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KV Kortrijk vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KV Kortrijk
2 – 1
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Guldensporenstadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+10'
Timothy Derijck 43' Y
Eric Ocansey 55' Y
Y 79' Laurent Jans
Christophe Lepoint 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KV Kortrijk vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Monteny
  • Referee Ruben Wyns
  • Referee Jasper Vergoote
  • Referee Arthur Denil

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 Louviere 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

5
2
7
KV Kortrijk 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-09-20 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2020-01-31 KV Kortrijk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-08-25 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2019-01-19 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk

Recent Form

KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
12 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 0–3 L
07 Dec Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 0–0 D
29 Nov KV Oostende H 3–1 W
21 Nov Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L
07 Nov Beerschot VA H 5–5 D
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec KV Kortrijk A 1–2 L
13 Dec KAA Gent A 1–2 L
10 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–2 D
06 Dec KV Mechelen H 2–2 D
03 Dec Rangers FC A 2–3 L
29 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D

Season Stats

KV Kortrijk Royal Standard de Liège
#18 Position #7
3 Points 11
7 Played 7
1 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
2 Scored 13
15 Conceded 12
-13 GD +1
0.43 PPG 1.57
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
29% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

KV Kortrijk are 18th (3 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 7th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/4
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
6/1
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liège
Dennis Eckert 4 G 1 A
Adnane Abid 3 G 2 A
Casper Nielsen 2 G 3 A
Salieu Drammeh 2 G
Bernard Jordan Nguene 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between KV Kortrijk and Royal Standard de Liège is underway.
  • 2' Gilles Dewaele puts KV Kortrijk on the lead.
  • 3' What composure from Gilles Dewaele! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' KV Kortrijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' With 0 assists to his name this season, Noe Dussenne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liège.
  • 23' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yevhenii Makarenko made 394 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KV Kortrijk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. KV Kortrijk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' Yevhenii Makarenko adds to his 0 season tally! KV Kortrijk lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Timothy Derijck is booked for KV Kortrijk — Yellow card on 43.
  • 46' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Collins Fai trudges off to be replaced by Maxime Lestienne on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Royal Standard de Liège 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.
  • 55' Eric Ocansey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' KV Kortrijk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' The whistle greets Selim Amallah as he departs to be replaced by Joachim Carcela.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' The whistle greets Felipe Avenatti as he departs to be replaced by Obbi Oulare.
  • 74' The KV Kortrijk manager makes a substitution. Faiz Selemani departs to be replaced by Michiel Jonckheere.
  • 76' Maxime Lestienne adds to his 0 season tally! Royal Standard de Liege lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Laurent Jans is booked for Royal Standard de Liege — Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' The KV Kortrijk bench stirs into life. Pape Habib Gueye is withdrawn and Hannes Van der Bruggen gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liège does not make any changes. Ilombe Mboyo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Ilombe Mboyo as he leaves the pitch. Christophe Lepoint steps in for KV Kortrijk.
  • 90' The referee shows KV Kortrijk player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Selim Amallah 4
Gilles Dewaele 2
Maxime Lestienne 2
Merveille Bokadi 1
Konstantinos Laifis 1
Marlos Moreno 1
Eric Ocansey 1
Faiz Selemani 1

Head to Head

2020-12-16 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-09-20 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2020-01-31 KV Kortrijk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2019-08-25 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk 2019-01-19 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KV Kortrijk

KV Kortrijk Form

2020-12-16 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-12-12 KV Kortrijk 0–3 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2020-12-07 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 0–0 KV Kortrijk D 2020-11-29 KV Kortrijk 3–1 KV Oostende W 2020-11-21 Club Brugge KV 1–0 KV Kortrijk L 2020-11-07 KV Kortrijk 5–5 Beerschot VA D

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-12-16 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-12-13 KAA Gent 2–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-12-06 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-11-29 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk29% Draw23% Royal Standard de Liège48%
Actual: KV Kortrijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

KV Kortrijk or Draw
52%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
71%
KV Kortrijk or Royal Standard de Liège
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk17% Draw40% Royal Standard de Liège43%
Actual: KV Kortrijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk

Handicap KV Kortrijk covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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