Saturday , 14 November 2026

KAA Gent vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2026 PLAYOFFS I

Jupiler Pro League · 2026
KAA Gent
0 – 1
Full Time
KRC Genk
Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Giorgi Kvilitaia 54' Y
Giorgi Kvilitaia 55' Y
Y 65' Bryan Heynen
Y 70' Joakim Maehle
Arnaud Souquet 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KAA Gent vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Wesli De Cremer
  • Referee Jeroen Walschap
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 19.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 29
2 Club Brugge KV 11 28
3 KAA Gent 11 28
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 11 27
5 RSC Anderlecht 11 20
6 Lommel SK 11 16
7 KRC Genk 11 15
8 Royal Standard de Liège 11 15
9 KVC Westerlo 11 14
10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 12
11 KV Mechelen 11 12
12 K. Sint-Truidense VV 11 11
13 Royal Antwerp FC 11 11
14 SV Zulte-Waregem 11 11
15 SK Beveren 11 10
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 11 9
17 UR La Louvière Centre 11 7
18 KV Kortrijk 11 4

Head-to-Head

3
6
11
KAA Gent 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals KRC Genk
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk 2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent 2018-12-26 KRC Genk 3–1 KAA Gent 2018-10-07 KAA Gent 1–5 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr KRC Genk H 0–1 L
21 Apr RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
13 Apr Royal Antwerp FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr KRC Genk A 1–2 L
03 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 1–2 L
31 Mar Club Brugge KV A 0–3 L
KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr KAA Gent A 1–0 W
19 Apr Royal Standard de Liège A 3–1 W
14 Apr Club Brugge KV H 3–1 W
06 Apr KAA Gent H 2–1 W
02 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
30 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 3–0 W

Season Stats

KAA Gent KRC Genk
#3 Position #7
28 Points 15
11 Played 11
9 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
20 Scored 18
6 Conceded 15
+14 GD +3
2.55 PPG 1.36
82% Win % 36%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KAA Gent
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KRC Genk
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KAA Gent
Ibrahima Cisse 4 G
Momodou Lamin Sonko 3 G 1 A
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 6 A
KRC Genk
Rafiu Durosinmi 6 G
Aaron Bibout 3 G
Junya Ito 2 G 2 A
Josue Ndenge Kongolo 2 G
Bryan Heynen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' KRC Genk have won 545 goals from 327 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Anderson Esiti has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KAA Gent side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' KAA Gent currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The travelling KRC Genk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' KRC Genk has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' KAA Gent are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KRC Genk's shape.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. KAA Gent in their trying to find a way past KRC Genk's compact .
  • 52' Joseph Aidoo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jhon Lucumi on 52 minute.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Giorgi Kvilitaia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Leandro Trossard gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 55' Giorgi Kvilitaia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' KAA Gent make a change. Giorgi Kvilitaia trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan David on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Jere Uronen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bryan Heynen.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe as he leaves the pitch. Roman Bezus steps in for KAA Gent.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Joakim Maehle on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. KRC Genk will be frustrated.
  • 75' Thibault De Smet is replacing Nana Asare for the KAA Gent side.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arnaud Souquet.
  • 84' Arnaud Souquet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' Dylan Bronn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' KRC Genk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joseph Paintsil is hanging Junya Ito on the field on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KRC Genk players.

Lineups

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Toluwalas Arokodare 4
Yira Sor 3
Ruslan Malinovskyi 3
Tarik Tissoudali 3
Joseph Paintsil 3
Matisse Samoise 3
Roman Bezus 3
Theo Bongonda 2

Head to Head

2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk 2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent 2018-12-26 KRC Genk 3–1 KAA Gent 2018-10-07 KAA Gent 1–5 KRC Genk

KAA Gent Form

2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk L 2019-04-21 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 KAA Gent D 2019-04-13 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC L 2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent L 2019-04-03 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2019-03-31 Club Brugge KV 3–0 KAA Gent L

KRC Genk Form

2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk W 2019-04-19 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 KRC Genk W 2019-04-14 KRC Genk 3–1 Club Brugge KV W 2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent W 2019-04-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KRC Genk L 2019-03-30 KRC Genk 3–0 RSC Anderlecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: KAA Gent or KRC Genk 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent30% Draw28% KRC Genk42%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

KAA Gent or Draw
58%
Draw or KRC Genk
70%
KAA Gent or KRC Genk
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KAA Gent25% Draw49% KRC Genk26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KAA Gent

Handicap KAA Gent covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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