Cercle Brugge KSV vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV

4 – 1

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KRC Genk

Sat 4 May 2024 · 18:45 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Hugo Siquet 16' Y

Y 30' Carlos Cuesta

Y 55' Zakaria El Ouahdi

Y 65' Mujaid Sadick

Overview

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

Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
KRC Genk 30 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

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

Cercle Brugge KSV 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals KRC Genk

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 KRC Genk 2024-04-13 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2024-01-20 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV 2023-08-13 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 KRC Genk 2023-03-17 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 KRC Genk

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	KRC Genk	H	4–1	W
28 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	1–1	D
24 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	A	0–3	L
21 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	H	0–1	L
13 Apr	KRC Genk	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	3–2	W

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	1–4	L
28 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	0–3	L
24 Apr	Club Brugge KV	A	0–4	L
20 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–1	W
13 Apr	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Royal Antwerp FC	A	1–0	W

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 ball is rolling at Jan Breydel Stadion. Cercle Brugge KSV are looking to make home advantage count against KRC Genk.
5' A quiet spell here at Jan Breydel Stadion. KRC Genk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
9' GOAL! Anouar Ait El Hadj fires home to make it 0-1!
12' Felix Lemarechal has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
16' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hugo Siquet on 16 minutes.
21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cercle Brugge KSV side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' Brilliant from the ! Malamine Efekele makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 24.
29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Cuesta on 30 minutes.
35' KRC Genk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The whistle greets Malamine Efekele as he departs to be replaced by Alan Minda.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' KRC Genk is showing some good football. However, KRC Genk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
51' Thibo Somers has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zakaria El Ouahdi on 55.
57' The KRC Genk manager makes a substitution. Anouar Ait El Hadj departs to be replaced by Andi Zeqiri.
61' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Denkey gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
65' The referee shows KRC Genk player a card on 65.
70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
74' Kazeem Olaigbe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francis Abu at the 74 minute mark.
75' Cercle Brugge KSV manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Lietaert is hanging Hugo Siquet on the field on 75 minute.
79' Christopher Bonsu Baah is replacing Toluwalas Arokodare for the KRC Genk side.
80' Fresh legs for KRC Genk! Ibrahima Bangoura comes on to replace Patrik Hrosovsky.
84' A tactical swap from Cercle Brugge KSV — Boris Popovic on, Jesper Daland off on 84 minutes.
85' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 85 minute. Kevin Denkey leaves to be changed by Abdoul Kader Ouattara.
88' KRC Genk make a change. Bilal El Khannouss trudges off to be replaced by Konstantinos Karetsas on 88 minutes.
Cercle Brugge KSV celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen
9
Kevin Denkey ↓ Abdoul Kader Ouattara 85'
17
Francis Abu ↓ Kazeem Olaigbe 74'
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
41
Hugo Siquet ↓ Jonas Lietaert 75'
4
Jesper Daland ↓ Boris Popovic 84'
6
Felix Lemarechal
66
Christiaan Ravych
7
Malamine Efekele ↓ Alan Minda 40'

Bench

18
Senna Miangue
21
Maxime Delanghe
5
Boris Popovic ↑ 84'
10
Felipe Augusto
8
Erick
19
Kazeem Olaigbe ↑ 74'
76
Jonas Lietaert ↑ 75'
11
Alan Minda ↑ 40'
99
Abdoul Kader Ouattara ↑ 85'

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

18
Joris Kayembe
2
Mark McKenzie
17
Patrik Hrosovsky ↓ Ibrahima Bangoura 80'
26
Maarten Vandevoordt
46
Carlos Cuesta
19
Anouar Ait El Hadj ↓ Andi Zeqiri 57'
99
Toluwalas Arokodare ↓ Christopher Bonsu Baah 79'
5
Matias Galarza
3
Mujaid Sadick
34
Bilal El Khannouss ↓ Konstantinos Karetsas 88'
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi ↓ Alieu Fadera 57'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Trossard	4
Thibo Somers	4
Bryan Heynen	4
Theo Bongonda	3
Paul Onuachu	3
Junya Ito	3
Leandro Trossard	3
Toluwalas Arokodare	2

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2024-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 KRC Genk W 2024-04-28 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 RSC Anderlecht D 2024-04-24 RSC Anderlecht 3–0 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2024-04-21 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2024-04-13 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2024-04-07 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Cercle Brugge KSV W

KRC Genk Form

2024-05-04 Cercle Brugge KSV 4–1 KRC Genk L 2024-04-28 KRC Genk 0–3 Club Brugge KV L 2024-04-24 Club Brugge KV 4–0 KRC Genk L 2024-04-20 KRC Genk 2–1 RSC Anderlecht W 2024-04-13 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2024-04-06 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KRC Genk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.99 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 KRC Genk xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV52% Draw24% KRC Genk24%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

76%

Draw or KRC Genk

48%

Cercle Brugge KSV or KRC Genk

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cercle Brugge KSV38% Draw41% KRC Genk21%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	KRC Genk covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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