Getting closer to the top clubs is at stake when these mid-table clubs battle it out. Both are targeting to improve their league table standing, Genk in 8th and Sint-Truiden in 10th place.
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
This football stadium uses the playing surface grass, unlike Sint-Truiden's home ground. The last 45 games by the away team on grass have given 14 wins, 9 draws and 22 losses.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Genk form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Luminus Arena as Genk have scored 34 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Pro League are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Antwerp game Genk has been unbeatable here at Luminus Arena producing five straight wins.
Genk travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cercle Brugge that ended 2-2. Midfielder Heynen was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.7 (out of ten) in that game. Heynen scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Genk had a home game versus Kortrijk which ended with a victory 2-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (34 in 15 games), Genk's attacking play is working. Genk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sint-Truiden form and stats
Playing away, Sint-Truiden have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Pro League this season.
Sint-Truiden delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Mechelen (placed 6th) in their previous match. Bauer was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Bauer hit one key pass and won 4 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to KV Oostende.The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Sint-Truiden have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. 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 records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Sint-Truiden - Genk 1-2. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Genk won five, Sint-Truiden were winners in two and we saw three draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 16 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 10 goals |   C. Brüls 6 goals |
Genk missing players
Sint-Truiden missing players
| Genk | Sint-Truiden | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 58 | 34 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 43 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 93% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 77% |
| 57% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 47% |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 13% | 17% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 60% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 57% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 23% |
| 5.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 15.2 | 16.7 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 33% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 27% | 29% |
| 11.8 | 11.9 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
- Genk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sint-Truiden have scored away.
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have the most matches over the total-line (13) 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 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 60 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 55 |
| 5 | Gent | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 52 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 47 |
| 7 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | Genk | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 45 |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Kortrijk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Standard Liège | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | KV Oostende | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -27 | 32 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 | RFC Seraing | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -37 | 23 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -33 | 16 |
