Union Saint-Gilloise fight Genk for praise and football prosperity.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (9) at home in Pro League
- Genk have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Pro League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
Seven points from three Pro League home games is a great start for Union Saint-Gilloise, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stade Joseph Mariën.
The home followers saw a 2-2 draw versus Antwerp last time out and are looking for a win here. The hometeam coach Blessin made a successful contribution in the game against Antwerp, bringing on Nilsson who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Amani, a natural forward, was the best performer for the side in that match, earning a rating of 8.24 (out of 10). Amani hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
In the game before, a strong away win at Lugano. A Europa League match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Union Saint-Gilloise have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Early season league goal statistics from Union Saint-Gilloise's 3 home games: {9 goals}, 3 conceded.
Genk form and stats
Genk are yet to lose a point on their Pro League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
There were no winners in Genk's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Anderlecht (placed 2nd). The draw against Anderlecht came from a losing position. The Genk manager Vrancken brought on Arokodare as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Muñoz was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.14. The defender Muñoz served one assist, hit three key passes and won 9 of 16 duels.
A defeat, in the Europa Conference League away at Adana Demirspor (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties), earlier. Genk are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
It's early days yet, but Genk has scored 5 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Union Saint-Gilloise wins - draws - Genk wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Eckert Ayensa 5 goals |  C. Puertas 2 goals |  G. Nilsson 2 goals |
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
Genk missing players
| Union Saint-Gilloise | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 6 | 3.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 17.3 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 19.5 | 20.4 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 36% | 47% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 21% |
| 7.8 | 7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.5 | 8.6 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- All of Union Saint-Gilloise's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Genk have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Genk have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Pro League
- Genk have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Pro League
- Genk have won all their away games so far.
- Genk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have not yet lost a game at home.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals (9) at home in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Union Saint-Gilloise haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Union Saint-Gilloise | Last season | Genk | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 40 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Won | W | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 78 | 37 | Scored | S | 38 | 88 | ||
| 49 | 21 | Conceded | C | 28 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 98% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 85% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 15% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 70% | ||
| 22% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 41% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gent | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 5 | Mechelen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | AS Eupen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Genk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | RWDM | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Sporting Charleroi | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Standard Liege | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 1 |
