On Saturday Apr 2nd, in week 33, Mechelen and Kortrijk will play a match in Mechelen in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Mechelen, recorded a 1-1 draw against AS Eupen. Lambert Boris struck first for AS Eupen in the 8th minute, then in the 21st minute, Sandy Walsh sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rob Schoofs squeezing out at least the one point for Mechelen. Mechelen is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Kortrijk, recorded a 0-1 loss against Standard Liège. Selim Amallah struck first for Standard Liège in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster 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 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On Fri Aug 27th, Kortrijk hosted Mechelen in their last match together. Kortrijk and Mechelen battled to a 2-2 draw. Nikola Storm struck first for Mechelen in the 14th minute, then Nikola Storm added another in the 20th minute.
Kortrijk is glad to have Faïz Selemani in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Mechelen is glad to have Hugo Cuypers in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.