Can Cercle Brugge defeat Genk in Complex Molenhoek clash?

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Fri 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Complex Molenhoek (1000 seats)

In this article Tipsway presents you need and want to know about the Pro League game Cercle Brugge - Genk!

Insights:
  • Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Genk have the most scored goals (68) in Pro League

This promises to be an appealing game with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Game on!

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

6-6-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Cercle Brugge so far this season.

Cercle Brugge are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Anderlecht. Before that game this club had gone eight consecutive league games without losing. Cercle Brugge's goalkeeper Warleson was extremely busy against Anderlecht, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against RFC Seraing.

Some stats: A review of the 10 latest league matches highlights that 8 of them had goals from both sides.

The Cercle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 14 league matches. On the other hand, Cercle Brugge have conceded 16 goals.

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Genk form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Pro League. Genk has drawn their two previous away games.

Home advantage was not enough for Genk in their previous game as they lost hosting Union Saint-Gilloise, 1-2. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Cuesta was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Cuesta won 5 of 10 duels.

A 2-2 draw at Sint-Truiden's stadium before that.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Genk are regular goalscorers on their travels. 17 goals have been conceded by Genk in these games.

Head 2 Head

Genk have won or drawn the last 7 fixtures (5-2-0) against Cercle Brugge.

The previous head to head encounter ended Genk - Cercle Brugge 2-1, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Cercle BruggeA. Ueda
A. Ueda
13 goals
GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
11 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
9 goals

Cercle Brugge missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cercle Brugge Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 3 14 29
10 6 1 Won W 2 9 21
10 6 2 Drew D 1 3 4
9 2 2 Lost L 0 2 4
40 25 6 Scored S 5 31 68
40 16 8 Conceded C 2 17 29
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
79% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 79%
48% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 71% 72%
31% 43% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 57% 52%
14% 21% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 24%
62% 71% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 71% 66%
17% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 21% 28%
28% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 10%
 
5.8 6.7 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.9 5.9
4.8 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.6
1.9 1.4 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.7
4 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
13.2 15.3 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 12.2 14
4.1 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.9 5.6
34% 36% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 42%
 
11 8.5 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 14.2 11.4
3.9 2.9 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.9 3.7
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Genk have the most scored goals (68) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+39) in Pro League
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 29 21 4 4 68 29 15 12 1 2 37 12 14 9 3 2 31 17 39 67
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 19 5 5 59 35 14 10 2 2 27 13 15 9 3 3 32 22 24 62
3 Antwerp 29 18 6 5 53 24 14 11 2 1 33 9 15 7 4 4 20 15 29 60
4 Club Brugge 29 13 10 6 49 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 5 4 5 18 20 14 49
5 Gent 29 14 6 9 53 34 14 8 3 3 23 13 15 6 3 6 30 21 19 48
6 Westerlo 29 13 6 10 56 48 15 8 3 4 38 23 14 5 3 6 18 25 8 45
7 Standard Liege 29 13 6 10 46 38 14 8 2 4 27 14 15 5 4 6 19 24 8 45
8 Cercle Brugge 29 10 10 9 40 40 14 6 6 2 25 16 15 4 4 7 15 24 0 40
9 Anderlecht 29 11 6 12 42 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 14 5 3 6 17 18 4 39
10 OH Leuven 29 10 9 10 44 41 14 5 5 4 22 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 3 39
11 Sporting Charleroi 28 11 5 12 35 38 14 6 1 7 18 18 14 5 4 5 17 20 -3 38
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 17 15 5 5 5 15 16 -5 36
13 Mechelen 28 9 6 13 38 51 15 7 5 3 28 23 13 2 1 10 10 28 -13 33
14 AS Eupen 29 7 6 16 39 59 15 4 4 7 21 27 14 3 2 9 18 32 -20 27
15 Kortrijk 29 7 6 16 34 54 14 3 4 7 13 25 15 4 2 9 21 29 -20 27
16 KV Oostende 29 6 6 17 33 61 14 5 1 8 16 24 15 1 5 9 17 37 -28 24
17 Zulte-Waregem 29 5 8 16 39 67 15 3 4 8 25 41 14 2 4 8 14 26 -28 23
18 RFC Seraing 29 5 4 20 25 56 15 1 3 11 7 23 14 4 1 9 18 33 -31 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 29 21 4 4 68 29 15 12 1 2 37 12 14 9 3 2 31 17 39 67
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 19 5 5 59 35 14 10 2 2 27 13 15 9 3 3 32 22 24 62
3 Antwerp 29 18 6 5 53 24 14 11 2 1 33 9 15 7 4 4 20 15 29 60
4 Club Brugge 29 13 10 6 49 35 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 5 4 5 18 20 14 49
5 Gent 29 14 6 9 53 34 14 8 3 3 23 13 15 6 3 6 30 21 19 48
6 Westerlo 29 13 6 10 56 48 15 8 3 4 38 23 14 5 3 6 18 25 8 45
7 Standard Liege 29 13 6 10 46 38 14 8 2 4 27 14 15 5 4 6 19 24 8 45
8 Cercle Brugge 29 10 10 9 40 40 14 6 6 2 25 16 15 4 4 7 15 24 0 40
9 Anderlecht 29 11 6 12 42 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 14 5 3 6 17 18 4 39
10 OH Leuven 29 10 9 10 44 41 14 5 5 4 22 19 15 5 4 6 22 22 3 39
11 Sporting Charleroi 28 11 5 12 35 38 14 6 1 7 18 18 14 5 4 5 17 20 -3 38
12 Sint-Truiden 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 17 15 5 5 5 15 16 -5 36
13 Mechelen 28 9 6 13 38 51 15 7 5 3 28 23 13 2 1 10 10 28 -13 33
14 AS Eupen 29 7 6 16 39 59 15 4 4 7 21 27 14 3 2 9 18 32 -20 27
15 Kortrijk 29 7 6 16 34 54 14 3 4 7 13 25 15 4 2 9 21 29 -20 27
16 KV Oostende 29 6 6 17 33 61 14 5 1 8 16 24 15 1 5 9 17 37 -28 24
17 Zulte-Waregem 29 5 8 16 39 67 15 3 4 8 25 41 14 2 4 8 14 26 -28 23
18 RFC Seraing 29 5 4 20 25 56 15 1 3 11 7 23 14 4 1 9 18 33 -31 19

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.