Thursday , 2 July 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 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 66
2 Club Brugge KV 30 63
3 K. Sint-Truidense VV 30 57
4 KAA Gent 30 45
5 KV Mechelen 30 45
6 RSC Anderlecht 30 44
7 KRC Genk 30 42
8 Royal Standard de Liege 30 40
9 KVC Westerlo 30 39
10 Royal Antwerp FC 30 35
11 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 30 34
12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 34
13 SV Zulte-Waregem 30 32
14 UR La Louviere Centre 30 31
15 Cercle Brugge KSV 30 31
16 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 30 19

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
#15 Position #7
31 Points 42
30 Played 30
7 / 10 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 10
39 Scored 46
47 Conceded 47
-8 GD -1
1.03 PPG 1.40
23% Win % 37%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. KRC Genk kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Kevin Denkey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 10' Aziz Ouattara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. KRC Genk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Cercle Brugge KSV are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KRC Genk backline.
  • 35' Colombia international Daniel Munoz has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cercle Brugge KSV and KRC Genk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' KRC Genk receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Joseph Paintsil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 33 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 52' Boris Popovic was booked on 52.
  • 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Francis Abu made 6 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' KRC Genk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Jordan Semedo by Olivier Deman on 63 minute.
  • 67' Fresh legs for KRC Genk! Christopher Bonsu Baah comes on to replace Anouar Ait El Hadj.
  • 70' A stunning finish from Warleson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Joris Kayembe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Boris Popovic as he leaves the pitch. Alan Minda steps in for Cercle Brugge KSV.
  • 77' Daniel Munoz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 77.
  • 82' The Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes a substitution. Hugo Siquet departs to be replaced by Emilio Kehrer.
  • 83' Fresh legs for KRC Genk! Toluwalas Arokodare comes on to replace Yira Sor.
  • 85' Francis Abu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The KRC Genk manager makes a substitution. Joseph Paintsil departs to be replaced by Angelo Preciado.
  • Full Time. KRC Genk beats Cercle Brugge KSV

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
Thibo Somers 4
Bryan Heynen 4
Leandro Trossard 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
2 / 4
1.39 Cercle Brugge KSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Cercle Brugge KSV or KRC Genk 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV35% Draw28% KRC Genk37%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw
63%
Draw or KRC Genk
65%
Cercle Brugge KSV or KRC Genk
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cercle Brugge KSV26% Draw46% KRC Genk28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap Cercle Brugge KSV covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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