This could be an interesting match as Genk have their presumed home advantage while Sporting Charleroi are ahead 6 points in the Pro League table.
Sporting Charleroi could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Pro League game only three sleeps ago.
Genk form and stats
Genk are steadily winning Pro League games and points here at Luminus Arena. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Two home wins in a row for Genk bring valid hopes of a third.
Genk lost their last game at Gent (placed 2nd) after a 1-4 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Zulte-Waregem and winning 3-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Genk handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D2-L1.
Genk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Luminus Arena with 18 goals in 11 league matches. Genk have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Sporting Charleroi form and stats
The visitors are W4-D6-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Pro League. In general it has been a productive period now for Sporting Charleroi as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Sporting Charleroi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Sporting Charleroi's last game was the home draw against Club Brugge (0-0). A 1-1 draw at AS Eupen's stadium before that.
Sporting Charleroi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat. From a total of three matches.
A new game in only three days for Sporting Charleroi, the Pro League home match versus Mechelen. Busy days.
Sporting Charleroi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sporting Charleroi - Genk 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Genk 4 wins, 4 draws and Sporting Charleroi 2 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Rezaei 8 goals |   E. Onuachu 7 goals |  R. Morioka 6 goals |
Genk missing players
Sporting Charleroi missing players
| Genk | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 77% |
| 65% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 45% | 50% |
| 35% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 36% | 23% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 61% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 50% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 14% |
| 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 189 | 130 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 59 | 141 |
| 85 | 54 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 26 | 59 |
| 42% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 69% | 61% |
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Gent | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sporting Charleroi | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Genk | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Mechelen | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 29 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Kortrijk | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -29 | 11 |