KAA Gent vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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KAA Gent vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at GHELAMCO-arena.
- KAA Gent 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- KV Kortrijk 11 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
- Referee Bert Put
- Referee Pieter Becquet
- Referee Mathias Hillaert
- Referee Alexandre Boucaut
- Referee Christophe Battiston
- Referee
5 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 12.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Club Brugge KV | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | KAA Gent | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | RSC Anderlecht | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Lommel SK | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | KRC Genk | 11 | 15 |
| 8 | Royal Standard de Liège | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | KVC Westerlo | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | KV Mechelen | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Royal Antwerp FC | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | SV Zulte-Waregem | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | SK Beveren | 11 | 10 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge KSV | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | UR La Louvière Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | KV Kortrijk | H | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Aug | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Mar | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 1–4 | L |
| 01 Mar | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Feb | AS Roma | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Feb | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | KAA Gent | A | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Aug | KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren | H | 1–3 | L |
| 07 Mar | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Feb | SV Zulte-Waregem | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Feb | KRC Genk | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Feb | KV Oostende | A | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KAA Gent | KV Kortrijk | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #18 |
| 28 | Points | 4 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 9 |
| 20 | Scored | 4 |
| 6 | Conceded | 23 |
| +14 | GD | -19 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 0.36 |
| 82% | Win % | 9% |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
9%
Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
KV Kortrijk this season
KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/7
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
KAA Gent
| Ibrahima Cisse | 4 G | |
| Momodou Lamin Sonko | 3 G | 1 A |
| Josue Vergara | 3 G | |
| Tiago Araujo | 2 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KAA Gent have kicked off against KV Kortrijk. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Ilombe Mboyo, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' KV Kortrijk is showing some good football. However, KV Kortrijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' KAA Gent seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 22' Goal! Terem Moffi scores his 69 goal in 132 matches.
- 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. KAA Gent and KV Kortrijk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' Franck Gniangbo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yevhen Makarenko.
- 46' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Elisha Owusu is withdrawn and Laurent Depoitre gets his opportunity.
- 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 54' The crowd applauds Niklas Dorsch as he leaves the pitch. Roman Bezus steps in for KAA Gent.
- 58' Tim Kleindienst gets the nod from KAA Gent. He replaces Franck Gniangbo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 59' A stunning finish from Ihor Plastun — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 62' KV Kortrijk make a change. Terem Moffi trudges off to be replaced by Pape Habib Gueye on 62 minutes.
- 67' KAA Gent are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KV Kortrijk backline.
- 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 77' The crowd applauds Christophe Lepoint as he leaves the pitch. Faiz Selemani steps in for KV Kortrijk.
- 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Yves Vanderhaeghe will be considering his options from the bench.
- 83' The Belgium Hannes Van der Bruggen breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 1-2!
- 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 90' Abdul Ajagun has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilombe Mboyo on 90 minute.
- 1-2 the final result. KAA Gent will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Elisha Owusu ↓ Laurent Depoitre 46'
-
30
Niklas Dorsch ↓ Roman Bezus 54'
- 15
- 33
- 24
- 7
- 32
- 8
- 5
- 14
- 11
Bench
-
29
Laurent Depoitre ↑ 46'
-
34
Tim Kleindienst ↑ 58'
-
9
Roman Bezus ↑ 54'
- 17
- 36
- 22
- 1
Coach
Jess Thorup
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 25
- 76
- 51
- 2
- 6
- 14
- 15
-
7
Ilombe Mboyo ↓ Abdul Ajagun 90'
-
20
Terem Moffi ↓ Pape Habib Gueye 62'
- 4
Bench
-
8
Abdul Ajagun ↑ 90'
- 3
-
10
Faiz Selemani ↑ 77'
- 16
- 37
-
17
Pape Habib Gueye ↑ 62'
- 41
Coach
Yves Vanderhaeghe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Faiz Selemani | 4 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 3 |
| Ibrahim Salah | 3 |
| Hugo Cuypers | 3 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Thibault De Smet | 2 |
| Jonathan David | 2 |
| Aleksandar Radovanovic | 1 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.19
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 59% + KAA Gent to win 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Kortrijk win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
81%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
42%
KAA Gent or KV Kortrijk
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Kortrijk win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.6%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.1%
1 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | KV Kortrijk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 20% | 58% |
| -1.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| -1 | 42% | 23% | 35% |
| -0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.