Match Report
In the standings it was Gent 6th on 45 points, Kortrijk 3rd on 37 — separated by 8. Gent ranked just 32nd in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Gent 1.37 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Kortrijk 1.11 and 1.75, with the league averaging 1.36.
Defeat had not touched Gent in 9 games.
The sides have met 40 times in the GioScore results database: 23 wins for Gent, 6 draws and 11 for Kortrijk, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
GHELAMCO-arena in Gent, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Kortrijk led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Gent: Noah Fadiga (90') · Kortrijk: Thierry Ambrose (45'), Marco Ilaimaharitra (70')