Genk confront Union Saint-Gilloise for fame and triumph.
- Genk have scored in all their matches so far.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pro League
Genk and Union Saint-Gilloise should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Genk form and stats
Genk must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Pro League games here at Luminus Arena. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Genk after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Genk, as their goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt has completely shut out the opponents for 252 minutes in the Pro League.
Genk's previous game was a Pro League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Anderlecht (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Thorstvedt served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. The victory against Anderlecht came after Ike Ugbo's winning goal. The Genk manager J. van den Brom was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 82nd minute.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against OH Leuven.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 eight wins, two draws and zero defeats.
Genk are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). 4 goals have been conceded.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Pro League away games so far for Union Saint-Gilloise with six points collected from three matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise go into this game after a win, the home game against Standard Liege that ended 4-0. Dante Vanzeir, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.12. Vanzeir scored three goals and hit one key pass. As you can tell from the results above, Union Saint-Gilloise was very dominant against Standard Liege, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Casper Nielsen and Dante Vanzeir (3) providing the goals. Dante Vanzeir certainly enjoyed Saint-Gilloise's last game versus Standard Liege, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-0 victory.
A 1-3 defeat away at Mechelen before that.We have checked recent matches where Union Saint-Gilloise have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were three victories, one draw and one defeat.
Saint-Gilloise have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. As opposed to that, Union Saint-Gilloise have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Genk wins - draws - Union Saint-Gilloise wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Vanzeir 5 goals |   T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 4 goals |  D. Undav 4 goals |
Genk missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Genk | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18.2 | 19.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.7 | 11.3 |
| 6.6 | 7.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 70% | 50% |
- All of Union Saint-Gilloise's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Genk have scored in all their matches so far.
- Genk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise have the the best goal difference (+8) in Pro League
- Union Saint-Gilloise haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Union Saint-Gilloise is in the best form (4-0-2)
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | AS Eupen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Sporting Charleroi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Genk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Kortrijk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | KV Oostende | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | RFC Seraing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Zulte-Waregem | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Gent | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Anderlecht | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Sint-Truiden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Antwerp | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | OH Leuven | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 1 |