RWDM vs Genk pre-match guide

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Edmond Machtens-Stadion (15266 seats)

It's a new beginning in Pro League - the first match of the season. Read the full article and see how RWDM and Genk did in their pre-season training matches!

Genk could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Servette. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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RWDM form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for RWDM as they were promoted from First Division B last season. Happy days that were secured through 14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from 22 games. The team scored 25 goals at home last season and conceded 9. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the RWDM friendly games in pre-season: RWDM played four friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that RWDM scored {7 goals} and conceded 4 in these four games.

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Genk form and stats

Last season was a triumph for Genk in the national league as they took home the Pro League trophy. The championship was secured after 23 wins, 6 draws and only 5 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 9, drew 5 and lost 3.

A quick return to home after this game, as Genk are hosting Servette in the Champions League only four days away.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Genk have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): RWDM one win, zero draws and Genk one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

RWDM missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RWDM Genk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
RWDM Last season Genk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   20 40
21 12   Won W   10 25
6 3   Drew D   5 8
5 1   Lost L   5 7
65 37   Scored S   38 88
29 13   Conceded C   28 47
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
88% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   90% 85%
62% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 72%
34% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 50%
9% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 20%
62% 56%   BTTS BTTS   70% 70%
31% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 20%
6% 6%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
5.8 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.7
4.8 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.6
2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
1 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
13.2 14.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 13.3
5.5 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.2
37% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 42%
 
9.4 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 12.1
3.9 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AS Eupen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Club Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Genk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kortrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mechelen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 OH Leuven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RWDM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sint-Truiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sporting Charleroi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Standard Liege 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Union Saint-Gilloise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Westerlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RWDM 32 21 6 5 65 29 16 12 3 1 37 13 16 9 3 4 28 16 36 69
2 Waasland-Beveren 32 20 8 4 76 34 16 13 2 1 44 14 16 7 6 3 32 20 42 68
3 Club Brugge II 32 14 7 11 51 48 16 9 4 3 28 17 16 5 3 8 23 31 3 49
4 Beerschot-Wilrijk 32 15 4 13 43 41 16 7 3 6 21 15 16 8 1 7 22 26 2 49
5 Lierse Kempenzonen 32 14 4 14 53 59 16 8 1 7 30 27 16 6 3 7 23 32 -6 46
6 RSC Anderlecht II 32 9 10 13 46 56 16 3 6 7 21 29 16 6 4 6 25 27 -10 37
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Antwerp 6 3 2 1 69 34 3 2 1 0 6 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 35 47
2 Genk 6 2 2 2 88 47 3 1 2 0 6 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 41 46
3 Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2 2 2 78 49 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 29 46
4 Club Brugge 6 2 0 4 71 48 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 1 0 2 6 7 23 36

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Antwerp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 AS Eupen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cercle Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Club Brugge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Genk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kortrijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mechelen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 OH Leuven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RWDM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sint-Truiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sporting Charleroi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Standard Liege 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Union Saint-Gilloise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Westerlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.