On Wednesday, from 17:00, Kortrijk (11th place) will play at home with St. Truiden (15th place). In the matches of the two teams, they usually score a lot, so our mission is to check if a goal bet is suitable this time as well. Let’s research together!
Kortrijk: Team form, news and statistics
Kortrijk, who has been doing well at home lately, currently having three consecutive victories at home, can be considered the favorite in Wednesday’s game, given that St. Truiden is the weakest away team in the Belgian first league, tied with Mouscron.
However, overall, the hosts have had a mediocre season so far, with oscillating results.
Yves Vanderhaeghe’s students have an average of 1.73 goals scored in home matches, but the big problem is caused by defensive errors.
Even if they scored 19 goals in the 11 stages at home, the hosts’ footballers conceded no less than 20, ie exactly double the goals received in the 10 away matches!
Sint Truidense: Team form, news and statistics
St. Truidense started the season with Kevin Muscat on the bench and, after 15 stages, had only won two and suffered 8 defeats.
As a result, the club changed the coach, bringing in Peter Maes and things changed significantly.
In the last 5 stages, the “canaries” have 4 victories and climbed from the relegation places to the 15th position.
An interesting detail is the one related to the offensive force. Even if it is not necessarily impressive, having 27 goals in 21 stages, it makes its presence felt almost stage by stage.
The “Canaries” have scored in 12 of the last 13 stages, and Yuma Suzuki, author of a “double” in the victory in the last stage with Leuven (3-1) is the team’s top scorer, with 10 successes, being the author of more than a third from the goals of St. Truiden.
If the attack does its job well enough, the same cannot be said about the defense, which is at very modest parameters. In 21 stages he gave up 34 times, and 22 of the goals scored came in the 10 away games.
In fact, the “canaries” escaped without a goal received only once in games played on opponents’ pitches.
There is also a statistical detail that can be considered positive in the fight to avoid relegation, and this is worth taking into account by bettors. St. Truiden is an aggressive band, which fouls a lot and receives many cards.
In fact, it occupies the first place in the top of the cards received this season, with 57 “yellow” and 8 “red”.
⚽️Statistics of direct matches Kortrijk vs Sint Truidense
In the last 10 trips to Kortrijk made in all competitions, St. Truiden won only twice, while the hosts won 8 times.
During that period, no match ended in a draw.
▪️03.10.20 JL St. Truiden – Kortrijk 0: 0
▪️18.01.20 JL St. Truiden – Kortrijk 2: 0
▪️05.10.19 JL Kortrijk – St. Truiden 4: 0
▪️12/22/18 JL St. Truiden – Kortrijk 0: 0
▪️20.10.18 JL Kortrijk – St. Truiden 3: 1
The statistics of the two bands hide many details, and the final result seems difficult to guess.
However, the match looks interesting and we could see a heated dispute, with goals and cards.
Those from St. Truiden are leaders in the ranking of warnings received this season, and the balance of the guests’ aggression could increase in this round.
Football Prediction of the Day Kortrijk vs St. Truiden
Kortrijk seem to be slightly favored in this dispute, but the defense plays tricks on their own field and the opponent, who recently changed his coach, comes after 4 victories in the last 5 stages.
The hosts ‘defense gave up in 8 of the last 10 rounds, and the guests’ defense was defeated in 9 of the last 10 trips.
Betting tip: Over 2.5 goals
Stake: 5/10
Odds: 1.87