3rd position in the Pro League table for Genk so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Standard Liège visits Luminus Arena.
- Genk have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Pro League
- Standard Liège is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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.
Standard are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Genk form and stats
The story so far in the Pro League for Genk at their home stadium (Luminus Arena) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Happy days for Genk in their previous game, a Belgian Cup match away at Anderlecht (placed 5th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Cercle Brugge.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Genk handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and one defeat.
The Genk manager J. van den Brom has got the team scoring with 32 from 15 home games in the league. Genk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Standard Liège form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Standard Liège have produced an overall stat of 5-3-7 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Standard's last three away games as they have all been lost. Recent form does not give Standard Liège much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Genk will be a tough nut to crack.
Two travels in a row for Standard, whose manager M. Leye could celebrate last time after the Belgian Cup win against AS Eupen. Prior to that match, the Standard manager M. Leye faced defeat when travelling to Royal Excel Mouscron and losing 0-1.
Standard are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and two defeats. From a total of six matches.
Standard Liège are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Standard have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Standard Liège - Genk 0-0. Genk-Standard Liège H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Genk three wins, Standard Liège four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 25 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 12 goals |  J. Ito 8 goals |
Genk missing players
Standard Liège missing players
| Genk | Standard Liège | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 56 | 32 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 41 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 38 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 73% |
| 67% | 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | 57% |
| 37% | 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 33% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 77% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 63% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 42% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | 38% |
- All of Genk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Genk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Genk have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Pro League
- Genk have the most points from losing position (16) in Pro League
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Standard Liège have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Standard Liège is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 43 | 67 |
| 2 | Antwerp | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 51 |
| 3 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | KV Oostende | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Anderlecht | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 6 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -2 | 44 |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Zulte-Waregem | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | -7 | 43 |
| 9 | Sporting Charleroi | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 41 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Gent | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 40 |
| 12 | Standard Liège | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -8 | 36 |
| 15 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -18 | 30 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 18 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -26 | 25 |