On Sunday Feb 12th, in week 25, Standard Liège will host Kortrijk in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Standard Liège, recorded a 1-1 draw against Cercle Brugge. Philip Zinckernagel struck first for Standard Liège in the 81st minute on a penalty, then in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Popovic sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ayase Ueda earning them at least the one point. Standard Liège is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while kortrijk sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sint-Truiden. Tom Vandenberghe struck first for Sint-Truiden on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Kortrijk couldn’t muster any offence and Sint-Truiden ran away with the shutout win. Kortrijk is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 28th, Kortrijk hosted Standard Liège in their last match together. Standard Liège took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Selim Amallah scored the first goal for Standard Liège in the 83rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kortrijk was frustrated by Standard Liège’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Standard Liège ended the match with the shutout victory.
Kortrijk’s most prolific scorer has been Faïz Selemani. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Philip Zinckernagel has been the most prolific scorer on Standard Liège in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.