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

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KV Kortrijk
2 – 1
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liege 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louviere Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

KV Kortrijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege
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 Liege
#18 Position #11
0 Points 1
2 Played 1
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
6 Conceded 2
-6 GD +0
0.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
0% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liege this season

KV Kortrijk are 18th (0 pts). Royal Standard de Liege are 11th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Royal Standard de Liege
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. KV Kortrijk host Royal Standard de Liège — let the battle begin!
  • 2' What a moment for Gilles Dewaele! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 3' Gilles Dewaele does the damage! The net is bulging and KV Kortrijk surge ahead!
  • 8' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Kortrijk and Royal Standard de Liège are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' KV Kortrijk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' KV Kortrijk are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Royal Standard de Liège backline.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Guldensporenstadion. KV Kortrijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' What a moment for Yevhenii Makarenko! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Timothy Derijck.
  • 46' Maxime Lestienne gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Collins Fai and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Marko Ilic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eric Ocansey.
  • 60' Gojko Cimirot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' Royal Standard de Liege make a change. Selim Amallah trudges off to be replaced by Joachim Carcela on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Ilombe Mboyo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 231 appearances.
  • 71' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Obbi Oulare is hanging Felipe Avenatti on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Faiz Selemani makes way for Michiel Jonckheere at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from KV Kortrijk.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Maxime Lestienne has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 79' Laurent Jans picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Time for substitution for KV Kortrijk. Pape Habib Gueye is replaced by Hannes Van der Bruggen.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KV Kortrijk that had 231 games and scored 305 goals.
  • 89' Christophe Lepoint has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilombe Mboyo on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Christophe Lepoint. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KV Kortrijk to claim maximum points.

Lineups

KV Kortrijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yves Vanderhaeghe

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

KV Kortrijk Form

2020-12-16 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.96 KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.55 Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk24% Draw20% Royal Standard de Liege56%
Actual: KV Kortrijk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

KV Kortrijk or Draw
44%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liege
76%
KV Kortrijk or Royal Standard de Liege
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KV Kortrijk12% Draw36% Royal Standard de Liege52%
Actual: KV Kortrijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 4
5.1%
1 – 4
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk

Handicap KV Kortrijk covers Push Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 21% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 20% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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