A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Genk fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Waasland-Beveren's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Genk is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Waasland-Beveren has the most conceded goals (38) in Pro League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Genk form and stats
20 points is a decent return from 9 Pro League games here at Luminus Arena for Genk. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Genk has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Luminus Arena. We remember; it was KV Oostende.
The Genk supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kortrijk in Pro League and win 2-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Anderlecht.
Genk are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew one and lost one.
Goals are plentiful at Luminus Arena in the league this season as Genk has scored 23 goals here in 9 home games. Genk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Waasland-Beveren form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Pro League, on their Pro League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Waasland-Beveren aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 203 league minutes without a goal. L. Bertone was the last player to find the net.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Gent's place.
Waasland-Beveren did not look prepared in the first half against Antwerp and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Waasland-Beveren played away with similar odds. This revealed eight games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected six times.
Waasland-Beveren are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. The Waasland-Beveren manager N. Hayen has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Waasland-Beveren - Genk 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Genk won six games, four matches ended with a draw and Waasland-Beveren has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 14 goals |  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 11 goals |   D. Heymans 7 goals |
Genk missing players
Waasland-Beveren missing players
| Genk | Waasland-Beveren | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 37 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 38 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 41% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 24% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 17% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 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 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 58% | 36% |
- All of Genk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Waasland-Beveren's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Genk has the most points (20) at home in Pro League
- Genk has the most points from losing position (16) in Pro League
- Genk has the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Pro League
- 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 at home.
- Genk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Genk is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Waasland-Beveren has the most conceded goals (38) in Pro League
- Waasland-Beveren has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Pro League
- Waasland-Beveren have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Waasland-Beveren 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Genk | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Antwerp | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Beerschot-Wilrijk | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Gent | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | KV Oostende | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | AS Eupen | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Zulte-Waregem | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Mechelen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Sint-Truiden | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 |