Kortrijk 0:3 Antwerp: Jupiler Pro League Match Result

Match report

Anderlecht moved clear of the bottom half with a comfortable 3:0 victory over Kortrijk at the Gulden Sporenstadion on Saturday afternoon. The Belgian Pro League's second round saw the visitors take control early and never look back, while the home side struggled to generate any meaningful threat throughout the contest.

A. Valencia opened the scoring in the 31st minute, firing past the keeper before Matthew Anderson picked up a yellow card for Kortrijk six minutes later. The Belgian side tried to respond but could only manage two shots on target all evening, and by then Anderlecht were already in command. Valencia doubled the advantage in the 65th minute, slotting home to put the visitors two goals up.

And here's the thing — Kortrijk's statistics told the story without needing commentary. They completed 396 passes against 407 for their opponents, but possession meant nothing when they created zero big chances while Anderlecht managed two. The home side's 10 shots off target and 13 tackles showed desperation rather than structure, and to be fair, they had little to work with after conceding so early.

R. Van Helden wrapped up the scoring in the 80th minute, and the substitutions that followed told their own tale. Kortrijk brought on four players in the final ten minutes — J. Ndjeungoue, B. Dejaegere, K. Masui and M. Frey — while Anderlecht made three changes. Valencia was taken off in the 70th minute after his brace, replaced by E. Tuypens, and the visitors had done enough.

The result leaves Kortrijk rooted at the bottom of the table with zero points from five games, five defeats and no goals scored. Anderlecht move up to 10th place on seven points from two wins, one draw and two losses. The gap between them looks wider now, and the home side face a difficult run ahead.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 2 – 7

Shots off target 10 – 7

Big chances 0 – 2

⚽ 31' A. Valencia — Goal 🟨 37' Matthew Anderson — Yellow card ⇄ 55' B. Lambert — Substitution ⇄ 55' T. Ambrose — Substitution ⇄ 60' M. Fofana — Substitution ⇄ 60' I. Salah — Substitution ⚽ 65' A. Valencia — Goal ⇄ 70' A. Valencia — Substitution ⇄ 70' E. Tuypens — Substitution ⇄ 78' M. Frey — Substitution ⇄ 78' J. Ndjeungoue — Substitution ⇄ 78' B. Dejaegere — Substitution ⇄ 78' K. Masui — Substitution ⚽ 80' R. Van Helden — Goal

Match events

31' 0:1 Antwerp Goal A. Valencia
37' 0:1 Kortrijk Yellow card Matthew Anderson
55' 0:1 Kortrijk Substitution B. Lambert off: N. Mehssatou Sepulveda
55' 0:1 Kortrijk Substitution T. Ambrose off: J. van Landschoot
60' 0:1 Antwerp Substitution M. Fofana off: L. Narh
60' 0:1 Antwerp Substitution I. Salah off: C. Mejia
65' 0:2 Antwerp Goal A. Valencia assist: E. Tuypens
70' 0:2 Antwerp Substitution A. Valencia off: M. Busi
70' 0:2 Antwerp Substitution E. Tuypens off: L. Schelfhout
78' 0:2 Antwerp Substitution M. Frey off: F. Adekami
78' 0:2 Kortrijk Substitution J. Ndjeungoue off: H. Murray-Campbell
78' 0:2 Kortrijk Substitution B. Dejaegere off: B. Adinany
78' 0:2 Kortrijk Substitution K. Masui off: S. Ogbuehi
80' 0:3 Antwerp Goal R. Van Helden assist: X. Dierckx

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

2 Shots on target 7

10 Shots off target 7

0 Big chances 2

83 Attacks 120

3 Corners 10

5 Fouls 11

10 Free kicks 5

0 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 12

23 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

17/3647% Aerial duels 19/3653%

59 Backward passes 66

3 Blocked shots 2

30 Clearances 20

2/1217% Crosses 4/1724%

7/2035% Dribbles 12/3238%

106 Failed passes 84

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

13 Interceptions 17

11 Key passes 12

24/6438% Long passes 27/5351%

59 Passes into the final third 91

194 Passes in the opposition half 258

214 Passes in own half 166

0.13 Shot accuracy 0.44

5 Shots from outside the box 6

10 Shots inside the box 10

20/2969% Tackles 12/2646%

396 Total passes 407

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