On the 30th matchday of the Belgium Pro League, KV Kortrijk will play Club Brugge in Kortrijk on Saturday, March 18, 2023. At 03:00 PM UTC, fans in the Guldensporenstadion and at home will watch the two groups contend.
After losing their previous match against KVC Westerlo by a score of 3-1 in the First Division A, KV Kortrijk will be looking to rebound here. In that match, KV Kortrijk had 53% possession and made 17 shots on goal, 6 of which were successful.
Tsuyoshi Watanabe (45′ own goal) and Massimo Bruno (63′) scored for KV Kortrijk. Seven of Westerlo’s nine attempts at goal were successful. KVC Westerlo had a goal scored by Kyan Vaesen (60′, 73′). In recent games, KV Kortrijk has rarely been able to hold out for the full 90 minutes.
In fact, KV Kortrijk has conceded 10 goals in five of their previous six matches when they have failed to stop their opponents from scoring. That example will not be guaranteed to finish here, obviously. In their previous match, Club Brugge defeated Standard Liège 2-0 to advance to this contest.
Club Brugge had 43 percent possession and 13 shots, four of which were successful. Bjorn Meijer (86′) and Ferrán Jutglà (61′) scored for Club Brugge. For their rivals, Standard Liège had 17 shots on the objective with 4 of them on track.
Club Brugge, coached by Rik De Mil, has scored seven goals in their six most recent matches, giving them an average of 1.17 goals per game.
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Match Details :
- KV Kortrijk – Club Brugge
- Pro League Belgium
- Date – 18/03/2023
- Starting time – 15:00 UTC
- Venue: Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk, Belgium
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Prediction :
We think KV Kortrijk should have enough chances to get past this Club Brugge team’s defense, but one goal might not be enough. As a result, we expect Club Brugge to win this game by a score of 1-2 after 90 minutes. In either case, there shouldn’t be much to it.
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Head to head :
According to their previous head-to-head results, which go back to January 26, 2020, KV Kortrijk has lost these matches. They have lost every game they have played, but Club Brugge has simply been too good for them, winning 83% of their games.
During those matches, they combined to score 14 goals, with four coming from De Kerels and ten from Blauw-Zwart. The typical objectives per game have been 2.33. The past association installation between these clubs was the First Division A match day 5 on 21/08/2022 which wrapped up with the scoreline of Club Brugge 2-1 KV Kortrijk.
Club Brugge had 62% possession and 29 attempts at goal, 12 of which were successful. Ferrán Jutglà (4′) and Bjorn Meijer (45′) scored the goals. At the other end, KV Kortrijk made nine attempts on goal, two of which were successful. Scorer was Pape Habib Guèye (33′).
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Team news :
Bernd Storck, the KV Kortrijk manager, is without Faz Selemani (ankle injury), David Henen (muscle injury), Oleksiy Sych (medial collateral ligament injury), and Jonah Osabutey (abdominal muscles injury). Kevin Vandendriessche is ineligible for this match as a result of the suspension.
We believe that De Kerels may employ a 3-4-1-2 formation in this one, starting with Tom Vandenberghe, Martin Wasinski, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Nayel Mehssatou, Kristof D’Haene, Martin Regali, Dion De Neve, Massimo Bruno, Faiz Selemanie, Joo Silva, and Felipe Avenatti in the first half.
With Simon Mignolet, Clinton Mata, Jorne Spileers, Abakar Sylla, Tajon Buchanan, Casper Nielsen, Mats Rits, Hans Vanaken, Bjorn Meijer, Ferran Jutglà, and Noa Lang starting the game, Blauw-Zwart seems most likely to play in a 3-5-2 formation.
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Betting tips :
- In meetings between KV Kortrijk and Club Brugge, the average number of goals scored in the first half is 1.4.
- Club Brugge prevailed 2-0 at home and 1-0 away against KV Kortrijk last season.
- Club Brugge wins 28% of their games when they are down 1-0 away.
- Club Brugge has lost only 0 of their last 5 Expert Association games against KV Kortrijk.
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Lineups :
| Club Brugge | ||
| G | 22 | Simon Mignolet |
| M | 6 | Denis Odoi |
| D | 77 | Clinton Mata |
| D | 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| M | 14 | Bjorn Meijer |
| D | 94 | Abakar Sylla |
| M | 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| M | 27 | Casper Nielsen |
| M | 7 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
| A | 19 | Kamal Sowah |
| A | 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
| Kortrijk | ||
| G | 31 | Marko Ilić |
| M | 30 | Kristof D’Haene |
| D | 24 | Dorian Dessoleil |
| D | 66 | Aleksandar Radovanović |
| D | 4 | Tsuyoshi Watanabe |
| M | 26 | Kevin Vandendriessche |
| M | 12 | Habib Keita |
| A | 77 | David Henen |
| M | 10 | Faïz Selemani |
| A | 9 | Billal Messaoudi |
| A | 17 | Pape Habib Gueye |
Kortrijk vs Club Brugge Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |