📏 Form Guide

KV Kortrijk

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KV Kortrijk are hoping to win again following the 0-1 First Division A - Play-Offs success versus RWD Molenbeek.

In that game, KV Kortrijk had 32% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for KV Kortrijk was Nayel Mehssatou (16'). RWD Molenbeek had 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

In their last 6 games, Freyr Alexandersson's KV Kortrijk have hit the back of the net 6 times, with that being an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Eupen

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Charleroi in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Eupen and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Eupen had 45% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Eupen was Bartosz Białek (86'). On the other side, Charleroi had 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Antoine Bernier (11') and Oday Dabbagh (41') scored for Charleroi.

The forward players for Eupen have been starved of goals over their previous six clashes, contributing the poor return of just 4. In those fixtures, Pandas have also seen the overall goal tally of opposing teams equal 11.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 22/01/2022, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with KV Kortrijk winning 1 of those games, Eupen 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.

A sum of 11 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from De Kerels and 6 for Pandas. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league match featuring these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 1 on 07/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Eupen 1-1 KV Kortrijk.

On that day, Eupen managed 50% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Regan Charles-Cook (80').

For their opponents, KV Kortrijk got 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Isaak Davies (50') scored.

The referee was Lawrence Visser.

📋 Team News: KV Kortrijk

Ryan Alebiosu (minor knock), Ryotaro Tsunoda (Partial muscle tear), Djiby Seck (unknown injury) and Youssef Challouk (Knee injury) will not be able to play for KV Kortrijk manager Freyr Alexandersson.

📰 Team News: Eupen

Eupen manager Kristoffer Andersen has multiple availability issues to deal with. Milos Pantovic (Hamstring muscle injury), Alfred Finnbogason (Muscle injury) and Jason Davidson (Nose surgery) are not ready for selection.

🔮 Prediction

Our thinking is that Eupen are dangerous enough to put one past this KV Kortrijk outfit, but that is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for KV Kortrijk by the conclusion of the game. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 17:00 05/05/2024