On Sun Apr 10th, Anderlecht will travel to Kortrijk to battle Kortrijk in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Kortrijk sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Mechelen. Amine Benchaib scored the first goal for Kortrijk in the 7th minute, then Sandy Walsh got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 15th minute on a feed from Rob Schoofs Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Geoffry Hairemans to cap off a wild match. Kortrijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while anderlecht sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Sporting Charleroi. Christian Kouamé scored the first goal for Anderlecht in the 19th minute, then Joshua Zirkzee added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Sporting Charleroi was frustrated by Anderlecht’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Anderlecht ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Anderlecht should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Kortrijk and Anderlecht last played eachother at the Lotto Park on the 21st of November. Anderlecht and Kortrijk battled to a 1-1 draw. Pape Guèye struck first for Kortrijk in the 36th minute, then Trent Sainsbury tied it up for Anderlecht on an own goal in the 51st minute earning Anderlecht at least a draw.
Both Lior Refaelov and Joshua Zirkzee have been the hottest scorers for Anderlecht in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Kortrijk is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Faïz Selemani and Amine Benchaib each having 2 goals in their last 5.