Sunday , 16 August 2026

KRC Genk vs CS Fola Esch, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
KRC Genk
5 – 0
Full Time
CS Fola Esch
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 2' Peter Chrappan
Y 56' Veldin Muharemovic
Y 80' Samir Hadji

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs CS Fola Esch — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Magnus Sjoblom
  • Referee Martin Strombergsson
  • Referee Daniel Gustavsson
  • Referee Patrik Eriksson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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 5.0 goals CS Fola Esch
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 KRC Genk 5–0 CS Fola Esch

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul CS Fola Esch H 5–0 W
CS Fola Esch
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul KRC Genk A 0–5 L
19 Jul FC Prishtina A 0–0 D
11 Jul FC Prishtina H 0–0 D
18 May CD Nacional A 1–2 L
13 May Shirebrook Town FC H 2–2 D
06 May Portimonense SC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

KRC Genk
Daan Heymans 4 G 4 A
Zakaria El Ouahdi 4 G 1 A
Hyun-Gyu Oh 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KRC Genk and CS Fola Esch get this one started.
  • 2' Peter Chrappan was booked on 2.
  • 4' Ruslan Malinovskyi adds to his 0 season tally! KRC Genk lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' Both keepers have barely been tested. KRC Genk and CS Fola Esch are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. KRC Genk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' What composure from Pozuelo! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 24' Dejvid Sinani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KRC Genk so far.
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Leandro Trossard gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 28' A stunning finish from Sebastien Dewaest — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CS Fola Esch that had 93 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Ibrahima Seck is replacing Ruslan Malinovskyi for the KRC Genk side.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Veldin Muharemovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Zinho Gano. He replaces Pozuelo on 63 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Ken Corral as he departs to be replaced by Stefano Bensi.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' Leandro Trossard with the second goal in the match!
  • 75' Another change for KRC Genk made on 75 minute. Mbwana Samatta leaves to be changed by Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Samir Hadji is booked for CS Fola Esch — Yellow card on 80.
  • 80' CS Fola Esch manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Seydi is hanging Ryan Klapp on the field on 80 minute.
  • 84' CS Fola Esch manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dejvid Sinani is hanging Samir Hadji on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' The travelling CS Fola Esch supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from KRC Genk to claim maximum points.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

CS Fola Esch Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.81 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 CS Fola Esch xG
I would bet for: KRC Genk to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk74% Draw16% CS Fola Esch10%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
90%
Draw or CS Fola Esch
26%
KRC Genk or CS Fola Esch
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk61% Draw33% CS Fola Esch6%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
3 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
4 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 1
6.1%
4 – 1
5%
5 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.6%
5 – 1
2.9%
6 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push CS Fola Esch covers
-2.5 40% — 60%
-2 40% 22% 38%
-1.5 62% — 38%
-1 62% 20% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
56% ✓
CS Fola Esch keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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