Thursday , 2 July 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 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 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KRC Genk to score. At the same time, CS Fola Esch does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' CS Fola Esch player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 4' KRC Genk is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ruslan Malinovskyi on 4.
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' Goal! Pozuelo scores his 43 goal in 316 matches.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KRC Genk that had 316 games and scored 528 goals.
  • 25' GOAL! Leandro Trossard scores on 25. Assisted by Pozuelo
  • 28' Goal! Sebastien Dewaest scores his 11 goal in 316 matches.
  • 33' CS Fola Esch is showing some good football. However, CS Fola Esch are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' KRC Genk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' The travelling CS Fola Esch supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' KRC Genk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ibrahima Seck is hanging Ruslan Malinovskyi on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' CS Fola Esch player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' 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 Dejvid Sinani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Another change for KRC Genk made on 63 minute. Pozuelo leaves to be changed by Zinho Gano.
  • 66' Stefano Bensi is replacing Ken Corral for the CS Fola Esch side.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' GOAL! Leandro Trossard scores on 73.
  • 75' Jakub Piotrowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mbwana Samatta on 75 minute.
  • 80' Samir Hadji is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Seydi. He replaces Ryan Klapp on 80 minute.
  • 84' Time for substitution for CS Fola Esch. Samir Hadji is replaced by Dejvid Sinani.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KRC Genk players.

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.