On Sat Jan 21st, Mechelen will host Kortrijk in a meeting of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 13th placed Mechelen, recorded a 0-2 loss against Standard Liège. Konstantinos Laifis struck first for Standard Liège in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Merveille Bokadi, then Noah Ohio added another in the 85th minute In the end, Mechelen couldn’t muster any offence and Standard Liège ran away with the shutout win. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Kortrijk, recorded a 1-2 loss against Gent. Hugo Cuypers scored the first goal for Gent in the 7th minute, then Hugo Cuypers added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Laurent Depoitre. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Kortrijk and Mechelen last played eachother at the Guldensporenstadion on Sep 10th. Mechelen was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Sandy Walsh scored the first goal for Mechelen in the 38th minute, then Rob Schoofs added another in the 41st minute.
Kortrijk’s most prolific scorer has been Felipe Avenatti. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Yonas Malede and Nikola Storm are the top scorers for Mechelen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.