Delightful dogfight as daring Club Brugge duel with determined Genk

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 28.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion (29975 seats)

We love the setup of this match, with Club Brugge in 4th and Genk placed 1st. Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Genk have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League

Club Brugge are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 4th place whatever happens now.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Club Brugge form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 17 Pro League games here at Jan Breydelstadion for Club Brugge. The data says 10 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.

A nice win for Brugge last time playing, versus Antwerp. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Nielsen (2) scoring for the victors. Finally, a league win after three matches without. Nielsen (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.44/10. Nielsen scored two goals.

Heartbreak before that as Club Brugge lost 2-3 at Antwerp's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brugge handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

It should be added that a look at the 12 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Goals decide football matches and Club Brugge are scoring many of them at home; 40 on target from 17 league matches. Club Brugge are not conceding a lot of goals here at Jan Breydelstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches.

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Genk form and stats

9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Genk playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. Genk seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Genk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Union Saint-Gilloise that finished 1-1. Midfielder Trésor was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Trésor served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, the Genk manager Vrancken faced defeat when travelling to Union Saint-Gilloise and losing 0-3.

We have checked recent matches where Genk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

Take note that 10 of this club's 13 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

As opposed to that, Genk have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the sides faced each other previously this season; Genk - Brugge 3-1. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: five wins for Club Brugge, one draw and four wins for Genk. Over 2,5 goals: ten times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
15 goals
Club BruggeH. Vanaken
H. Vanaken
13 goals
Club BruggeF. Jutlgà Blanc
F. Jutlgà Blanc
13 goals

Club Brugge missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Club Brugge Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
17 11 3 Won W 3 9 24
11 6 2 Drew D 0 5 7
10 2 1 Lost L 3 5 7
67 43 10 Scored S 9 35 83
44 17 5 Conceded C 11 27 44
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 84%
58% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 68% 71%
32% 32% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 47% 47%
11% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 21%
50% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 68% 68%
37% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 16% 21%
18% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 16% 13%
 
6.3 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 5.9
3.6 3.1 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.1 4.6
2.2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
15.1 17.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.7 13.5
4.5 5.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 5.3
39% 43% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 41% 41%
 
10.9 10.1 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 14.2 11.8
3.7 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.2 4.2
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Club Brugge's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Club Brugge have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Club Brugge haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Genk have the most matches over the total-line (27) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (48) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+41) in Pro League
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liege 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.