Kortrijk - Union Saint-Gilloise predictions

It would take a small miracle for the hosts to get to a stalemate this match, let alone win somehow. A quick look at the 5.80 price for a home win should be enough to tell you that, though.

The visiting side should be able to achieve victory in this clash against Kortrijk. Union Saint-Gilloise are favourites to claim three points and at 1.57 betting odds they are a good pick for any sensible punter.

Kortrijk are here on the back of a narrow 1:2 home loss against Westerlo . Kortrijk were considered hard underdogs in that matchup, however, and the lead the held on to after the first half was more surprising than the final result.

Union Saint-Gilloise defended their home turf in the previous round and walked away with a 2:1 victory against Sint-Truiden and three more points on the scoreboard. Considering how much of a favourite Union Saint-Gilloise were considered, however, some fans were hoping for a flashier finish.

Playing at Guldensporenstadion didn’t really bring Kortrijk any luck previously – they’ve lost 4 home games in a row.

The visiting team are doing rather well offensively – at least as far as their latest 3 matches can tell us. They’ve scored more than 5 times in total over the course of these games.

It’s clear that Union Saint-Gilloise are the favourites in this matchup, and they have the numbers to back that up. They faced Kortrijk earlier this season and snagged a decisive victory which they’ll be looking to repeat.

Though the visitors are favourites here, it’s important to note they’ll be playing without Henok Teklab, Alessio Castro-Montes, Kamiel Van de Perre, Sofiane Boufal due to injury. On the flip side, the hosts will also be several players short – namely, Haruya Fujii, Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson, Ryotaro Tsunoda have also reported injuries.

Going for a straight Result bet would severely limit your profits, so our advice is to throw in a -1.5 Asian Handicap for the favourites. This will still keep the odds in your favour at 1, but should do wonders for potential profitability.