Kortrijk will host Royal Antwerp at the Guldensporen Stadion on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Jupiler Pro League campaign. The home side are currently second-to-last in the league table and will go into the match as underdogs hoping to cause an upset against their third-placed visitors.
Frey Alexandersson's side only barely escaped relegation last season and have shown little or no signs of improvement so far this campaign. They received a 4-0 thrashing from Anderlecht in their last game, taking their total tally for the season to seven losses after 13 league games.
Royal Antwerp's 2-0 away loss to league leaders Genk last weekend marked their first loss in eight league games. The visitors had a tough start to the season but shot up the league table after going unbeaten throughout September and October and they will be looking to bounce back from Sunday's loss with a victory this weekend.
Kortrijk vs Royal Antwerp Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met on 70 different occasions leading to this weekend. Antwerp have won 37 of those meetings while Kortrijk have won 15 times, with their other 18 matchups ending in draws.
- Kortrijk have won only two of their last 12 games in this fixture.
- Royal Antwerp have only failed to score once in the last 12 games in this fixture, winning nine and drawing one of those games.
- The hosts have the joint-worst offensive record in the league with a goal tally of nine.
- The Reds have the best defensive record in the Belgian top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 10.
Kortrijk vs Royal Antwerp Prediction
Kortrijk's latest result ended a run of back-to-back wins and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won their last three home games on the bounce and will look to replicate their performance against Genk in the 10th round, which earned them a shock 2-1 win.
Meanwhile, Royal Antwerp will be looking to put out a response following last weekend's result. They have been mediocre on the road in the league this season with just two wins from six but should have enough to win this one.
Prediction: Kortrijk 0-2 Royal Antwerp
Kortrijk vs Royal Antwerp Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Royal Antwerp to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last six meetings between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of their last six matchups)