Saturday , 14 November 2026

KRC Genk vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2018-19 PLAYOFFS I

Jupiler Pro League · 2018-19
KRC Genk
2 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Dylan Bronn
Y 65' Nana Asare
Sebastien Dewaest 73' Y
Y 74' Roman Bezus
Sebastien Dewaest 74' Y
Ruslan Malinovskyi 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League .

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
  • Referee Wesley Alen
  • Referee Lawrence Visser
  • Referee Jo De Weirdt
  • Referee Philippe Vandecauter
5 games this season 🟨 6.2/game ⚽ 22.6 goals/game 🟥 4 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

11
6
3
KRC Genk 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent 2018-12-26 KRC Genk 3–1 KAA Gent 2018-10-07 KAA Gent 1–5 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr KAA Gent H 2–1 W
02 Apr Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
30 Mar RSC Anderlecht H 3–0 W
17 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem A 3–3 D
10 Mar KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen H 1–0 W
02 Mar Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–1 D
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr KRC Genk A 1–2 L
03 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 1–2 L
31 Mar Club Brugge KV A 0–3 L
17 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV A 2–0 W
10 Mar KV Oostende H 2–1 W
03 Mar SV Zulte-Waregem A 3–1 W

Season Stats

KRC Genk KAA Gent
#7 Position #3
15 Points 28
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
18 Scored 20
15 Conceded 6
+3 GD +14
1.36 PPG 2.55
36% Win % 82%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
55% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts). KAA Gent are 3rd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
KAA Gent
Ibrahima Cisse 4 G
Momodou Lamin Sonko 3 G 1 A
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KRC Genk have kicked off against KAA Gent. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KRC Genk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jess Thorup might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' It looks surprising KRC Genk does not make any changes. Mbwana Samatta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Sebastien Dewaest has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' Dylan Bronn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 43' Ruslan Malinovskyi adds to his 0 season tally! KRC Genk lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' Goal! Ruslan Malinovskyi scores his 53 goal in 327 matches.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Ruslan Malinovskyi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' KRC Genk are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined KAA Gent backline.
  • 61' The 36-year-old Roman Bezus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' The KAA Gent manager makes a substitution. Anderson Esiti departs to be replaced by Roman Bezus.
  • 65' Nana Asare has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dylan Bronn is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
  • 73' Sebastien Dewaest is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roman Bezus.
  • 74' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Brecht Dejaegere is replaced by Stallone Limbombe.
  • 75' Fresh legs for KRC Genk! Joseph Paintsil comes on to replace Leandro Trossard.
  • 80' Joakim Maehle, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' Timothy Derijck is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' A change in the KRC Genk ranks — Mbwana Samatta exits the field as Zinho Gano enters on 87.
  • 90' Ruslan Malinovskyi was booked on 90.
  • Full Time. KRC Genk beats KAA Gent

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Toluwalas Arokodare 4
Matisse Samoise 3
Roman Bezus 3
Yira Sor 3
Ruslan Malinovskyi 3
Tarik Tissoudali 3
Joseph Paintsil 3
Joseph Paintsil 2

Head to Head

2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent 2018-12-26 KRC Genk 3–1 KAA Gent 2018-10-07 KAA Gent 1–5 KRC Genk

KRC Genk Form

2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent W 2019-04-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 KRC Genk L 2019-03-30 KRC Genk 3–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2019-03-17 SV Zulte-Waregem 3–3 KRC Genk D 2019-03-10 KRC Genk 1–0 KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen W 2019-03-02 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 KRC Genk D

KAA Gent Form

2019-04-06 KRC Genk 2–1 KAA Gent L 2019-04-03 KAA Gent 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2019-03-31 Club Brugge KV 3–0 KAA Gent L 2019-03-17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 KAA Gent W 2019-03-10 KAA Gent 2–1 KV Oostende W 2019-03-03 SV Zulte-Waregem 1–3 KAA Gent W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk49% Draw25% KAA Gent26%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
75%
Draw or KAA Gent
51%
KRC Genk or KAA Gent
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk32% Draw46% KAA Gent22%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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