Antwerp will plan to employ their home advantage to get one over today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 3 points behind Genk.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Pro League
- Genk have the most points from losing position (7) 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.
Antwerp form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Pro League numbers at home for Antwerp so far this season.
Antwerp's last game was hosting RFC Seraing (placed 13th) and winning 2-1. The victory against RFC Seraing came after Pieter Gerkens's winning goal. The Antwerp manager B. Priske Pedersen was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 61st minute. The talented striker Michael Frey edged out all others in that match and managed a match rating of 8.33 out of 10. Frey scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Olympiakos Piraeus (1-2).The manager B. Priske Pedersen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Union Saint-Gilloise in only four days.
Antwerp has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Genk form and stats
The seven points Genk have gathered from their first three away trips in the Pro League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Momentum is building for Genk in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Two travels in a row for Genk, whose manager J. van den Brom could celebrate last time after the Pro League win against Sint-Truiden. Midfielder Bastien Toma was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.24. Toma dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 72 successful passes (of 76 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Rapid Wien.After this away game Genk return home for a Pro League game against RFC Seraing. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Genk has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. 3 goals have been conceded by Genk in these games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Antwerp, four draws and four wins for Genk. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Frey 9 goals |   T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 4 goals |  E. Onuachu 4 goals |
Antwerp missing players
Genk missing players
| Antwerp | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.6 | 7.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 4.9 |
| 9.3 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 15.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.3 | 16.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 42% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 42% | 35% |
- All of Genk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Antwerp have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Antwerp have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Pro League
- Antwerp have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Pro League
- Antwerp have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Antwerp haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Genk have not yet lost a game away.
- Genk have scored in all their matches so far.
- Genk have the most points from losing position (7) in Pro League
- Genk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Genk | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | AS Eupen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Sporting Charleroi | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Kortrijk | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Standard Liege | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | KV Oostende | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Antwerp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | RFC Seraing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Gent | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 1 |