Betting prediction and preview: Genk fancied to be better team when visiting RFC Seraing

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Pairay (8207 seats)

Here's another intriguing fixture in the Pro League. RFC Seraing is in the 17th place from completing five matches. They greet Genk who are placed 1st from five games.

Insights:
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest points (0) at home in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (15) in Pro League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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RFC Seraing form and stats

When playing at home in the Pro League, RFC Seraing, who have the fewest points (0) at home in Pro League, have managed 0 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 2 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for RFC Seraing, their manager Jeunechamps and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Seraing enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at AS Eupen's place. The match ended 3-1 with Mouandilmadji (2) and Bernier scoring. Sweet to taste a league win after four fixtures without one. The forward Bernier outdid all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 8.81 out of 10. Bernier scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Sporting Charleroi (0-1).

Early season league goal statistics from RFC Seraing's 2 home games: 0 goals, 2 conceded.

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Genk form and stats

Things could have gone better for Genk in their Pro League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Genk hope to make it five in this match.

Genk go into this game after a win, the home game against Cercle Brugge that ended 2-1. Midfielder Heynen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Heynen scored two goals.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Zulte-Waregem with the score of 4-1.

Goal alert! This side have played 5 consecutive league fixtures all with three or more than three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Genk have the goal stats of 6-4 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head to head statistics (for the former three meetings): Seraing won zero games, zero matches ended with a tie and Genk have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one One of the profiles has been Onuachu with 3 goals scored against RFC Seraing in these 3 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
4 goals
GenkM. Ndayishimiye
M. Ndayishimiye
3 goals
SeraingM. Mouandilmadji
M. Mouandilmadji
2 goals

RFC Seraing missing players

Genk missing players

RFC Seraing Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
4 0 0 Scored S 4 6 15
8 2 1 Conceded C 1 4 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 80%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 60%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
60% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.6 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.5 6.6
5.2 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 3.8
1.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 16 12 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15.5 18
2.2 1.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 8.5 7.6
36% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 35% 39%
 
13.6 11 14 Shots against (avg) S A 15 15.5 12.2
5.8 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.5 3.6
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • All of Genk's away-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
  • Genk have created more than twice as many corners as RFC Seraing.
  • Genk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Genk have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Genk have scored more than double the goals of RFC Seraing.
  • Genk have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (15) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+7) in Pro League
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RFC Seraing have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • RFC Seraing have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • RFC Seraing have lost all their home matches so far.
  • RFC Seraing have the fewest points (0) at home in Pro League
  • RFC Seraing haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
RFC Seraing Last season Genk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   20 40
8 5   Won W   6 18
4 3   Drew D   5 8
22 9   Lost L   9 14
30 16   Scored S   30 76
68 30   Conceded C   31 55
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 98%
79% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 88%
56% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 55%
35% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 40%
18% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 28%
38% 35%   BTTS BTTS   60% 55%
15% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 28%
53% 53%   Failed to Score F T   25% 20%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.7
5 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.5
1.9 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.4
5 3   Red cards R C   4 4
 
10.4 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   13.7 15.1
3.4 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 5.8
26% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
12.8 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.9 11.1
5.3 5.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 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 Genk 5 4 0 1 15 8 3 3 0 0 9 4 2 1 0 1 6 4 7 12
2 Antwerp 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 12
3 Club Brugge 5 3 1 1 10 6 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 4 10
4 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
5 Sporting Charleroi 5 3 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 9
6 OH Leuven 5 3 0 2 9 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 9
7 Gent 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 8
8 Mechelen 5 2 1 2 9 8 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
9 Union Saint-Gilloise 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -1 7
10 Westerlo 5 2 0 3 11 11 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 3 5 9 0 6
11 KV Oostende 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Sint-Truiden 5 1 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 -2 6
13 Kortrijk 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 -3 4
14 Standard Liège 5 1 1 3 8 12 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4 4
15 Zulte-Waregem 5 1 1 3 5 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 4
16 Cercle Brugge 5 1 1 3 2 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 -4 4
17 RFC Seraing 5 1 0 4 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 -4 3
18 AS Eupen 5 1 0 4 6 12 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 7 -6 3

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The First Division A is the top league of the football pyramid in Belgium, founded in 1895. It was earlier known as the Belgian Pro League. The season runs from July to May with 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures. The top six in the league table then play a championship playoff, the bottom team is relegated and places #7 to #15 have a Europa League playoff.