Belgium - Pro LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Kortrijk and Cercle Brugge, taking place on Friday, 29 September 2023, at Guldensporenstadion in Kortrijk.
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Kortrijk, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 away defeat by Charleroi will have left the Kortrijk squad feeling a little deflated. Their share of possession in that meeting was 43%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Charleroi, who had 14 shots on goal with 5 on target.
Despite scoring 4 goals in their last 6 matches, they have failed to pick up many points, mainly because their back line have shipped 16 goals in that same period. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games at Guldensporenstadion, but their search for a home win in the league extends even further having gone 6 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
Cercle Brugge, Recent FormThe Cercle Brugge squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-0 home defeat against Union Saint-Gilloise, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They came away from that fixture with a 49% share of the possession and clocked up 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target, in comparison to Union Saint-Gilloise, who managed 15 attempts on goal, 7 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 6 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.
It's been mixed fortunes for Cercle away from home recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games on the road.
Kévin Denkey will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Cercle Brugge.
It was one to forget for Kortrijk last time they met Cercle Brugge in the league, falling to a 2-0 defeat.
The Kortrijk defence has struggled against Groen en Zwart in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 games. De Kerels have struggled to break down the Cercle defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
Cercle have proven they're a capable side against Kortrijk in the league and are unbeaten in their last 5 league encounters.
Kortrijk manager Edward Still has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Thierry Ambrose (Achilles tendon), Youssef Challouk (Knee) and David Henen (Unknown) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Cercle manager Miron Muslic ahead of this clash, with Abu Francis (Meniscus) missing out, which gives Muslic a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Kortrijk Playing at home | Cercle Brugge Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.8 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 49' |
| 51' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.5 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| - | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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