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St. Liege vs Kortrijk Prediction & Betting tips
A red-and-white duel is scheduled for Sunday. Standard can look for the three points and the leader’s position on Sclessin. Kortrijk can jump over the Rouches if it wins.
Standard Liege:
With the exception of Sint-Truiden, Standard can present a perfect report. Bring the win in-house this weekend and we can look forward to the clash with Anderlecht. This is the only hard competition on paper until the heavy month of October. Standard therefore has plenty of time to build and a new and well-functioning team. At least it looks like it can be a great season.
The sharpness was clear on Sunday at Sclessin, where Standard opponent Mouscron showed all the colors of the rainbow for half an hour. Two class flashes from Maxime Lestienne, alternating with right and left, quickly took the sting out of the Walloon derby. Lestienne was not the only one in the spotlight at the Rouches. In his back, playmaker Selim Amallah attracted all attention. The 23-year-old Henegouwer, who partly enjoyed his training at Anderlecht, could only be kicked off with violations. Amallah scored in the second half after just fifteen seconds.
“Finally,” match winner Lestienne smiled. “I mentioned it earlier this week in an interview: I want to be decisive again. Last week it didn’t work in Sint-Truiden, now it does. The reason? The luck factor always plays a part, but it is also a matter of concentration. “That other match winner also spoke. “Looking for depth quickly from the kick-off is something we sometimes train for,” said Amallah. “Then it is a great satisfaction when it also pays off during a match. By the way, this was a very special goal for me, it was my very first on Sclessin. ”
Kortrijk:
We are only four games away and it is therefore still early for real conclusions. But perhaps this is possible: KV Kortrijk is a one-half team. At Genk the first, against Charleroi, at Cercle and Saturday at home against Anderlecht the second. It was a world of difference, whether by coincidence or not, every time after an intervention by Yves Vanderhaeghe. What many dream of, succeeds with the Guys: the hand of the coach is visible. Ilombe Mboyo and Hervé Kage both left KV Kortrijk for a while for what it was. This summer they returned and on Saturday they set the Guldensporen stadium in a blaze.
Last Saturday against Anderlecht it was enough to remember the game plan in the break and to replace the pale Ivanof with Hervé Kage. If you then receive a penalty, it also helps if you have a man from many wars with Mboyo. He kept his head cool with his nose to the spy head and gave the goalkeeper no chance. Anderlecht couldn’t make a fist in the second half and Kortrijk won the deserved win.
The contribution of Hervé Kage was decisive in the second half. It’s great how he played the rickety defense of Brussels every time out of context and made 2-1 himself. It’s strange that such a man starts on the couch at Kortrijk. “I don’t care,” says Kage. “Being able to come in fresh is also an asset. And then it is up to me to do it. “Kage brings speed in the team, but it is still difficult to hold on for 90 minutes.
St. Liege vs Kortrijk head to head matches
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27.12.17 JL Kortrijk St. Liege 2 : 1
15.10.17 JL St. Liege Kortrijk 3 : 1
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