Betting preview: Genk the front runner when KV Oostende comes to visit

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Luminus Arena (24956 seats)

Genk - KV Oostende. 1st place hosts 17th place. Nothing is certain - get a full overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Genk have the most scored goals (62) in Pro League
  • KV Oostende is in the worst form (0-3-3)

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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Genk form and stats

This stadium, Luminus Arena, has been a fortress for Genk in the Pro League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-1-1.

An away draw last time out for Genk, facing Mechelen in a game that ended 2-2. Midfield player Heynen got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, the max score being 10. Heynen scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match, Genk lost 0-1 at home to Antwerp.

Genk are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Luminus Arena in their league games, having scored an impressive 33 goals in 13 matches. From these home matches, Genk have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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KV Oostende form and stats

KV Oostende have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Pro League, after 1-4-8 (13 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

There were no winners in Oostende's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Sporting Charleroi (placed 12th). Defender Urhoghide was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Urhoghide won 5 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Zulte-Waregem.

Observe that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

The KV Oostende manager Thalhammer has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels. KV Oostende has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: KV Oostende - Genk 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Genk seven wins, one draw and KV Oostende two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
10 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
8 goals
GenkM. Ndayishimiye
M. Ndayishimiye
7 goals

Genk missing players

KV Oostende missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genk KV Oostende
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 26
20 11 5 Won W 0 1 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 4 5
3 1 0 Lost L 4 8 16
62 33 14 Scored S 2 13 26
25 10 4 Conceded C 11 30 54
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
77% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 85%
69% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 69% 69%
54% 54% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 31%
27% 23% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 12%
65% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 62%
27% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
12% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 38% 35%
 
5.8 6.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.4 4.8
4.7 4.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 5.5
1.7 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 7
 
14.3 16.4 18 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 11 11.8
5.6 6.3 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 4.4
43% 40% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 28% 23%
 
11.3 8.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 14.4 12.8
3.5 2.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4.7
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Genk have scored more than double the goals of KV Oostende.
  • Genk have the most points (34) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (33) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (62) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+37) in Pro League
  • KV Oostende have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • KV Oostende have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Pro League
  • KV Oostende have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Pro League
  • KV Oostende haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • KV Oostende is in the worst form (0-3-3)

  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 26 20 3 3 62 25 13 11 1 1 33 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 37 63
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 26 17 5 4 53 29 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 8 3 2 28 17 24 56
3 Antwerp 26 16 5 5 45 23 13 10 2 1 28 9 13 6 3 4 17 14 22 53
4 Club Brugge 25 11 9 5 43 30 13 6 6 1 27 15 12 5 3 4 16 15 13 42
5 Standard Liege 26 12 5 9 42 34 13 7 2 4 25 14 13 5 3 5 17 20 8 41
6 Gent 25 11 6 8 44 30 12 6 3 3 20 13 13 5 3 5 24 17 14 39
7 Westerlo 25 10 6 9 48 43 13 6 3 4 31 20 12 4 3 5 17 23 5 36
8 Cercle Brugge 25 9 8 8 33 33 12 5 5 2 20 13 13 4 3 6 13 20 0 35
9 Sint-Truiden 25 9 8 8 26 28 12 4 3 5 11 14 13 5 5 3 15 14 -2 35
10 Anderlecht 25 10 4 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 21 18 12 5 2 5 15 15 3 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 8 9 38 36 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 4 4 5 21 20 2 32
12 Sporting Charleroi 25 9 5 11 33 37 12 5 1 6 17 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -4 32
13 Mechelen 25 7 6 12 35 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 11 1 1 9 8 23 -11 27
14 Kortrijk 25 7 4 14 28 45 12 3 3 6 11 22 13 4 1 8 17 23 -17 25
15 AS Eupen 26 7 4 15 32 51 13 4 2 7 15 21 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 25
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 3 7 20 32 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 22
17 KV Oostende 26 5 5 16 26 54 13 4 1 8 13 24 13 1 4 8 13 30 -28 20
18 RFC Seraing 26 5 4 17 24 49 13 1 3 9 7 19 13 4 1 8 17 30 -25 19

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 26 20 3 3 62 25 13 11 1 1 33 10 13 9 2 2 29 15 37 63
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 26 17 5 4 53 29 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 8 3 2 28 17 24 56
3 Antwerp 26 16 5 5 45 23 13 10 2 1 28 9 13 6 3 4 17 14 22 53
4 Club Brugge 25 11 9 5 43 30 13 6 6 1 27 15 12 5 3 4 16 15 13 42
5 Standard Liege 26 12 5 9 42 34 13 7 2 4 25 14 13 5 3 5 17 20 8 41
6 Gent 25 11 6 8 44 30 12 6 3 3 20 13 13 5 3 5 24 17 14 39
7 Westerlo 25 10 6 9 48 43 13 6 3 4 31 20 12 4 3 5 17 23 5 36
8 Cercle Brugge 25 9 8 8 33 33 12 5 5 2 20 13 13 4 3 6 13 20 0 35
9 Sint-Truiden 25 9 8 8 26 28 12 4 3 5 11 14 13 5 5 3 15 14 -2 35
10 Anderlecht 25 10 4 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 21 18 12 5 2 5 15 15 3 34
11 OH Leuven 25 8 8 9 38 36 12 4 4 4 17 16 13 4 4 5 21 20 2 32
12 Sporting Charleroi 25 9 5 11 33 37 12 5 1 6 17 17 13 4 4 5 16 20 -4 32
13 Mechelen 25 7 6 12 35 46 14 6 5 3 27 23 11 1 1 9 8 23 -11 27
14 Kortrijk 25 7 4 14 28 45 12 3 3 6 11 22 13 4 1 8 17 23 -17 25
15 AS Eupen 26 7 4 15 32 51 13 4 2 7 15 21 13 3 2 8 17 30 -19 25
16 Zulte-Waregem 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 3 7 20 32 13 2 4 7 12 22 -22 22
17 KV Oostende 26 5 5 16 26 54 13 4 1 8 13 24 13 1 4 8 13 30 -28 20
18 RFC Seraing 26 5 4 17 24 49 13 1 3 9 7 19 13 4 1 8 17 30 -25 19

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