Anderlecht vs Genk betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

The Anderlecht & Genk managers V. Kompany and J. van den Brom are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Pro League league table.

Insights:
  • Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Pro League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Anderlecht are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 3rd place whatever happens now. Genk are staying put at 4th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

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Anderlecht form and stats

Anderlecht, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Pro League, are steadily winning Pro League games and points here. 9 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 17 games. The last three games played by Anderlecht, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Midfielder Josh Cullen was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.35 (out of ten) in that game. Cullen hit four key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 54 successful passes (of 59 total).

In the match before that, Anderlecht hosted Antwerp and drew the game 2-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Anderlecht have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost zero.

The Anderlecht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 17 matches. Anderlecht are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 17 matches.

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Genk form and stats

Playing away, Genk have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 7 defeats in the Pro League this season.

Junya Ito got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Ito served one assist and hit three key passes.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Club Brugge.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Genk playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Genk win, one draw and four defeats.

Genk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. Genk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Genk - Anderlecht 1-1. Anderlecht-Genk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Anderlecht three wins, Genk five wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GenkE. Onuachu
E. Onuachu
32 goals
GenkT. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo
T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo
16 goals
AnderlechtL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
15 goals

Anderlecht missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Anderlecht Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
15 9 3 Won W 1 8 18
16 8 2 Drew D 1 3 9
6 1 0 Lost L 3 7 10
56 27 7 Scored S 8 32 74
39 13 4 Conceded C 11 30 51
89% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 95%
76% 72% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 92%
49% 39% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 72% 70%
32% 22% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 44% 43%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 39% 27%
59% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 78% 76%
27% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 11% 19%
24% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 22% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.6
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
10.1 11.2 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 10.2
3.9 4.3 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.8 4.7
39% 35% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 46% 43%
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Anderlecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Pro League
  • Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Pro League
  • Anderlecht have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Genk have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most points from losing position (21) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Pro League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liege 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

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 Club Brugge 34 24 4 6 73 26 17 12 1 4 34 15 17 12 3 2 39 11 47 76
2 Antwerp 34 18 6 10 57 48 17 9 4 4 30 25 17 9 2 6 27 23 9 60
3 Anderlecht 34 15 13 6 51 34 17 9 7 1 25 11 17 6 6 5 26 23 17 58
4 Genk 34 16 8 10 67 48 17 9 5 3 38 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 19 56
5 KV Oostende 34 15 8 11 49 41 17 9 5 3 33 21 17 6 3 8 16 20 8 53
6 Standard Liege 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 7 7 3 26 20 17 6 4 7 26 21 11 50
7 Gent 34 14 7 13 55 42 17 8 3 6 29 21 17 6 4 7 26 21 13 49
8 Mechelen 34 13 9 12 54 54 17 5 5 7 29 30 17 8 4 5 25 24 0 48
9 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 14 5 15 58 64 17 7 4 6 32 29 17 7 1 9 26 35 -6 47
10 Zulte-Waregem 34 14 4 16 53 69 17 6 2 9 23 38 17 8 2 7 30 31 -16 46
11 OH Leuven 34 12 9 13 54 59 17 8 2 7 24 23 17 4 7 6 30 36 -5 45
12 AS Eupen 34 10 13 11 44 55 17 5 6 6 24 30 17 5 7 5 20 25 -11 43
13 Sporting Charleroi 34 11 9 14 46 49 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 6 3 8 28 33 -3 42
14 Kortrijk 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 5 2 10 24 35 17 6 4 7 20 22 -13 39
15 Sint-Truiden 34 10 8 16 41 52 17 6 3 8 20 20 17 4 5 8 21 32 -11 38
16 Cercle Brugge 34 11 3 20 40 51 17 6 1 10 25 26 17 5 2 10 15 25 -11 36
17 Waasland-Beveren 34 8 7 19 44 70 17 3 2 12 21 40 17 5 5 7 23 30 -26 31
18 Royal Excel Mouscron 34 7 10 17 32 54 17 4 5 8 17 22 17 3 5 9 15 32 -22 31

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