Antwerp vs Kortrijk 
23rd January 1945hrs
Football – Belgium – Belgian Cup
Pick Antwerp AH-1
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 1.71 odds taken 0926 GMT, Wednesday 22 January
Thursday night also brings us the second semi-final in the Beker van Belgie (Belgian Cup) with the 1st leg clash between Antwerp and Kortrijk as the betting tips continue at the Bosuilstadion.
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Antwerp Preview – Can Antwerp take a 1st leg lead?
It’s been a very successful domestic campaign so far for hosts, Antwerp, as the home side currently occupy 3rd place in the Belgian First Division A and have made it through to the semi-finals of the Belgian Cup where they’ll have first bite of the cherry with home advantage against Kortrijk on Thursday night.
Antwerp bring a fair amount of momentum into this cup clash as the hosts are unbeaten in their last 12 matches overall in all competitions which includes 9 wins, while reaching the latter stages of this season’s cup competition thanks to wins against Lokeren, Genk and Standard Liege.
On the league front, Antwerp still remain unbeaten on home turf at their Bosuilstadion as they boast a record of 8-2-0 21/8 to date, and this includes a 3-1 win at home against tonight’s cup opponents, Kortrijk, back in October of last year.
Indeed, Antwerp are unbeaten in their last 3 meetings at home against Kortrijk, so they’ll be confident that they can take a lead into the 2nd leg.
Kortrijk Preview – Can Kortrijk set aside league troubles?
Kortrijk have had to endure a tougher and ultimately more frustrating campaign than their Thursday night’s cup hosts as they find themselves in 12th place in the First Division A and have managed to collect just 6 wins out of their 22 matches played to date in the Belgian top flight.
Nevertheless, the visitors will be keen to set aside their league troubles and focus on possible silverware in the Belgian cup as they prepare for their trip to Antwerp for this 1st leg of this semi-final.
An impressive 4-match winning streak in all competitions came to an end recently but not before racking up wins against Union Saint-Gillois, Eupen, Cercle Brugge and a friendly win over Gullegem.
Kortrijk have since drawn 1-1 away at Venlo and then suffered a 2-0 defeat away at Sint-Truiden in the league so their previous momentum may have lost just a little of its earlier zest.
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Antwerp vs Kortrijk Betting Advice
Key Facts – Antwerp vs Kortrijk Tip
- Antwerp are unbeaten in their last 12 matches overall in all competitions
- Kortrijk have won just 4 of their last 9 away ties in the Belgian Cup
- Antwerp are unbeaten in their last 3 meetings at home against Kortrijk
Antwerp have been impressive at home this season and there’s no reason why they can’t continue this form in this 1st leg tie.
The best betting odds for Antwerp vs Kortrijk
Antwerp to win: 1.45 at Unibet
Draw: 4.60 at Unibet
Kortrijk to win: 6.50 at Unibet
