National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Genk U21 or Club Brugge U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Genk U21 nor Club Brugge U21 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Genk U21 form and stats
6-1-0 is the performance here so far in the Reserve Pro League, giving Genk U21 a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Anderlecht U21 last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Mechelen U21.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Reserve Pro League game versus OH Leuven U21 in only three days. This game is also played here.
Genk U21 always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 24 goals in 7 league games. Genk are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Club Brugge U21 form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Club Brugge U21 playing as the away team in the Reserve Pro League this season.
Club Brugge U21 played 1-1 against OH Leuven U21 in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Anderlecht U21's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zulte-Waregem U21 in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Club Brugge U21 are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Brugge as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding two meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Genk U21, one draw and zero wins for Club Brugge U21. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Genk U21 missing players
Club Brugge U21 missing players
| Genk U21 | Club Brugge U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 68 | 36 | Scored | S | 35 | 57 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 46% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 56% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Anderlecht U21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Genk U21 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 38 |
| 3 | Club Brugge U21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 29 |
| 4 | Standard Liege U21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Gent U21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi U21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 21 |
| 7 | OH Leuven U21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden U21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem U21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge U21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 14 |
| 11 | Antwerp U21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 12 | Mechelen U21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 10 |
