Kortrijk host KV Mechelen at the Guldensporen Stadion for round nine of the Jupiler Pro League. Bookmakers see little between the sides, giving the home team a 37% win probability and the away team a 36% win probability.
Current Form - Kortrijk
Kortrijk sit 17th in the league table with three points from eight matches. Their record stands at one win and seven losses, with two goals scored and 18 goals conceded. In their last league match, they recorded a 0-3 loss against Genk. Over the last five matches, the team has one win and four losses. Their seasonal expected goals metric is 0.98 compared to a league average of 1.54, while their expected goals conceded is 1.85 against a league average of 1.54.
Current Form - KV Mechelen
KV Mechelen hold 14th place with six points from eight matches. They have a record of one win, three draws, and four losses, having scored nine goals and conceded 17. Their last league match was a 4-3 win against St. Truiden. The team has one win, two draws, and two losses from their last five matches. Their expected goals value is 1.19 against a league average of 1.54, while their expected goals conceded is 1.53 compared to the league average of 1.54. KV Mechelen have recorded a four-match non-winning streak away from home.
Head-to-Head Record
Kortrijk won their most recent meeting 3-1, which took place at home two seasons ago. In their last five meetings, Kortrijk have a record of one win and four losses, with an average of 3.6 goals per match.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Kortrijk forward Thierry Ambrose has one assist. Defender James Ndjeungoue has made six appearances, and defender Harrison Murray-Campbell has made seven appearances. Shandre Campbell and Marko Ilic are confirmed missing due to suspension and injury respectively, while Jamie Roche is unavailable for this match.
KV Mechelen midfielder Simion Michez has one goal in four appearances. Forward Benito Raman has one goal in seven appearances, and defender Kobe Corbanie has one assist in two appearances. Keano Vanrafelghem and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou are confirmed missing due to injury, and Shina Ayodele is unavailable for this match.
Key Numbers
↔️ Red cards: Kortrijk 3 vs KV Mechelen 0
Kortrijk
➖ Big chance conversion: 7% (worst in the league, league average 39%)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 15.8 per match (worst in the league, league average 27.1)
➖ Big chances conceded: 3.5 per match (4th worst, league average 2.5)
KV Mechelen
ℹ️ Free kicks: 13.9 per match (most in the league)
ℹ️ Shots outside the box: 3.1 per match (fewest in the league)
Match Notes
Fredrik Hammar has received four yellow cards in eight appearances. Benito Raman was previously at Kortrijk, where he made 30 appearances and scored four goals over one season.
Betting Insights
The market for total goals carries a 53% probability of the total being over 2.5, while the probability of both teams scoring is 57%.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.8
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.
