Delightful dogfight as daring Union Saint-Gilloise duel with determined Genk

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Competition: Belgium Pro League
Competition: Sun 14.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Joseph Mariën (6000 seats)

These two contenders are enjoying a good season so far and fixtures like today could be momentous. Here's the preview for Union Saint-Gilloise - Genk!

Insights:
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats

Union Saint-Gilloise have performed here at Stade Joseph Mariën this season with 13 wins from 17 Pro League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

A strong away win for Union Saint-Gilloise against Club Brugge the last match, as Amani and Boniface were on target. Heyden was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Heyden served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 4 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Antwerp with the scoreline 0-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Saint-Gilloise handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 12 latest league games reveals that 11 of them had goals from both teams.

The Union Saint-Gilloise fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 17 league matches. Saint-Gilloise are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Joseph Mariën in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.

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Genk form and stats

Playing away, Genk have won 9 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pro League this season.

Genk are travelling again after losing away to Antwerp in their previous match (1-2). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. It is not a good sign for Genk that their goalie Vandevoordt pulled off six saves in the Antwerp fixture, but still were unable to prevent a beating. Vandevoordt was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.8. The agile goalkeeper Vandevoordt saved a penalty.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Club Brugge.

Genk are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

22 goals have been conceded by Genk in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent game: Genk - Union Saint-Gilloise 1-2. Previous seven meetings involving these sides: Union Saint-Gilloise won two, Genk triumphed in three and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GenkJ. Paintsil
J. Paintsil
15 goals
Union Saint-GilloiseS. Adingra
S. Adingra
11 goals
GenkB. Heynen
B. Heynen
10 goals

Union Saint-Gilloise missing players

Genk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Union Saint-Gilloise Genk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
24 13 2 Won W 2 9 24
6 2 1 Drew D 0 5 6
6 3 2 Lost L 3 4 6
72 33 8 Scored S 9 35 82
44 18 8 Conceded C 10 24 40
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
92% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 83%
69% 67% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 67% 72%
28% 17% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 50% 50%
17% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 22% 22%
72% 61% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 72% 69%
22% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 22%
6% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 11% 11%
 
5.6 6.3 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.2 6
4.2 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5 4.6
2.4 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
14.2 15.3 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 11.9 13.7
4.8 5.2 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 4.6 5.4
42% 35% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 43% 42%
 
9.1 8.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.4 14.1 11.9
3.3 3.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5 4.1
Key stats in Pro League this season:
  • Genk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Genk have the most scored goals (78) in Pro League
  • Genk have the most scored goals in the first half (47) in Pro League
  • Genk have the the best goal difference (+41) in Pro League
  • Genk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Union Saint-Gilloise have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Pro League
  • Union Saint-Gilloise 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 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liège 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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 Genk 34 23 6 5 78 37 17 14 1 2 44 15 17 9 5 3 34 22 41 75
2 Union Saint-Gilloise 34 23 6 5 70 41 17 13 2 2 33 16 17 10 4 3 37 25 29 75
3 Antwerp 34 22 6 6 59 26 17 13 2 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 15 33 72
4 Club Brugge 34 16 11 7 61 36 17 10 6 1 40 15 17 6 5 6 21 21 25 59
5 Gent 34 16 8 10 64 38 17 9 4 4 28 16 17 7 4 6 36 22 26 56
6 Standard Liège 34 16 7 11 58 45 17 10 3 4 34 17 17 6 4 7 24 28 13 55
7 Westerlo 34 14 9 11 61 53 17 8 4 5 40 26 17 6 5 6 21 27 8 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 13 11 10 50 46 17 8 7 2 31 18 17 5 4 8 19 28 4 50
9 OH Leuven 34 13 9 12 56 48 17 7 5 5 29 24 17 6 4 7 27 24 8 48
10 Sporting Charleroi 34 14 6 14 45 52 17 7 2 8 23 27 17 7 4 6 22 25 -7 48
11 Anderlecht 34 13 7 14 49 46 17 6 4 7 27 23 17 7 3 7 22 23 3 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 11 9 14 37 40 17 6 4 7 20 19 17 5 5 7 17 21 -3 42
13 Mechelen 34 11 7 16 49 63 17 7 6 4 29 27 17 4 1 12 20 36 -14 40
14 Kortrijk 34 8 7 19 37 61 17 4 5 8 16 29 17 4 2 11 21 32 -24 31
15 AS Eupen 34 7 7 20 40 75 17 4 4 9 22 33 17 3 3 11 18 42 -35 28
16 Zulte-Waregem 34 6 9 19 50 78 17 3 4 10 27 46 17 3 5 9 23 32 -28 27
17 KV Oostende 34 7 6 21 37 76 17 5 1 11 18 33 17 2 5 10 19 43 -39 27
18 RFC Seraing 34 5 5 24 28 68 17 1 4 12 8 29 17 4 1 12 20 39 -40 20

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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.