First Division B prediction and guide: KRC Genk II odds-on expected to outplay Standard Liège II

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Competition: Belgium First Division B
Competition: Fri 20.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: B-Veld Racing Genk

KRC Genk II are yearning to get the points at home in this soon-to-be-played match hosting Standard Liège II.

Insights:
  • Standard Liège II have the the worst goal difference (-16) in First Division B

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KRC Genk II form and stats

The First Division B results playing at home this season for KRC Genk II are 3-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The KRC Genk II crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Club Brugge II here at B-Veld Racing Genk.

Heartbreak before that as Genk lost 0-2 at RSC Anderlecht II's place.

There will be little rest for KRC Genk II after this match as they are travelling to Dender for a First Division B game in only four days.

Genk has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. KRC Genk II have conceded 13 in these home matches. KRC Genk II has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Standard Liège II form and stats

Playing away, Standard Liège II have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the First Division B this season. When Standard Liège II is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 2 matches. Dender, Standard Liège II and Excelsior Virton is teams we like to compare KRC Genk II with. With the Standard losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Tapsoba was the last player to score for the away team. Standard Liège II haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

The manager Laumann was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground. Standard suffered a 0-3 loss to Lommel United (placed 4th).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Beerschot-Wilrijk's place.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Standard Liège II have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date past meeting involving both these sides is the Standard Liège II - Genk 2-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Standard Liège III. Ziani
I. Ziani
5 goals

KRC Genk II missing players

Standard Liège II missing players

KRC Genk II Standard Liège II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
3 3 0 Won W 2 3 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
11 5 2 Lost L 0 5 10
20 11 0 Scored S 3 8 20
33 13 3 Conceded C 0 14 36
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 83%
65% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 67%
35% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 39%
24% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 17%
59% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 61%
12% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 17%
35% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 22%
 
6.4 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.4 5
4.9 4.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.8 5.8
1.4 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 2.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 10 7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10.5 10.1
4.9 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4 4.6
24% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 19% 23%
 
11.8 9.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 12.8 12.1
5.5 4.2 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 5.2 5.8
Key stats in First Division B this season:
  • Standard Liège II have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II have the the worst goal difference (-16) in First Division B
  • Standard Liège II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Waasland-Beveren 18 10 5 3 41 19 9 6 2 1 22 9 9 4 3 2 19 10 22 35
2 Beerschot-Wilrijk 18 11 2 5 30 22 9 5 1 3 12 8 9 6 1 2 18 14 8 35
3 RWDM 18 10 4 4 33 18 9 6 2 1 20 7 9 4 2 3 13 11 15 34
4 Lommel United 18 10 0 8 29 29 9 4 0 5 12 15 9 6 0 3 17 14 0 30
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 17 9 2 6 35 36 9 6 1 2 23 16 8 3 1 4 12 20 -1 29
6 Club Brugge II 17 7 5 5 33 27 8 4 3 1 18 11 9 3 2 4 15 16 6 26
7 RSC Anderlecht II 18 7 5 6 31 27 9 3 3 3 13 10 9 4 2 3 18 17 4 26
8 Deinze 18 7 3 8 23 27 9 5 1 3 18 15 9 2 2 5 5 12 -4 24
9 Dender 17 5 3 9 21 28 8 2 0 6 10 18 9 3 3 3 11 10 -7 18
10 Standard Liège II 18 4 4 10 20 36 9 1 3 5 12 22 9 3 1 5 8 14 -16 16
11 KRC Genk II 17 3 3 11 20 33 9 3 1 5 11 13 8 0 2 6 9 20 -13 12
12 Excelsior Virton 18 1 8 9 16 30 9 0 5 4 6 11 9 1 3 5 10 19 -14 11

Read more about First Division B

The First Division B is the second highest league in Belgian football. It replaced the Belgian Second Division in 2016. It has eight teams playing a league in two stages, “opening” and “closing”. Each stage has each team playing 14 fixtures and the winner of each qualify for promotion play-offs.