On Tuesday Dec 14th, in week 19, Kortrijk will travel to Oostende to battle KV Oostende in a clash of the Pro League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. KV Oostende is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sporting Charleroi. Loic Bessile struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 80th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, KV Oostende couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting Charleroi ran away with the shutout win. KV Oostende looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while kortrijk sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Cercle Brugge. Rabbi Matondo struck first for Cercle Brugge in the 28th minute, then Rabbi Matondo added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Dino Hotić In the end, Kortrijk was frustrated by Cercle Brugge’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cercle Brugge ended the match with the shutout victory. Kortrijk is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 23rd of October, Kortrijk hosted KV Oostende at the Guldensporenstadion in their last match together. Kortrijk was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Pape Guèye struck first for Kortrijk in the 43rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed KV Oostende couldn’t manage to score, and Kortrijk took the shutout win.
Kortrijk hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Marlos Moreno and Faïz Selemani, and they each have 1 goal. Thierry Ambrose and Batzner are the top scorers for KV Oostende in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.