Genk vs Cercle Brugge preview: Away side in for a hard 90 minutes at Luminus Arena

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Luminus Arena (24956 seats)

Genk are ready to do battle with Cercle Brugge in this Pro League fixture. Everything you can know about the game is right here!

Insights:
  • Genk have the most scored goals (13) in Pro League
  • Cercle Brugge have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Pro League

Genk and Cercle Brugge should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Genk form and stats

Perfect Pro League season at home so far for Genk 2 wins from 2 appearances. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Genk after consecutive victories at their own ground.

It's back home for Genk, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Zulte-Waregem away with the result 4-1. Németh, Heynen (2) and Muñoz found the net in that victory. Midfielder Heynen was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.0 (out of ten) in that game. Heynen scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Before that, Genk had a home game versus AS Eupen which ended with a victory 4-2.

Genk has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Cercle Brugge form and stats

It's not happening yet for Cercle Brugge on their Pro League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cercle Brugge are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Torres was the last player to score for the away team. Cercle Brugge haven't scored a league goal in the last 195 minutes.

Cercle's last game was the home draw against Mechelen (0-0). Goalkeeper Majecki got the top player rating of the team with 7.45/10. Majecki topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 0-2 defeat away at Standard Liege before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cercle Brugge has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Genk have avoided a loss in the last 6 fixtures (4-2-0) facing Cercle Brugge.

Top Goalscorers

GenkM. Ndayishimiye
M. Ndayishimiye
3 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
2 goals
GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
2 goals

Genk missing players

Cercle Brugge missing players

Genk Cercle Brugge
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 2 2
13 7 4 Scored S 0 0 1
7 3 2 Conceded C 0 4 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 75%
 
6.5 7.5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 6.5
3.5 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4.2
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
18.2 21 26 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.5 10
9 9.5 13 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.5 2.5
36% 37% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 10%
 
13 10.5 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16.5 12.5
4 3.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7.5 5
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Cercle Brugge have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Pro League
  • Cercle Brugge have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Pro League
  • Cercle Brugge have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Pro League
  • Genk have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (13) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (7) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Pro League
Genk Last season Cercle Brugge
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   17 34
18 12   Won W   6 12
8 3   Drew D   5 9
14 5   Lost L   6 13
76 46   Scored S   26 49
55 24   Conceded C   26 46
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 90%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 88%
55% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
40% 45%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 26%
28% 40%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 12%
55% 50%   BTTS BTTS   71% 62%
28% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
20% 15%   Failed to Score F T   6% 15%
 
5.7 6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5
4.5 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.6
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
4 0   Red cards R C   4 4
 
15.1 16.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 13.7
5.8 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.9
33% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 30%
 
11.1 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   11.5 10.8
4 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Antwerp 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
2 Genk 4 3 0 1 13 7 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 6 4 6 9
3 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
4 Gent 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
5 Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 7
6 Union Saint-Gilloise 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
7 Westerlo 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 6
8 Sporting Charleroi 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 6
9 KV Oostende 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
10 OH Leuven 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 6
11 Mechelen 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
12 Standard Liege 4 1 1 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -2 4
13 Zulte-Waregem 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
14 Kortrijk 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Cercle Brugge 4 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
16 Sint-Truiden 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -3 3
17 AS Eupen 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4 3
18 RFC Seraing 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 0
Last season 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 34 24 5 5 78 27 17 10 3 4 32 14 17 14 2 1 46 13 51 77
2 Club Brugge 34 21 9 4 72 37 17 10 6 1 36 16 17 11 3 3 36 21 35 72
3 Anderlecht 34 18 10 6 72 36 17 10 5 2 41 19 17 8 5 4 31 17 36 64
4 Antwerp 34 19 6 9 55 38 17 9 4 4 30 19 17 10 2 5 25 19 17 63
5 Gent 34 18 8 8 56 30 17 11 3 3 37 16 17 7 5 5 19 14 26 62
6 Sporting Charleroi 34 15 9 10 55 46 17 7 5 5 24 16 17 8 4 5 31 30 9 54
7 Mechelen 34 15 7 12 57 61 17 10 4 3 36 24 17 5 3 9 21 37 -4 52
8 Genk 34 15 6 13 66 47 17 10 3 4 39 18 17 5 3 9 27 29 19 51
9 Sint-Truiden 34 15 6 13 42 40 17 7 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 16 17 2 51
10 Cercle Brugge 34 12 9 13 49 46 17 6 4 7 23 20 17 6 5 6 26 26 3 45
11 OH Leuven 34 10 11 13 47 58 17 7 4 6 25 25 17 3 7 7 22 33 -11 41
12 KV Oostende 34 10 7 17 34 61 17 5 3 9 19 37 17 5 4 8 15 24 -27 37
13 Kortrijk 34 9 10 15 43 48 17 5 4 8 23 24 17 4 6 7 20 24 -5 37
14 Standard Liege 34 9 9 16 32 51 17 3 5 9 15 26 17 6 4 7 17 25 -19 36
15 AS Eupen 34 8 8 18 37 61 17 4 4 9 18 29 17 4 4 9 19 32 -24 32
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 8 8 18 42 69 17 5 4 8 23 32 17 3 4 10 19 37 -27 32
17 RFC Seraing 34 8 4 22 30 68 17 5 3 9 16 30 17 3 1 13 14 38 -38 28
18 Beerschot-Wilrijk 34 4 4 26 33 76 17 4 1 12 16 33 17 0 3 14 17 43 -43 16

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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.