Kortrijk vs Antwerp prediction, odds & betting tips 09/03/2024

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KV Kortrijk - Antwerp

Belgium First Division A - Guldensporenstadion

Antwerp make the trip to bottom-of-the-table Kortrijk this weekend looking to secure the win that could take the visitors into the top three, while three points for the hosts could lift them off the foot of the table and ahead of both Eupen and RWDM.

We're expecting goals in this game and former Tottenham striker Vicent Janssen seems the obvious choice to find the back of the net but there are also plenty of goalscorer-related tips in our betting insights area.

Kortrijk vs Antwerp predictions: Antwerp looking for domestic double over Kortrijk

Key Stats

• Over 2.5 goals have been scored in four of the last seven league meetings between these two clubs with Antwerp winning 6-0 against Kortrijk back in August.
• Antwerp have picked up five wins from their last seven encounters with Saturday's hosts and have won three of their last five matches in all competitions, while Kortrijk have lost three of their last four outings.
• Both teams have scored in three of Kortrijk's last six matches and Antwerp have found the back of the net in five of their last six fixtures.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Visitors backed to beat bottom club

• HOME: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
• DRAW: 7/2 (4.50) – 22.2%
• AWAY: 8/15 (1.53) – 65.2%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Antwerp are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 65.2%, and we agree with the bookmakers on this one.

Kortrijk picked up a big win last time out against fellow relegation rivals RWDM but the hosts have lost three of their last six heading into Saturday's clash with Antwerp. Antwerp have managed to win three of their last five matches in all competitions, running out 3-0 winners at home to Sint-Truiden last weekend.

For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Anytime Goalscorer market. Vincent Janssen is the bookmaker's choice to score in this game at 21/20 (2.05) which has a probability of 48.8%, but you could back Victor Udoh to score at 5/4 (2.25) with a probability of 44.4%.

Last five H2Hs: Antwerp dominate

Belgium First Division A 11/08/23

Antwerp

6

KV Kortrijk

0

Belgium First Division A 16/04/23

Antwerp

1

KV Kortrijk

0

Belgium First Division A 14/04/23

Antwerp

0

KV Kortrijk

0

Belgium First Division A 02/10/22

KV Kortrijk

2

Antwerp

1

Belgium First Division A 02/02/22

KV Kortrijk

0

Antwerp

2

Antwerp have won 32, drawn 13 and lost 16 of their previous 61 encounters with Kortrijk, running out 6-0 winners when the pair locked horns for their reverse league fixture back in August.

Team news and form guide

Kortrijk: Won last home game

The hosts could be without Djibi Seck, Haruya Fujii, Marco Kana and Youssef Challouk this weekend due to injury.

Predicted lineup: Pirard (GK), Silva, Tsunoda, Mampassi, Mehssatou, De Neve, Sissako, Kadri, Avenatti, Afolabi & Davies

Belgium First Division A 10/05/25

D

Sint-Truidense

2

KV Kortrijk

2

Belgium First Division A 03/05/25

W

Cercle Brugge

0

KV Kortrijk

2

Belgium First Division A 25/04/25

L

KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk

2

KV Kortrijk

0

Belgium First Division A 12/04/25

W

KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk

2

KV Kortrijk

3

Belgium First Division A 06/04/25

W

Sint-Truidense

0

KV Kortrijk

3

Antwerp: Three wins from last five

Ritchie De Laet, Anthony Valencia and Björn Engels make up the three main injury concerns for the visitors ahead of their trip to Kortrijk on Saturday.

Predicted lineup: Butez (GK), Alderweireld, Wijndal, Bataille, Van den Bosch, Yusuf, Keita, Janssen, Ejuke, Ondrejka & Ilenikhena

Belgium First Division A 11/05/25

W

Gent

0

Antwerp

3

Belgium First Division A 01/05/25

L

Anderlecht

3

Antwerp

1

Belgium First Division A 27/04/25

W

Genk

0

Antwerp

1

Belgium First Division A 23/04/25

D

Genk

1

Antwerp

1

Belgium First Division A 20/04/25

D

Anderlecht

0

Antwerp

0

Player to watch – Vincent Janssen

Vincent Janssen top scores for Antwerp this season with ten league goals but that's not all he offers his teammates.

The former Tottenham striker has really settled into life in Belgium having scored 18 goals in the league in his debut season with Antwerp. The 29-year-old striker has also chipped in with four assists for his teammates this season, making him one of the club's most creative players as well as their leading source of goals.

Antwerp's top scorer offers more to his team than just goals

We're backing Janssen to put in another good performance on Saturday which might not lead to a goal or an assist but it should help guide his team to all three points against the division's bottom club.