Club Brugge vs Genk prediction 28.09.2023
Club Brugge
1 : 1
Genk
The match has ended, you can view football predictions for today and football predictions for tomorrow.
Contents
- Competition: Jupiler Pro League
- Date: Thursday, 28th September 2023
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge)
Club Brugge have been either the best or the second-best team in Belgium for most of the years in the previous decade. Still, last season, they had a very poor season by their standards, finishing 4th - 11 points away from the first place. This year started OK for them, considering they are 3rd in the Jupiler Pro League, three points away from the 1st place. But an even bigger success is that they eliminated Osasuna in the final game of the Europa Conference League Qualifiers and reached the Group phase in Europe for the sixth consecutive year.
Genk were super close to winning their fifth league title last year. They were only seconds away from it when Antwerp managed to score in the stoppage time and walk away with the title. This season did not start well for them, considering they were eliminated from both Champions League and Europa League Qualifiers and barely made it to the Europa Conference League. In the Jupiler Pro League, they won 12 points in seven games, two fewer than their next opponent, Club Brugge.
Club Brugge vs Genk pick: Over 2.5 goals
Club Brugge mainly played high-scoring games this season. In the last ten games in all competitions, they were eight times over 2.5 goals. The only matches where they weren't were against Anderlecht and Besiktas, which ended in 1:1. But, we could easily see more goals in those games, especially in the match against Besiktas where Club Brugge had so many chances to score a couple more goals and according to xG statistics, should have scored 3.68 goals.
Genk are coming to this game after two high-scoring games vs St. Truiden and Fiorentina, where they scored and conceded ten goals total - five per game.
Traditionally, these teams have always played high-scoring games in their h2h games in recent years. In the previous 17 games, we have seen three or more goals in 16 games, and considering both teams mostly played high-scoring games lately, we think that the over 2.5 goals is the safest option for this tie.
Club Brugge vs Genk Head to Head (H2H) stats
-
Club Brugge
1 : 1
Genk
Pro League
-
Club Brugge
1 : 3
Genk
Pro League
-
Genk
3 : 1
Club Brugge
Pro League
-
Genk
3 : 1
Club Brugge
Pro League
-
Club Brugge
3 : 2
Genk
Pro League
Club Brugge team news
For the Genk game, the team should miss wingers Antonio Nusa, Tajon Buchanan, and Chemsdine Talbi, but luckily, the team has many good options there.
Left full-back Bjorn Meijer is also ruled out with an injury (abdominal strain), along with central defender Joel Ordonez, who is primarily a backup option this season.
A player to watch in this match is undoubtedly Andreas Skov Olsen. The 23-year-old Danish attacking winger has been incredible this season, scoring eight goals and assisting three in 13 appearances.
Last matches of Club Brugge
-
Club Brugge
4 : 0
Zulte Waregem
Belgian Cup
-
Club Brugge
2 : 0
Standard Liege
Pro League
-
Besiktas
0 : 5
Club Brugge
Europa Conference League
-
OH Leuven
0 : 1
Club Brugge
Pro League
-
Club Brugge
0 : 0
Cercle Brugge
Pro League
Club Brugge lineup
Goalkeeper
-
22
Simon Mignolet
Defenders
-
64
Kyriani Sabbe
-
44
Brandon Mechele
-
58
Jorne Spileers
-
55
Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielders
-
10
Hugo Vetlesen
-
15
Raphael Onyedika
-
7
Andreas Skov Olsen
-
20
Hans Vanaken
-
77
Philip Zinckernagel
Forwards
-
99
Igor Thiago
Genk team news
Genk could miss just Mark McKenzie, who didn't play in the previous game vs St. Truiden due to a knock. We should see Cuesta and Sadick at the back, with McKenzie potentially out.
After a 3:3 draw against St. Truiden in the Limburg derby, coach Wouter Vrancken spoke to the media. He was clearly unhappy with the first half where they trailed by 3:0, and said they were too passive in the first 45 minutes. He also noted they had problems with positioning because their defensive line was too low, which gave St. Truiden a lot of space. However, they looked much better when they changed during the halftime. "Even after the third goal, we kept looking for that fourth goal. We felt it was still possible," the coach added.
Last matches of Genk
-
KV Oostende
2 : 0
Genk
Belgian Cup
-
Genk
2 : 2
K.A.A. Gent
Pro League
-
Fiorentina
2 : 1
Genk
Europa Conference League
-
Standard Liege
1 : 0
Genk
Pro League
-
Genk
3 : 1
OH Leuven
Pro League
Genk lineup
Goalkeeper
-
26
Maarten Vandevoordt
Defenders
-
23
Daniel Muñoz
-
46
Carlos Cuesta
-
3
Mujaid Sadick
-
5
Gerardo Arteaga
Midfielders
-
8
Bryan Heynen
-
17
Patrik Hrošovský
-
28
Joseph Paintsil
-
10
Bilal El Khannouss
-
7
Alieu Fadera
Forwards
-
9
Andi Zeqiri
4 Reasons why we should see three or more goals
- Club Brugge were over 2.5 goals in eight of the last ten games
- Club Brugge scored 23 goals in seven home games this season - 3.3 per game
- Genk scored and conceded ten goals (combined) in the last two games
- 16 of the previous h2h games finished with three or more goals
Main prediction Club Brugge - Genk
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
1.44
Do you agree with Nikola qq ?
24 votes
Yes 79%
24 votes
No 21%
Club Brugge & Genk current standing in Pro League
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 - 17 | +20 | 38 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 - 17 | +15 | 34 |
| 3 | Gent | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 26 - 18 | +8 | 29 |
| 4 | Antwerp | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 - 13 | +18 | 27 |
| 5 | Club Brugge | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 - 15 | +14 | 26 |
| 6 | Genk | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 - 17 | +13 | 25 |
| 7 | Cercle Brugge | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 - 16 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 - 24 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 - 23 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Mechelen | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 - 21 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | RWDM | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 - 27 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Sporting Charleroi | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 - 25 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | AS Eupen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 - 33 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | OH Leuven | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 - 31 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Westerlo | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 - 32 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Kortrijk | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 - 33 | -22 | 10 |