Full preview: Genk likely to defeat OH Leuven at B-Veld Racing Genk

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: B-Veld Racing Genk

Genk get everything set for another match following their 1-1 result versus Cercle Brugge, a game that produced some answers. How will they do against OH Leuven?

Insights:
  • Genk have the most scored goals (69) in Pro League
  • OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This could be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Genk form and stats

Genk have performed here at B-Veld Racing Genk this season with 12 wins from 15 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

Genk shared the glory with Cercle Brugge in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Sadick was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.22 out of 10. The defender Sadick won 9 of 13 duels.

Ahead of that match, Genk lost 1-2 at home to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Genk can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 37 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 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 12 from 15 matches.

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OH Leuven form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of OH Leuven playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.

Home advantage was not enough for OH Leuven in their previous game as they lost hosting Anderlecht, 0-2. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Dom was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.15. The defender Dom hit two key passes and won 1 of 1 duels.

Prior to that result Leuven won their away game at Sporting Charleroi. The scoreline was 1-0.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's latest 10 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.

OH Leuven are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 22 goals have been conceded by Leuven in these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head game ended OH Leuven - Genk 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Genk eight wins, one draw and OH Leuven one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OH LeuvenM. González Gutiérrez
M. González Gutiérrez
13 goals
GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
12 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
9 goals

Genk missing players

OH Leuven missing players

Genk OH Leuven
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
21 12 3 Won W 1 5 10
5 1 1 Drew D 1 4 9
4 2 0 Lost L 3 6 11
69 37 9 Scored S 5 22 44
30 12 3 Conceded C 9 22 43
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
80% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 80%
70% 73% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 50%
50% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 30%
23% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 23%
67% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 60% 57%
27% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 23%
10% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 30%
 
6 6.7 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.8 5.1
4.7 4.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 7.1 6.4
1.7 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.9 15.7 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.1 12.8
5.4 6.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.7 4.3
42% 40% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 39% 34%
 
11.6 8.8 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17.1 14.3
3.7 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.5 4
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • 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 (37) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (69) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+39) in Pro League
  • OH Leuven have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 30 21 5 4 69 30 15 12 1 2 37 12 15 9 4 2 32 18 39 68
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 30 20 5 5 61 36 15 11 2 2 29 14 15 9 3 3 32 22 25 65
3 Antwerp 30 18 6 6 53 25 15 11 2 2 33 10 15 7 4 4 20 15 28 60
4 Gent 30 15 6 9 56 34 15 9 3 3 26 13 15 6 3 6 30 21 22 51
5 Club Brugge 30 13 10 7 49 36 15 8 6 1 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 21 13 49
6 Westerlo 30 14 6 10 58 49 15 8 3 4 38 23 15 6 3 6 20 26 9 48
7 Standard Liège 30 13 7 10 48 40 15 8 3 4 29 16 15 5 4 6 19 24 8 46
8 Anderlecht 30 12 6 12 44 38 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 6 3 6 19 18 6 42
9 Cercle Brugge 30 10 11 9 41 41 15 6 7 2 26 17 15 4 4 7 15 24 0 41
10 Sporting Charleroi 29 12 5 12 36 38 14 6 1 7 18 18 15 6 4 5 18 20 -2 41
11 OH Leuven 30 10 9 11 44 43 15 5 5 5 22 21 15 5 4 6 22 22 1 39
12 Sint-Truiden 30 10 9 11 30 34 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 15 16 -4 39
13 Mechelen 29 9 6 14 39 53 15 7 5 3 28 23 14 2 1 11 11 30 -14 33
14 Kortrijk 30 8 6 16 35 54 15 4 4 7 14 25 15 4 2 9 21 29 -19 30
15 AS Eupen 30 7 6 17 39 62 15 4 4 7 21 27 15 3 2 10 18 35 -23 27
16 Zulte-Waregem 30 5 9 16 41 69 15 3 4 8 25 41 15 2 5 8 16 28 -28 24
17 KV Oostende 30 6 6 18 34 63 15 5 1 9 17 26 15 1 5 9 17 37 -29 24
18 RFC Seraing 30 5 4 21 26 58 15 1 3 11 7 23 15 4 1 10 19 35 -32 19

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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.