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Belgian Pro League · Matchday 12

Kortrijk vs Union St.Gilloise: Match Preview & Stats

Kortrijk crest Kortrijk
vs
Union St.Gilloise crest Union St.Gilloise
Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk

Our picks

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Our record

  • Kortrijk: 3 of 4 right
  • Union St.Gilloise: 5 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Belgian Pro League, Matchday 12
Kick-off
Venue
Guldensporenstadion, Kortrijk
Since last match
Kortrijk: 14 days (Belgian Pro League) · Gent (1‑0) Union St.Gilloise: 13 days (Belgian Pro League) · Genk (1‑0)
Next match
Kortrijk: 5 days (Belgian Pro League) later Union St.Gilloise: 4 days (Europa League) later · Lech Poznań

Last starting XI

Kortrijk 4-3-3

  1. 31 Ilić
  2. 15 Fofana
  3. 21 Drouhin
  4. 5 Ndjeungoue
  5. 3 Anderson
  6. 35 Lambert
  7. 4 Murray-Campbell
  8. 70 Philips
  9. 11 Campbell
  10. 10 Koyalipou
  11. 68 Ambrose

Coach: Daniel Beichler at Gent, 0-1 · First Division A · 8 Nov

Union St.Gilloise 3-4-2-1

  1. 12 Koffi
  2. 26 Sykes
  3. 29 Sylla
  4. 55 Havenaar
  5. 27 Patris
  6. 6 van de Perre
  7. 8 Zorgane
  8. 11 Smith
  9. 23 Zeneli
  10. 30 Florucz
  11. 13 Rodríguez

Coach: David Hubert vs Genk, 1-0 · First Division A · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Kortrijk

  • DF Basile VroninksInjured · Day to day
  • MF Jamie RocheInjured · Day to day

Union St.Gilloise

  • DF Kevin Mac AllisterInjured · Early June 2027
  • MF Ondřej KričfalušiInjured · Day to day
  • FW Mateo BiondicInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Kortrijk

Low impact
Missing attack share 3.0%
Missing minutes share 3.0%
2 players out
Key absences:
  • MF Jamie Roche 3% attack · 3% mins

Union St.Gilloise

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 8.0%
Missing minutes share 5.0%
3 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • FW Mateo Biondic 6% attack · 3% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Kortrijk Union St.Gilloise
Box & Territory Pressure 38 74
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 24 67
Finishing Efficiency 15 84
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 29 77
Underlying Play Power 35 82
Kortrijk Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Union St.Gilloise Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Kortrijk

When scoring first 50% won · 75% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 10% points rescued · 0% won (10 matches)
1st Half: 75% 2nd Half: 25%
First 15': 25% Last 15' (76-90'): 0%

Union St.Gilloise

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 100% points rescued · 60% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 32% 2nd Half: 68%
First 15': 8% Last 15' (76-90'): 30%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Kortrijk

  1. 1. FW Goduine Koyalipou 1G · 0A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 26.0%
  2. 2. FW Thierry Ambrose 1G · 1A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 12.0%
  3. 3. MF Shandre Campbell 1G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 19.0%

Union St.Gilloise

  1. 1. FW Relebohile Mofokeng 2G · 3A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 12.0%
  2. 2. MF Besfort Zeneli 2G · 2A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 8.0%
  3. 3. MF Louis Patris 1G · 3A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 6.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Kortrijk Union St.Gilloise
Over 1.5 goals 7/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 2/10 2/10
Both teams scored 3/10 5/10
Clean sheet 1/10 5/10
Failed to score 6/10 0/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 0.4 / 2.0 2.4 / 0.6

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Kortrijk

  • L 0-1 at Gent (A) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
  • L 1-3 vs KV Mechelen (H) Belgian Pro League · 4 Nov
  • D 1-1 at Standard Liège (A) Belgian Pro League · 31 Oct
  • L 0-3 at Genk (A) Belgian Pro League · 10 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs SK Beveren (H) Belgian Pro League · 20 Sep

Union St.Gilloise

  • W 1-0 vs Genk (H) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
  • W 2-1 at Celta Vigo (A) Europa League · 5 Nov
  • W 2-1 at SK Beveren (A) Belgian Pro League · 31 Oct
  • W 5-2 vs Cercle Brugge (H) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct
  • W 4-0 vs Hapoel Beer Sheva (N) Europa League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Kortrijk

Union St.Gilloise

Goals in each 15-minute period, Belgian Pro League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Kortrijk

Player G A
Thierry Ambrose 1 1
Goduine Koyalipou (1 pen) 1 0
Jamie Roche 1 0
Shandre Campbell 1 0

Union St.Gilloise

Player G A
Raul Florucz 5 0
Relebohile Mofokeng 4 2
Besfort Zeneli 2 5
Mateo Biondic 2 4
Louis Patris 2 2

Goals and assists in the Belgian Pro League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Kortrijk Union St.Gilloise
  • 3.2 Corners won 6.6
  • 5.6 Corners conceded 3.4
  • 2.1 Yellow cards 1.5
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.6

Per match in the Belgian Pro League this season. Average per club and match: 5.1 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

KortrijkUnion St.Gilloise
Attack 0 94 0.4 goals per match this season2.7 goals per match this season
Defence 0 100 2.1 conceded per match this season0.6 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Belgian Pro League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1542Elo #359 Elo rating 2038Elo #21

Head-to-head

1Kortrijk wins
0draws
10Union St.Gilloise wins

11 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 9 Feb 2025 · Belgian Pro League Kortrijk 1-2 Union St.Gilloise
  • 29 Sep 2024 · Belgian Pro League Union St.Gilloise 3-0 Kortrijk
  • 18 Feb 2024 · Belgian Pro League Kortrijk 1-3 Union St.Gilloise
  • 12 Nov 2023 · Belgian Pro League Union St.Gilloise 3-0 Kortrijk
  • 23 Apr 2023 · Belgian Pro League Kortrijk 2-4 Union St.Gilloise

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Union St.Gilloise 11 920 30:7 +23 29
2 Club Brugge 11 911 27:9 +18 28
3 Gent 11 911 20:6 +14 28
4 Sporting Charleroi 11 902 26:13 +13 27
5 Anderlecht 11 623 14:12 +2 20
6 Lommel 11 443 15:13 +2 16
7 Genk 11 434 18:15 +3 15
8 Standard Liège 11 434 18:16 +2 15
9 Westerlo 11 425 26:30 -4 14
10 OH Leuven 11 335 12:17 -5 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 335 13:20 -7 12
12 St.Truiden 11 326 22:22 0 11
13 Royal Antwerp 11 326 18:24 -6 11
14 Zulte Waregem 11 326 13:20 -7 11
15 SK Beveren 11 317 13:23 -10 10
16 Cercle Brugge 11 236 14:22 -8 9
17 RAAL La Louvière 11 218 13:24 -11 7
18 Kortrijk 11 119 4:23 -19 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Belgian Pro League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleRelegated
Kortrijk 4
Union St.Gilloise 29

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