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Kortrijk and Anderlecht face Sunday at 11:30 in a duel valid for the seventeenth round of the Belgian Championship. The teams are in slightly different situations in the competition, as the client tries to reach the top half of the qualifying table, while the visitor tries to get closer to the national leaders.
Kortrijk
Kortrijk are the ninth place in the Belgian Championship with 24 points drawn in 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. The team scored 26 goals, being the seventh best attack of the competition, and conceded 25 goals, having the sixth defense more leaked and these figures demonstrate that it is necessary to adjust in the offensive system and, especially in the defensive system to be able to fight in the most part Classification.
In the penultimate match, the Kortrijk were beaten 3-0 away by Gent in a game where the boss was far superior both in possession of the ball and in the number of finalizations and won the 3 points with justice and without great difficulties. In the last game played, for the Belgian Cup, the team won at home Royal Excel Mouscron by 1 to 0 in balanced game where the defense acted very well and the team managed to advance in the competition.
Playing at home, as the match he will make this Sunday, Kortrijk has 4 wins and 3 draws, averaging 2.43 goals scored and 1.29 goals conceded per game. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the first half, as 15 of the 26 goals came in the first half, but it is between 45 and 60 minutes that they scored the most with 7 goals scored.
Anderlecht
Anderlecht are sixth in the Belgian Championship with 28 points drawn through 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. The team scored 33 goals, being the second best attack of the competition, and conceded 18 goals, being the sixth defense less leaked and these figures demonstrate that it is still necessary to adjust in the defensive system to suffer less goals and effectively manage to fight for the first places.
In the penultimate match, Anderlecht thrashed Royal Excel Mouscron 7-0 in the game where they dominated from the start, had more possession, finalized more times and found no difficulties to ensure an excellent triumph. In the last game played, this for the Belgian Cup, the team drew Charleroi away from home by 2 to 2 and ended up being eliminated in the penalty shootout, but it is noteworthy that it acted with a basically formed by reserves.
Playing away from home, as their match on Sunday, Anderlecht have won 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with averages of 1.38 goals scored and 1.25 goals conceded. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the second half, as 22 of the 33 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 75-90 minutes with 11 goals.
Prediction: Anderlecht x2 @ 1.30