Genk are flying at 1st, while Anderlecht are dragging their feet 25 points behind in the table. Can they cut the gap?
- Genk have the most scored goals (71) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
Anderlecht are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Anderlecht could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa Conference League game only three sleeps ago.
Genk form and stats
Genk have been outstanding at home so far in the Pro League with 13 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses.
The supporters are hoping that Genk will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Standard Liege (placed 6th). Defender Sadick got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Sadick won 4 of 4 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting OH Leuven in a game that was won 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Genk have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The Genk manager Vrancken has got the team scoring with 39 from 16 home games in the league. Genk are not conceding a lot of goals here at B-Veld Racing Genk in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches.
Anderlecht form and stats
Playing away, Anderlecht have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Pro League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Anderlecht are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 393 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The fans enjoyed Anderlecht's previous fixture versus AZ, a Europa Conference League win (2-0) played at home. Goalkeeper Verbruggen got the top player rating of the team with 7.65/10. Verbruggen topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Anderlecht before that, at their own venue hosting Westerlo (0-0).Anderlecht are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Betting on few goals? 5 league fixtures in a row with this team have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
The schedule is very tough for Anderlecht now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Europa Conference League game at AZ is waiting in only four days.
Anderlecht find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Anderlecht have conceded 18 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended Anderlecht - Genk 0-2, earlier this season. Genk-Anderlecht H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Genk five wins, Anderlecht four wins, one draw. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Paintsil 12 goals |  B. Heynen 10 goals |  M. Ndayishimiye 8 goals |
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| Genk | Anderlecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 71 | 39 | 14 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 45 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| 97% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 91% |
| 81% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 66% |
| 69% | 75% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 47% |
| 47% | 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 38% |
| 22% | 19% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 16% |
| 66% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 38% | 44% |
| 25% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 44% | 34% |
| 12% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 25% | 31% |
| 6.2 | 7 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14.3 | 16.1 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.3 | 12.5 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 40% | 39% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 36% | 33% |
| 11.6 | 8.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Anderlecht have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pro League
- Anderlecht have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Genk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Genk have the most points (40) at home in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals (71) in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in Pro League
- Genk have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Pro League
- Genk have the the best goal difference (+38) 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 | Genk | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 38 | 71 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 69 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 66 |
| 4 | Gent | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 27 | 55 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 55 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Sporting Charleroi | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -5 | 47 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 46 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 42 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -15 | 36 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -21 | 31 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -24 | 28 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -31 | 24 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 42 | -36 | 24 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -39 | 19 |
