After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Genk and Mechelen in this fresh Pro League season. Read our match preview!
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.
Genk form and stats
Genk have less points than they have played home games in the Pro League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
Genk faced defeat in their previous match, away at Beerschot-Wilrijk (2-5). Before that game, the home loss against Club Brugge with the scoreline 1-2.
A goal frenzy last time out for Genk, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Beerschot-Wilrijk. Fun stuff to watch!
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Genk's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn three and lost zero.
Genk has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Mechelen form and stats
Things could have gone better for Mechelen in their Pro League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. Recent form does not give Mechelen much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Genk will be a tough nut to crack.
A. Vranckx was the last player to score for the away team. Mechelen haven't scored a league goal in the last 206 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pro League home defeat versus KV Oostende with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Mechelen manager W. Vrancken faced defeat when travelling to Gent and losing 0-1.
Late heartbreak for Mechelen in the KV Oostende match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Mechelen playing away, we found one game. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
Mechelen have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Genk wins - draws - Mechelen wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Dessers 2 goals |  E. Onuachu 2 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 1 goals |
Genk missing players
Mechelen missing players
| Genk | Mechelen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 5.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 56% |
- All of Genk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Genk have yet to win a game at home.
- Mechelen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Genk | Last season | Mechelen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 46 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 83% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 90% | ||
| 62% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 69% | ||
| 34% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 38% | ||
| 14% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 14% | ||
| 62% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 17% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 248 | 161 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 225 | ||
| 120 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 103 | ||
| 38% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting Charleroi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Kortrijk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Anderlecht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Antwerp | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Cercle Brugge | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | AS Eupen | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | KV Oostende | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sint-Truiden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Genk | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Mechelen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Gent | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Waasland-Beveren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |