This is shaping out to be an engrossing game as Sint-Truiden have their supposed home advantage, while Genk lead them by 31 points in the Pro League standings.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals (65) in Pro League
This has all the signs of an interesting fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sint-Truiden form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Sint-Truiden have to build on here at Stadion Stayen in the Pro League. Sint-Truiden has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Hollerbach and the players.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 182 minutes without scoring a league goal. Bruno was the last player to find the net.
Sint-Truiden lost their last game at Sporting Charleroi (placed 10th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Sint-Truiden's goalkeeper Schmidt was extremely busy against Sporting Charleroi, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Defender Smets got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.84/10. Smets hit one key pass and won 13 of 17 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Westerlo (0-1).Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 11 league matches, 9 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Sint-Truiden aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Stayen in the league, with only {11 goals} from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Sint-Truiden have conceded 15 goals.
Genk form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Pro League.
Samatta, Muñoz and Paintsil scored in Genk's previous match, the home game against KV Oostende that ended 3-0. Vandevoordt (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.03. Vandevoordt topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Genk travelled to Mechelen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.The Genk manager Vrancken has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 13 league matches. As opposed to that, Genk have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sint-Truiden and Genk have played each other earlier this season: Genk - Sint-Truiden 0-0. Last ten meetings between these teams: Sint-Truiden won two, Genk were winners in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Bruno 11 goals |   J. Paintsil 11 goals |  B. Heynen 8 goals |
Sint-Truiden missing players
Genk missing players
| Sint-Truiden | Genk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 29 | 65 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 67% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 85% | 78% |
| 37% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 69% | 70% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 54% | 52% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 26% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 69% | 63% |
| 30% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 23% | 30% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 12.3 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.4 | 14.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 43% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 46% | 43% |
| 11.3 | 10.2 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 14.5 | 11.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
- Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Genk have scored more than double the goals of Sint-Truiden.
- Genk have the most points (29) away in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals (65) in Pro League
- Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Pro League
- Genk have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Pro League
- Genk have the the best goal difference (+40) in Pro League
- Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sint-Truiden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sint-Truiden have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Pro League
- Sint-Truiden have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Pro League
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 66 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Antwerp | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Gent | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Westerlo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Standard Liege | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 42 |
| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Sporting Charleroi | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Sint-Truiden | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | OH Leuven | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 13 | Mechelen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | AS Eupen | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Zulte-Waregem | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | KV Oostende | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 18 | RFC Seraing | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -27 | 19 |
