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Aron Wright - February 10, 2023
Standard Liege vs Kortrijk Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in Belgian Jupiler League on Sunday, 12 February 2023.
As usual, Liege have been one of the most consistent teams in the Belgian top flight. They are currently going after a top-four spot in the table.
Meanwhile, Kortrijk are hanging by a thread over the relegation cut-off, and won just thrice on the road all through the campaign.
The latest encounter ended in a 0-1 win for Liege. They are also on a two-fixture winning streak, and are unbeaten in the past three years.
Do also note that the hosts have a perfect winning record at this venue in the last six years, barring a single draw.
Liege are completely unbeaten at home after the World Cup break, and lost just thrice at this venue all through this season. As of now, they are targeting a top-four finish.
On the other hand, Kortrijk are under threat of being relegated, and have been a total failure on the road for more than a year. In fact, they won just thrice on the road going back to December of 2021.
And to top this all off, they have a poor h2h record against this foe over the years. For sure Standard Liege are the favorites for this upcoming fixture.
Liege scored two or more goals in two of their past four games, and did the same in five of their last six appearances at home. In fact, they slotted in 18 goals from their past six appearances at home combined.
Kortrijk have a single clean sheet on the road since July, and let in eight goals from their past four road trips combined. It looks as if goals are coming in plenty this weekend.
Liege have the edge this weekend. But note that they let in six goals in their last three games combined, and they have a single clean sheet from their past six fixtures.
Moreover, seven of the former nine h2h meetings had goals from both teams as well.
It looks as if both teams are finding the back of the net this Sunday.
Kortrijk were able to register just three wins on the road since December of 2021. They are barely staying above the relegation cut-off, and importantly, they have a poor h2h record against this rival over the past several years.
In fact, the latest h2h encounter ended in a win for Liege on the road, and now they are at home. Moreover, the hosts are unbeaten at this venue in the past three months, and lost just thrice at this stadium all through the season.
Likely, Standard Liege to Win would be a good pick for this weekend, at an odd of 1.70.
Going on though, their defense has lacked quite a bit lately. They conceded six goals from their last three fixtures, and registered a single clean sheet from the past six games. They also failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 of their past 16 h2h clashes.
As such, the Both Teams to Score wager would be a good secondary option for this weekend, at an odd of 1.70.
