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Kortrijk — Union: forecast for the Belgian Championship match
As part of the 25th round of the Belgian championship, a duel between Kortrijk and Union will take place. The hosts are in the penultimate place in the standings and remain one of the main candidates for relegation. The guests complete the top three, but they are already well behind the first place. Which of the rivals will be able to score points on February 9th? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Kortrijk
BelgiumCurrent form
Kortrijk was already extremely close to relegation from the Top League last season, but still managed to keep its place in the division, beating Lommel in the play-offs. Now the hosts may not be so lucky, as so far the club occupies the penultimate place in the standings, ahead of only the main outsider of the championship, Beershot. Yves Vanderheg's team is four points behind the 14th Sint-Truiden, but there is still enough time to recoup. The recent results of the hosts are not encouraging. The team has not won since November of the previous year, and managed to score only one point in January. After an unexpected away draw with Brugge (1-1), the team suffered a home defeat from one of its main competitors, Westerlo (1-2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Haruya Fujii and Ryotaro Tsunoda will miss the match due to injuries. Abdelhak Kadri and Bram Laja are serving their suspension. Patrick Gunnarson's appearance on the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has lost four of its last five matches.
- In two of the last three matches of the hosts, there were removals
Approximate composition: Ilic - Sissako, Duvery, Silva - Dejager, Ilaimaharitra, Dermane, De Neve, Mehssatu Sepulveda - Nacho, Costons
Union St.Gilloise
BelgiumCurrent form
Union has become one of the strongest clubs in Belgium and regularly represents the country in European competitions. Last season, the club was close to the championship title, but lost a huge advantage at the end of the season and gave the championship title to Brugge. It will be incredibly difficult to compete for the trophy this year, because the leading Gent has already come off by 14 points. In recent matches, the guests have won confident victories over the outsiders of the Major League, Beershot (4:0) and Sint-Truiden (2:1).
Despite losing in the last round to the Rangers (1-2), Sebastian Pocognoli's team managed to make it to the Europa League playoffs, where they will play Ajax.
Disqualification and injury
Soufian Boufal, Alessio Castro-Montes, Enok Theklab and Camille van de Perre will miss the match due to injuries. David Promise will not be able to play due to too many yellow cards.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won five of the last six matches.
- In two of the last five matches, the guests were eliminated.
Approximate composition: Maurice - Niang, Burgess, McAllister - Machida, Ait El Hadj, Vankhut, Sadiki, Halalli - Ivanovic, Rodriguez
Trends
The exact score is 1:2
The guests won the last victory with such a score
8.50Bet Both will score
This bet has played in three of the last four away matches.
1.75The bid is the number 2 in the final bill
This pattern has worked in three of the last four Union matches
2.33Tip and bets
The hosts are having another disastrous season and are looking particularly bad in the current stretch of the season. The team has not won for several months, so it is unlikely that in its current state, Kortrijk is able to impose competition on Union. The guests performed well in the Europa League and have already won five consecutive domestic championships. We believe that Union will score another three points today.
Our forecast is an Asian handicap (-1) for the Union at 1.77
Bet on the total
The guests regularly score against the Kortrijk goal. In each of the last four face-to-face matches, Union scored at least three goals against the opponent, and it is unlikely that anything will change dramatically today. We believe that it is worth betting more on total in this confrontation.
Our forecast is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 1.65
The first half bet
We do not expect that the opponents will move forward with great strength immediately after the kickoff. It will obviously take time to take a closer look at each other. In this scenario, a draw is likely based on the results of the first half.
Our forecast is a draw in the first half at 2.45
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