Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24
Cercle Brugge KSV
0 – 1
Full Time
KRC Genk
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Anouar Ait El Hadj
Boris Popovic 52' Y
Y 72' Joris Kayembe
Y 77' Daniel Munoz
Francis Abu 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cercle Brugge KSV vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bert Put

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
7
9
Cercle Brugge KSV 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals KRC Genk
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk 2023-03-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 KRC Genk 2022-08-20 KRC Genk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-03-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KRC Genk 2021-11-07 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug KRC Genk H 0–1 L
05 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 2–0 W
30 Jul Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
23 Apr SV Zulte-Waregem A 3–2 W
15 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV H 3–1 W
09 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 1–2 L
KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV A 1–0 W
10 Aug PAE Olympiakos SFP A 0–1 L
05 Aug KAS Eupen H 0–1 L
02 Aug Servette FC H 1–4 L
29 Jul RWDM Molenbeek FC A 4–0 W
25 Jul Servette FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV KRC Genk
#9 Position #8
2 Points 3
2 Played 2
0 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
5 Scored 4
5 Conceded 4
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.50
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season
0% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 9th (2 pts). KRC Genk are 8th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KRC Genk
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cercle Brugge KSV to score. At the same time, KRC Genk does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Miron Muslic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and KRC Genk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' KRC Genk fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cercle Brugge KSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hugo Siquet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KRC Genk.
  • 35' It looks surprising KRC Genk does not make any changes. Christopher Bonsu Baah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The referee shows KRC Genk player a card on 41.
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joseph Paintsil, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 51' KRC Genk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Boris Popovic is booked for Cercle Brugge KSV — card on 52.
  • 57' Cercle Brugge KSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 62' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Jordan Semedo as he leaves the pitch. Olivier Deman steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Anouar Ait El Hadj as he leaves the pitch. Christopher Bonsu Baah steps in for KRC Genk.
  • 70' GOAL! Warleson scores on 70.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joris Kayembe on 72 minutes.
  • 74' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Boris Popovic departs to be replaced by Alan Minda.
  • 77' Daniel Munoz was booked on 77.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Hugo Siquet as he leaves the pitch. Emilio Kehrer steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 83' The whistle greets Yira Sor as he departs to be replaced by Toluwalas Arokodare.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Francis Abu on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Angelo Preciado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joseph Paintsil at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leandro Trossard 4
Thibo Somers 4
Bryan Heynen 4
Junya Ito 3
Leandro Trossard 3
Theo Bongonda 3
Paul Onuachu 3
Jarne Steuckers 2

Head to Head

2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk 2023-03-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 KRC Genk 2022-08-20 KRC Genk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-03-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–2 KRC Genk 2021-11-07 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk L 2023-08-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2023-07-30 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-04-23 SV Zulte-Waregem 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2023-04-15 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2023-04-09 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L

KRC Genk Form

2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk W 2023-08-10 PAE Olympiakos SFP 1–0 KRC Genk L 2023-08-05 KRC Genk 0–1 KAS Eupen L 2023-08-02 KRC Genk 1–4 Servette FC L 2023-07-29 RWDM Molenbeek FC 0–4 KRC Genk W 2023-07-25 Servette FC 1–1 KRC Genk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.21 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cercle Brugge KSV41% Draw24% KRC Genk35%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
65%
Draw or KRC Genk
59%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KRC Genk
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV34% Draw37% KRC Genk29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 3
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
1 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.