Saturday , 14 November 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between KRC Genk and CS Fola Esch.
  • 2' Peter Chrappan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 2.
  • 4' What a moment for Ruslan Malinovskyi! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' Pozuelo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KRC Genk and CS Fola Esch are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Brilliant from the forward! Leandro Trossard makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 28' A goal from the Belgium international Sebastien Dewaest! He fires home on 28 to make it 4-0!
  • 33' Stefano Bensi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 93 appearances.
  • 38' KRC Genk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' KRC Genk make a change. Ruslan Malinovskyi trudges off to be replaced by Ibrahima Seck on 46 minutes.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samir Hadji made 93 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for CS Fola Esch. Veldin Muharemovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KRC Genk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Time for substitution for KRC Genk. Pozuelo is replaced by Zinho Gano.
  • 66' CS Fola Esch ring the changes. Ken Corral has done his job and it is now time for Stefano Bensi to step up.
  • 71' Edon Zhegrova has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' GOAL! Leandro Trossard fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 75' The KRC Genk manager makes a substitution. Mbwana Samatta departs to be replaced by Jakub Piotrowski.
  • 80' Samir Hadji catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Seydi. He replaces Ryan Klapp 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' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for CS Fola Esch.

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.