Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KAA Gent vs KV Kortrijk, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
KAA Gent
3 – 2
Full Time
KV Kortrijk
Sun 30 Jul 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ghelamco Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Alessio Castro-Montes 23' Y
Y 29' Lars Montegnies
Y 39' Felipe Avenatti
Y 55' Nayel Mehssatou
Y 90' Joao Silva

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs KV Kortrijk — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Lawrence Visser
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

9
4
KAA Gent 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals KV Kortrijk
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-30 KAA Gent 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2023-01-15 KAA Gent 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2022-11-13 KV Kortrijk 0–4 KAA Gent 2021-09-19 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent 2020-12-26 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul KV Kortrijk H 3–2 W
23 Apr KV Oostende H 1–2 L
16 Apr KV Mechelen A 1–1 D
08 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–1 D
01 Apr FC Seraing A 5–0 W
19 Mar KAS Eupen H 3–0 W
KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul KAA Gent A 2–3 L
23 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 2–4 L
16 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
08 Apr KAS Eupen H 0–0 D
01 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV A 0–2 L
18 Mar Club Brugge KV H 1–0 W

Season Stats

KAA Gent KV Kortrijk
#2 Position #18
19 Points 3
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 6
13 Scored 2
4 Conceded 15
+9 GD -13
2.71 PPG 0.43
86% Win % 14%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
14% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season

KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts). KV Kortrijk are 18th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/4
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. KAA Gent host KV Kortrijk — let the battle begin!
  • 4' GOAL! Abdelkahar Kadri fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 7' Aleksandar Radovanovic doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' Felipe Avenatti has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pieter Gerkens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KV Kortrijk.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. KAA Gent must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alessio Castro-Montes on 23 minutes.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Hugo Cuypers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a card for Lars Montegnies.
  • 34' KAA Gent have won 453 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' That is a card for KV Kortrijk. Felipe Avenatti will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' KV Kortrijk 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.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nayel Mehssatou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Nayel Mehssatou on 55 minutes earns him a card. KV Kortrijk will be frustrated.
  • 60' KAA Gent are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malick Fofana is hanging Alessio Castro-Montes on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Gift Orban has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Another change for KAA Gent made on 75 minute. Hyun-seok Hong leaves to be changed by Pieter Gerkens.
  • 77' KV Kortrijk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Massimo Decoene is hanging Massimo Bruno on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tarik Tissoudali, as he is very good at scoring at Ghelamco Arena with 17 goals in the last 11 games.
  • 85' KV Kortrijk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Felipe Avenatti on 85.
  • 88' The KV Kortrijk bench stirs into life. Lars Montegnies is withdrawn and Youssef Challouk gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee shows KV Kortrijk player a card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. KAA Gent take all three points.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Faiz Selemani 4
Tarik Tissoudali 3
Ibrahim Salah 3
Hugo Cuypers 3
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Thibault De Smet 2
Jonathan David 2
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 1

Head to Head

2023-07-30 KAA Gent 3–2 KV Kortrijk 2023-01-15 KAA Gent 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2022-11-13 KV Kortrijk 0–4 KAA Gent 2021-09-19 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent 2020-12-26 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent

KAA Gent Form

2023-07-30 KAA Gent 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2023-04-23 KAA Gent 1–2 KV Oostende L 2023-04-16 KV Mechelen 1–1 KAA Gent D 2023-04-08 KAA Gent 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-04-01 FC Seraing 0–5 KAA Gent W 2023-03-19 KAA Gent 3–0 KAS Eupen W

KV Kortrijk Form

2023-07-30 KAA Gent 3–2 KV Kortrijk L 2023-04-23 KV Kortrijk 2–4 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-04-16 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KV Kortrijk L 2023-04-08 KV Kortrijk 0–0 KAS Eupen D 2023-04-01 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 KV Kortrijk L 2023-03-18 KV Kortrijk 1–0 Club Brugge KV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.58 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 KV Kortrijk xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent73% Draw17% KV Kortrijk10%
Actual: KAA Gent win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
90%
Draw or KV Kortrijk
27%
KAA Gent or KV Kortrijk
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent57% Draw36% KV Kortrijk7%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
13.5%
3 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
4 – 0
7.2%
1 – 1
7.1%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
2.5%
5 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KV Kortrijk covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.