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

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Jupiler Pro League · 2026

Cercle Brugge KSV

4 – 1

Full Time

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 2 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
KRC Genk 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Laforge

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

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
#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 game is set. Cercle Brugge KSV kicks off things out of here…
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
9' GOAL! Anouar Ait El Hadj fires home to make it 0-1!
12' The deadlock is broken! Felix Lemarechal gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
16' It’s a booking for Cercle Brugge KSV player. Hugo Siquet gets a card.
21' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Against the run of play, Malamine Efekele has scored! This game has turned on its head.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Cuesta on 30 minutes.
35' Warleson, a Brazil goalkeeper, has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Another change for Cercle Brugge KSV made on 40 minute. Malamine Efekele leaves to be changed by Alan Minda.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cercle Brugge KSV and KRC Genk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' The travelling KRC Genk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Thibo Somers doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Zakaria El Ouahdi is booked for KRC Genk — card on 55.
57' KRC Genk make a change. Anouar Ait El Hadj trudges off to be replaced by Andi Zeqiri on 57 minutes.
61' Kevin Denkey does the damage! The net is bulging and Cercle Brugge KSV surge ahead!
65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mujaid Sadick on 65 minutes.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' It is a substitution in Cercle Brugge KSV team. Francis Abu is replaced by Kazeem Olaigbe on 74 minute.
75' Hugo Siquet makes way for Jonas Lietaert at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cercle Brugge KSV.
79' Christopher Bonsu Baah is replacing Toluwalas Arokodare for the KRC Genk side.
80' The KRC Genk manager makes a substitution. Patrik Hrosovsky departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Bangoura.
84' A change in the Cercle Brugge KSV ranks — Jesper Daland exits the field as Boris Popovic enters on 84.
85' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Kevin Denkey trudges off to be replaced by Abdoul Kader Ouattara on 85 minutes.
88' KRC Genk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Konstantinos Karetsas is hanging Bilal El Khannouss on the field on 88 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

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
Paul Onuachu	3
Junya Ito	3
Leandro Trossard	3
Theo Bongonda	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

4 / 4

2.81 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 KRC Genk xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV55% Draw20% KRC Genk25%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	49%	51%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

75%

Draw or KRC Genk

45%

Cercle Brugge KSV or KRC Genk

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV44% Draw34% KRC Genk22%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.5%

1 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

Actual

4 – 2

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.8%

3 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	KRC Genk covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	16%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	18%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	12%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	7%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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