Gent host KV Kortrijk at Planet Group Arena in Gent on November 8, 2026, with kick-off set for 15:00 local time. The Pro League match brings together teams at opposite ends of the standings: Gent are third, while KV Kortrijk are 18th. Gent's league record and Kortrijk's long winless run away from home point towards a home advantage, although both sides have won only once in their last five matches. Those contrasting measures of season-long performance and recent form make this an interesting fixture to assess.

Gent's Recent Form and Key Stats

Gent have made a strong start in the Pro League, recording eight wins, one draw and one defeat. They average 1.9 goals scored and 0.6 conceded per league match, figures that help explain their third-place position. Their broader recent results have been less convincing: across the last five matches, they have one win, two draws and two defeats, scoring and conceding an average of 1.4 goals per game.

Gent's latest outing was a 0-0 draw against KuPS on November 5. It continued a pattern of matches in which goals have not always been plentiful: eight of their last 29 matches finished without a goal, as did four of their last 19 Pro League matches. At home, three of their last 10 league fixtures were also goalless. These figures are a reminder that Gent's strong league scoring average does not mean every home game has produced an attacking breakthrough.

Another notable trend concerns the timing of goals. Gent have avoided trailing at half-time in 20 of their last 21 matches, suggesting they have usually remained in contention through the opening period. In each of their last 23 Pro League matches, at least one team failed to score in the second half. The same was true in 31 of their last 33 matches across the wider sample. Those patterns do not settle the outcome of Sunday's match, but they add context to Gent's solid league record.

KV Kortrijk's Recent Form and Key Stats

KV Kortrijk arrive after a 1-3 defeat to Mechelen on November 4. Like Gent, they have one win, two draws and two defeats across their last five matches. The difference lies in the goal averages over that stretch: Kortrijk have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.8 per game. Their Pro League figures present a tougher picture still, with one win, one draw and eight defeats, alongside averages of 0.4 goals scored and 2.2 conceded.

The away record is particularly relevant to this fixture. Kortrijk have not won any of their last 15 away matches and have conceded at least once in each of their last 12 on the road. They have also been behind at half-time in six of their last 10 away games. Facing a Gent side that has rarely trailed at the interval, Kortrijk will need to improve on those travel trends to give themselves a better chance of taking a result.

There is, however, a second-half trend worth noting: at least one goal was scored after the break in 23 of Kortrijk's last 25 matches. That does not indicate which team scored, but it shows how often their games have featured a second-half goal. It sits alongside their low league scoring average and the goals they have conceded, rather than removing the questions surrounding their attacking output.

Gent vs KV Kortrijk Match Analysis

The head-to-head summary favors Gent, who have four wins and one defeat in the five meetings covered by the supplied record, with averages of 1.8 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. The most recent meeting, on March 16, 2025, ended 1-2. That result shows this fixture has not been one-sided every time, even if the overall record supports the hosts.

For this Pro League match preview, the clearest distinction is between Gent's eight league wins and Kortrijk's eight league defeats. Gent also concede far fewer goals per league game than Kortrijk, while the visitors' 15-match away winless sequence gives them another hurdle to overcome. Gent's own one-win return from their last five matches and their recent goalless draw against KuPS offer reasons not to assume an effortless home performance.

The supplied win probabilities place Gent at 56%, the draw at 25% and KV Kortrijk at 19%. Taken with the league records, away form and head-to-head summary, they reinforce Gent as the more likely winner. Kortrijk's second-half goal trend leaves room for the contest to change after the interval, but the strongest overall case remains with the home side.

Gent vs KV Kortrijk prediction from BetMines: Gent win (1) with 56% probability.