KAA Gent vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KAA Gent vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League at Ghelamco Arena.
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Laforge
5 games this season
🟨 3.0/game
⚽ 12.2 goals/game
🟥 1 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | KRC Genk | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Oct | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Oct | K. Sint-Truidense VV | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | Club Brugge KV | A | 4–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | KAA Gent | A | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 3–2 | W |
| 05 Oct | KV Kortrijk | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Sep | KV Mechelen | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | H | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 2–0 | 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)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
KAA Gent this season
27%
Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
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' The game is set. KAA Gent kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Zakaria El Ouahdi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KRC Genk.
- 15' Japan international Atsuki Ito has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 25' KRC Genk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 37' Matisse Samoise catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 37.
- 42' The travelling KRC Genk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' What composure from Toluwalas Arokodare! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 51' Patrik Hrosovsky is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' Goal! Jarne Steuckers scores his 12 goal in 273 matches.
- 59' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Noah Fadiga comes on to replace Matisse Samoise.
- 64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KAA Gent and KRC Genk are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 69' Patrik Hrosovsky picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wouter Vrancken will be considering his options from the bench.
- 76' That is a card for KRC Genk. Toluwalas Arokodare will be fuming at that decision.
- 78' The KRC Genk bench stirs into life. Jarne Steuckers is withdrawn and Yira Sor gets his opportunity.
- 79' KRC Genk make a change. Zakaria El Ouahdi trudges off to be replaced by Ken Nkuba on 79 minutes.
- 84' KAA Gent started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
- 85' Mathias Delorge catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
- 87' The supporters are chanting for Noah Adedeji. He replaces Yira Sor on 87 minute.
- The points are shared — KAA Gent 0-2 KRC Genk. Honours even.
Lineups
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
-
13
Stefan Mitrovic ↓ Tiago Araujo 79'
- 23
- 33
- 4
-
18
Matisse Samoise ↓ Noah Fadiga 59'
-
15
Atsuki Ito ↓ Omri Gandelman 59'
- 16
-
21
Max Dean ↓ Andri Gudjohnsen 59'
- 8
- 3
- 19
Bench
-
22
Noah Fadiga ↑ 59'
- 1
- 12
-
20
Tiago Araujo ↑ 79'
-
11
Momodou Lamin Sonko ↑ 79'
-
9
Andri Gudjohnsen ↑ 59'
- 29
- 27
-
6
Omri Gandelman ↑ 59'
Coach
Wouter Vrancken
KRC Genk Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 17
- 8
- 1
- 99
- 3
- 6
- 24
-
23
Jarne Steuckers ↓ Yira Sor 78'
- 7
-
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi ↓ Ken Nkuba 79'
Bench
-
27
Ken Nkuba ↑ 79'
- 46
- 39
-
9
Hyun-Gyu Oh ↑ 78'
-
14
Yira Sor ↑ 78'
- 44
-
21
Ibrahima Bangoura ↑ 59'
- 20
- 32
Coach
Thorsten Fink
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Toluwalas Arokodare | 4 |
| Ruslan Malinovskyi | 3 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 3 |
| Joseph Paintsil | 3 |
| Matisse Samoise | 3 |
| Roman Bezus | 3 |
| Yira Sor | 3 |
| Hyun-Gyu Oh | 2 |
Head to Head
KAA Gent Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39
KAA Gent xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
KRC Genk xG
I would bet for:
KAA Gent or KRC Genk 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KRC Genk win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
KAA Gent or Draw
68%
Draw or KRC Genk
61%
KAA Gent or KRC Genk
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
Asian Handicap — KAA Gent
| Handicap | KAA Gent covers | Push | KRC Genk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 22% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 17% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.