National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Genk or Club Brugge that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Genk and Club Brugge.
Genk form and stats
Genk have collected 11 points from their Pro League home games so far after 3-2-3.
The Genk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Club Brugge here at Luminus Arena in a Pro League match. Midfielder Patrik Hrošovský was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Hrošovský scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 64 successful passes (of 75 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Dinamo Zagreb that finished 1-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Genk as they are travelling to their away game against Mechelen in the Pro League. That match is four days after this one.
Genk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Luminus Arena with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Club Brugge form and stats
They also participated in Belgian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Pro League travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Two travels in a row for Brugge, whose manager P. Clement could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Genk. Federico Ricca came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Genk last time out, making the manager P. Clement feel like a tactical genius. Noa Lang, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.12. Lang scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
The game before that, in the Champions League, was lost at home, a 0-5 defeat against RB Leipzig.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting RFC Seraing in just three days.
Club Brugge are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Brugge have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Genk wins - draws - Club Brugge wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 10 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 5 goals |   H. Vanaken 5 goals |
Genk missing players
Club Brugge missing players
| Genk | Club Brugge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 48 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Conceded | C | 18 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 14.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | ||
| 11.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 34 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Mechelen | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Gent | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | AS Eupen | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Genk | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Standard Liege | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | RFC Seraing | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -16 | 17 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 9 |