Círculo de Brujas and Kortrijk meet at Jan Breydelstadion, in a match for the 4th round of the Pro League. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the away team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-11-2020, ended with the victory for the Circle of Bruges by (0‑1). Kortrijk present considerable differences in their results at home and away, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Bruges Circle :
After 2 wins and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 6 points won. In their last match, they beat Mechelen away by (2‑3), after having won (2‑1) at home in the previous match, in a match against Antwerp. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home games, the Bruges Circle has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.
The opening match was not as Cercle Brugge expected, but the next two matches were. The team is motivated by the two victories it won and will do everything possible to add the third. He will respect his rival, but he will not stop acting and go in search of what he wants. Therefore, the tendency is that it prevails from the initial minutes to try to avoid that the visitors dominate the game.
Kortrijk :
The visiting team is currently in 9th position, with 4 points won, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In the penultimate match, they won away against Gent by (1‑2). In the last match, they tied at home against AS Eupen, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats in his stadium, with 12 goals scored and 20 suffered. In their last 10 away matches Kortrijk has recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games. There is a tendency to have goals in their away matches, since 16 of the last 18 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
The oscillation at the start of the championship is normal and Kortrijk knows it well. However, for a team that wants a safe campaign this cannot happen. Therefore, you have to enter this match determined to get a good result. He knows that victory is the ideal, but a draw would not be bad. However, only with quality performance will you be able to take home points.
