Season ticket holders at Versluys Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with KV Oostende languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Genk will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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 are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
KV Oostende form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what KV Oostende have to build on here at Versluys Arena in the Pro League.
KV Oostende faced defeat in their previous match, away at Antwerp (1-3). In the match before that, KV Oostende hosted Zulte-Waregem and drew the game 1-1.
The KV Oostende fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the KV Oostende defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Genk form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Genk playing as the away team in the Pro League this season.
Genk failed to get anything from their last game, a Pro League home match vs Club Brugge (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kortrijk at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Genk have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Genk have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Genk - KV Oostende 3-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): KV Oostende three wins, two draws and Genk five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Onuachu 8 goals |  J. Sakala 7 goals |  S. Dewaest 4 goals |
KV Oostende missing players
Genk missing players
| KV Oostende | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 27 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 20 | 41 |
| 54 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 40 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 57% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 57% | 61% |
| 39% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 36% | 32% |
| 14% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| 57% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 57% | 61% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 21% | 21% |
| 39% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | 60 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 80 | 241 |
| 65 | 27 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 44 | 116 |
| 42% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 183% | 45% | 35% |
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KV Oostende has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- KV Oostende has the most conceded goals in the second half (39)
- KV Oostende 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 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 67 |
| 2 | Gent | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 55 |
| 3 | Sporting Charleroi | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 50 |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Mechelen | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Genk | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Anderlecht | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
| 9 | Zulte-Waregem | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Royal Excel Mouscron | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 32 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -23 | 29 |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -26 | 23 |
| 15 | KV Oostende | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 54 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | -27 | 22 |
| 16 | Waasland-Beveren | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 59 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -38 | 20 |