Balanced ball game between Cercle Brugge and Genk expected

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

The season has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, good and bad leading to mid-table places so far. Make ready for Cercle Brugge - Genk!

Insights:
  • Cercle Brugge have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Pro League
  • Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

5 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Cercle Brugge have to build on here at Jan Breydelstadion in the Pro League.

Cercle Brugge travelled for their previous game, a trip to Mechelen that ended 2-2. Midfielder Hotić was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Hotić served one assist and hit five key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Beerschot-Wilrijk in a game that was won 2-0.

Cercle Brugge are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Cercle have conceded 16 goals.

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Genk form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Genk so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Genk are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Genk won their last game, 2-0 versus Kortrijk played at home. The attacker Onuachu got a match rating of 9.15 in that game. Onuachu scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Anderlecht's place.

Genk has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Genk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Genk - Cercle Brugge 1-1 was the scoreline in these squads' last head-to-head game, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Cercle Brugge wins - draws - Genk wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GenkE. Onuachu
E. Onuachu
16 goals
GenkT. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo
T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo
9 goals
CercleR. Matondo
R. Matondo
8 goals

Cercle Brugge missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cercle Brugge Genk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
11 5 0 Won W 2 4 13
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
12 7 2 Lost L 2 8 11
42 17 2 Scored S 5 22 56
36 16 4 Conceded C 6 24 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 93%
48% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 55%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 34%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 28%
62% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 59%
24% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 24%
14% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 17%
 
4.9 5.3 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.4 6
4.7 3.8 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.6 4.4
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
13.7 14.6 22 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 13.4 15.1
5 5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 5.3 5.9
29% 24% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 30% 33%
 
10.2 9.9 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 11.3 11.6
3.6 3.6 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Cercle Brugge have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Pro League
  • Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 20 4 5 62 22 15 9 2 4 26 13 14 11 2 1 36 9 40 64
2 Club Brugge 29 16 9 4 56 34 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 8 3 3 25 19 22 57
3 Antwerp 29 16 5 8 49 34 14 7 3 4 26 17 15 9 2 4 23 17 15 53
4 Anderlecht 29 14 10 5 60 32 14 7 5 2 32 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 28 52
5 Gent 29 14 7 8 44 27 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 6 4 5 15 12 17 49
6 Mechelen 28 14 4 10 50 48 15 9 3 3 31 20 13 5 1 7 19 28 2 46
7 Sporting Charleroi 29 13 7 9 45 40 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 8 3 4 29 24 5 46
8 Genk 29 13 5 11 56 41 15 9 3 3 34 17 14 4 2 8 22 24 15 44
9 Cercle Brugge 29 11 6 12 42 36 14 5 2 7 17 16 15 6 4 5 25 20 6 39
10 Sint-Truiden 29 11 5 13 32 37 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 38
11 Kortrijk 29 9 10 10 37 36 14 5 4 5 19 17 15 4 6 5 18 19 1 37
12 OH Leuven 28 9 10 9 39 44 14 6 4 4 19 20 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 37
13 KV Oostende 29 9 5 15 28 52 15 5 2 8 16 32 14 4 3 7 12 20 -24 32
14 Standard Liege 28 7 8 13 29 44 14 2 5 7 13 22 14 5 3 6 16 22 -15 29
15 Zulte-Waregem 29 7 8 14 38 61 15 4 4 7 20 30 14 3 4 7 18 31 -23 29
16 AS Eupen 29 7 7 15 33 49 14 3 3 8 14 25 15 4 4 7 19 24 -16 28
17 RFC Seraing 29 7 2 20 26 58 14 5 2 7 15 22 15 2 0 13 11 36 -32 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 28 4 4 20 29 60 15 4 1 10 15 28 13 0 3 10 14 32 -31 16

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 Union Saint-Gilloise 29 20 4 5 62 22 15 9 2 4 26 13 14 11 2 1 36 9 40 64
2 Club Brugge 29 16 9 4 56 34 15 8 6 1 31 15 14 8 3 3 25 19 22 57
3 Antwerp 29 16 5 8 49 34 14 7 3 4 26 17 15 9 2 4 23 17 15 53
4 Anderlecht 29 14 10 5 60 32 14 7 5 2 32 18 15 7 5 3 28 14 28 52
5 Gent 29 14 7 8 44 27 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 6 4 5 15 12 17 49
6 Mechelen 28 14 4 10 50 48 15 9 3 3 31 20 13 5 1 7 19 28 2 46
7 Sporting Charleroi 29 13 7 9 45 40 14 5 4 5 16 16 15 8 3 4 29 24 5 46
8 Genk 29 13 5 11 56 41 15 9 3 3 34 17 14 4 2 8 22 24 15 44
9 Cercle Brugge 29 11 6 12 42 36 14 5 2 7 17 16 15 6 4 5 25 20 6 39
10 Sint-Truiden 29 11 5 13 32 37 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 6 3 6 13 17 -5 38
11 Kortrijk 29 9 10 10 37 36 14 5 4 5 19 17 15 4 6 5 18 19 1 37
12 OH Leuven 28 9 10 9 39 44 14 6 4 4 19 20 14 3 6 5 20 24 -5 37
13 KV Oostende 29 9 5 15 28 52 15 5 2 8 16 32 14 4 3 7 12 20 -24 32
14 Standard Liege 28 7 8 13 29 44 14 2 5 7 13 22 14 5 3 6 16 22 -15 29
15 Zulte-Waregem 29 7 8 14 38 61 15 4 4 7 20 30 14 3 4 7 18 31 -23 29
16 AS Eupen 29 7 7 15 33 49 14 3 3 8 14 25 15 4 4 7 19 24 -16 28
17 RFC Seraing 29 7 2 20 26 58 14 5 2 7 15 22 15 2 0 13 11 36 -32 23
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 28 4 4 20 29 60 15 4 1 10 15 28 13 0 3 10 14 32 -31 16

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