Thursday , 2 July 2026

KRC Genk vs Brondby IF, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
KRC Genk
5 – 2
Full Time
Brondby IF
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Mbwana Samatta 17' Y
Jere Uronen 49' Y
Y 69' Ante Erceg

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs Brondby IF — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksandrs Golubevs
  • Referee Andris Treimanis
  • Referee Haralds Gudermanis
  • Referee Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
KRC Genk 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals Brondby IF
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 KRC Genk 5–2 Brondby IF

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Brondby IF H 5–2 W
19 Aug Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–1 W
16 Aug KKS Lech Poznan A 2–1 W
12 Aug KV Oostende A 2–0 W
09 Aug KKS Lech Poznan H 2–0 W
05 Aug K. Sint-Truidense VV H 1–1 D
Brondby IF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug KRC Genk A 2–5 L
16 Aug FK Spartak Subotica H 2–1 W
09 Aug FK Spartak Subotica A 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Mikael Uhre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brondby IF that had 17 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 17' Mbwana Samatta is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 22' It looks surprising Brondby IF does not make any changes. Sebastien Dewaest has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kamil Wilczek suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' KRC Genk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Mbwana Samatta puts KRC Genk on the lead.
  • 42' 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.
  • 45' Goal! Leandro Trossard scores his 90 goal in 316 matches.
  • 46' GOAL! Leandro Trossard scores on 45.
  • 47' GOAL! Hjortur Hermannsson scores on 47.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jere Uronen.
  • 51' Goal! Kamil Wilczek scores his 10 goal in 17 matches.
  • 55' Goal! Mbwana Samatta scores his 74 goal in 316 matches.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' Ruslan Malinovskyi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The referee shows Brondby IF player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' Goal! Mbwana Samatta scores his 74 goal in 316 matches.
  • 72' The Brondby IF manager makes a substitution. Ante Erceg departs to be replaced by Mikael Uhre.
  • 74' Time for substitution for KRC Genk. Dieumerci Ndongala is replaced by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 79' Simon Tibbling has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dominik Kaiser on 79 minute.
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' Another substitution for Brondby IF to replace Lasse Christensen by Kasper Fisker on 89 minute.
  • 90' Goal! Leandro Trossard scores his 90 goal in 316 matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Brondby IF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Zorniger

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.62 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Brondby IF xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk61% Draw20% Brondby IF19%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
80%
Draw or Brondby IF
39%
KRC Genk or Brondby IF
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk46% Draw36% Brondby IF18%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push Brondby IF covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Brondby IF keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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