This could be an interesting match as Cercle Brugge have their presumed home advantage while Genk are ahead 7 points in the Pro League table.
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Genk is in the best form (5-1-0)
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Pro League match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Royal Excel Mouscron, was also a home game here at Jan Breydelstadion. The away team is better rested.
Cercle Brugge form and stats
When playing at home in the Pro League, Cercle Brugge have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games. Cercle Brugge are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Jan Breydelstadion, having lost their two previous games here.
The Cercle Brugge fans got no joy from their last match, a Pro League game also here at Jan Breydelstadion: A 1-2 defeat against Royal Excel Mouscron (placed 18th). Before that match, a win away at Waasland-Beveren.
The Cercle manager P. Clement has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. Cercle have conceded 9 from these games.
Genk form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Genk playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Cercle Brugge. Genk has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Genk go into this game after a win, the home game against Royal Excel Mouscron that ended 4-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Sint-Truiden.
The travelling fans enjoy Genk's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Genk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cercle two wins, one draw and Genk seven victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 10 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 8 goals |   I. Ugbo 7 goals |
Cercle Brugge missing players
Genk missing players
| Cercle Brugge | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 26 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6.2 | 8.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 3.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 49% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 38% | 41% |
- Cercle Brugge have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cercle Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Genk has the most points from losing position (13) in Pro League
- Genk is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Genk | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | Standard Liege | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Anderlecht | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | OH Leuven | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | KV Oostende | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Gent | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Mechelen | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Zulte-Waregem | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Sint-Truiden | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 10 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 6 |