Club Brugge vs Kortrijk

7 August 2026 · Belgian Pro League · 2026/27 · Referee Lothar D'hondt

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Hugo Vetlesen 30’
Carlos Forbs 68’
Nicolò Tresoldi 74’ (pen)

Match summary

Club Brugge won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Kortrijk. Club Brugge led 1-0 at half-time.

Hugo Vetlesen put Club Brugge ahead in the 30th minute, Carlos Forbs made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, and Nicolò Tresoldi made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Club Brugge created 3.75 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Kortrijk's 1.02 from 9.

Match stats

74% Possession 26%

20 Shots 9

8 Shots on target 3

6 Corners 1

83 Attacks 59

51 Dangerous attacks 18

778 Passes 276

90.1% Pass accuracy 68.5%

15 Tackles 24

6 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Club Brugge Kortrijk

Kick-off

Hans VanakenShot on target

2’

Joaquin SeysShot on target

3’

5’

Goduine KoyalipouShot on target

Hugo VetlesenShot on target

26’

Hugo VetlesenLeft foot shot

1-0

30’

Joaquin SeysShot on target

30’

37’

Rudy KohonShot on target

44’

James NdjeungoueFoul

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

Freddie PottsFoul

59’

Carlos ForbsRight foot shot

2-0

68’

73’

Jellert Van LandschootKen Masui

73’

Nayel MehssatouBrecht Dejaegere

Nicolò TresoldiPenalty

3-0

74’

Félix LemaréchalMamadou Diakhon

77’

79’

Bryan AdinanyGoduine Koyalipou

80’

Sixtus OgbuehiThierry Ambrose

83’

Liam De SmetShandre Campbell

Romeo VermantNicolò Tresoldi

83’

Tian Nai KorenHans Vanaken

83’

Bjorn MeijerJoaquin Seys

83’

Cheveyo TsawaFreddie Potts

85’

86’

Jellert Van LandschootShot on target

Cheveyo TsawaShot on target

90+3’

Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Club Brugge 3.75 xGKortrijk 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Kortrijk attacking Club Brugge attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Yann Sommer	90′	2	0	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Kyriani Sabbe	90′	2	–	1	3	–	81	–	–	–	–
Han-Beom Lee	90′	3	–	2	12	8	128	1	–	–	–
Brandon Mechele	90′	5	–	–	11	6	127	1	–	–	–
Joaquin Seys Taken off	83′	1	1	1	2	1	62	–	–	–	–
Bjorn Meijer Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Hugo Vetlesen	90′	1	–	48	4	–	1	–	3	–	2	–
Freddie Potts Taken off	85′	–	–	97	1	–	–	1	3	4	–
Hans Vanaken Taken off	83′	–	–	90	1	–	2	1	4	–	1	–
Mamadou Diakhon Taken off	77′	–	1	33	3	–	–	2	5	–	2	–
Félix Lemaréchal Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	12	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Tian Nai Koren Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cheveyo Tsawa Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Carlos Forbs	90′	1	–	1	1	0.56	–	2	6	–	26	–
Nicolò Tresoldi Taken off	83′	1	–	3	1	0.85	–	1	4	4	24	–
Romeo Vermant Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Marko Ilić	90′	5	3	28	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Rudy Kohon	90′	4	–	1	4	–	33	2	–	–	–
Gilles Ruyssen	90′	2	2	–	3	1	20	1	–	–	–
James Ndjeungoue	90′	2	–	–	3	–	22	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Brecht Dejaegere Taken off	73′	–	–	27	1	–	4	1	4	1	–	–
Shandre Campbell Taken off	83′	–	–	17	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	–
Boris Lambert	90′	–	–	24	1	–	1	1	2	2	1	–
Ken Masui Taken off	73′	–	–	17	–	–	2	1	4	–	2	–
Matthew Anderson	90′	–	–	10	–	–	4	1	4	–	–	–
Nayel Mehssatou Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Liam De Smet Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


Thierry Ambrose Taken off	80′	–	–	1	–	0.05	–	1	3	1	30	–
Goduine Koyalipou Taken off	79′	–	–	3	1	0.60	–	1	5	1	17	–
Jellert Van Landschoot Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	1	1	0.03	–	–	1	–	4	–
Bryan Adinany Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	0.11	–	–	1	1	3	–
Sixtus Ogbuehi Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Club Brugge win 78% Avg odds 1.19

Draw 14% Avg odds 6.91

Kortrijk win 8% Avg odds 11.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Club Brugge W W W D W

Kortrijk W W L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Club Brugge 1-1 Kortrijk, 25 Jan 25 Next meeting: Kortrijk vs Club Brugge, 02 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Club Brugge vs Kortrijk meetings

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