the possession and 7 shots on goal, with 3 of them finding the back of the net. Cercle Brugge had a total of 16 shots on goal, only four of which were on target. Alan Minda scored a goal for Cercle Brugge in the 76th minute. It is now very clear that Standard Liège have struggled mightily to score goals throughout the course of their previous six matches, as evidenced by the poor return of only two goals. During those matches, Les Rouches have also been subjected to a total of 11 goals scored against them by their opponents. When looking at their stats and performance outcomes in the league, Standard Liège has not been defeated by KV Kortrijk in games that were played away from their home stadium in the two most recent matchups. Additionally, in their previous three league matches played away from home, they did not achieve a victory.

KV Kortrijk and Standard Liège have played each other a total of 39 times over the course of the last three seasons, with KV Kortrijk coming out on top 12 times and Standard Liège claiming victory 22 times. A total of five of the games were decided by a draw. KV Kortrijk was able to score 45 goals against Standard Liège in head-to-head competition, but Standard Liège scored 64 goals overall.

These are one of the poorest teams in the league and have little to offer bettors at this point in the season. However, given that both teams have scored goals in their past league meetings, the primary focus of my attention will be on the scoring in this contest. In the meantime, Kortrijk do not appear to be a squad that will lose to a Standard Liege side that is struggling, and as a result, the home team should at least pick up a point in this matchup.