Wednesday , 30 September 2026

KRC Genk vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KRC Genk
1 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 21 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Luminus Arena HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'
Carlos Cuesta 10' Y
Carlos Cuesta 12' R
Bastien Toma 25' Y
Y 45' Michael Ngadeu
Theo Bongonda 45' Y
Danny Vukovic 45' Y
Danny Vukovic 47' Y
Y 60' Niklas Dorsch
Y 83' Sulayman Marreh
Y 83' Laurent Depoitre

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Luminus Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Christof Dierick
  • Referee Vito Divincenzo
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 19
2 KAA Gent 7 19
3 Club Brugge KV 7 18
4 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 7 18
5 RSC Anderlecht 7 13
6 SV Zulte-Waregem 7 11
7 Royal Standard de Liège 7 11
8 KVC Westerlo 7 10
9 KRC Genk 7 9
10 SK Beveren 7 9
11 K. Sint-Truidense VV 7 8
12 Lommel SK 7 8
13 Royal Antwerp FC 7 7
14 UR La Louvière Centre 7 4
15 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 7 4
16 Cercle Brugge KSV 7 3
17 KV Mechelen 7 3
18 KV Kortrijk 7 3

Head-to-Head

11
6
3
KRC Genk 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-21 KRC Genk 1–1 KAA Gent 2020-10-26 KAA Gent 1–2 KRC Genk 2020-01-25 KAA Gent 4–1 KRC Genk 2019-11-10 KRC Genk 0–2 KAA Gent 2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan KAA Gent H 1–1 D
16 Jan Royal Excel Mouscron A 0–2 L
09 Jan KV Kortrijk A 1–2 L
06 Jan KAS Eupen A 4–1 W
27 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 1–1 D
19 Dec KV Kortrijk H 2–0 W
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan KRC Genk A 1–1 D
17 Jan Royal Antwerp FC H 0–1 L
10 Jan Beerschot VA A 1–1 D
26 Dec KV Kortrijk A 0–1 L
20 Dec Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W
16 Dec KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 3–0 W

Season Stats

KRC Genk KAA Gent
#9 Position #2
9 Points 19
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
13 Scored 13
12 Conceded 4
+1 GD +9
1.29 PPG 2.71
29% Win % 86%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
43% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

KRC Genk are 9th (9 pts). KAA Gent are 2nd (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KRC Genk
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
KAA Gent
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

KRC Genk
Rafiu Durosinmi 5 G
Aaron Bibout 2 G
Josue Ndenge Kongolo 2 G
Bryan Heynen 1 G
KAA Gent
Josue Vergara 3 G
Tiago Araujo 2 G 2 A
Momodou Lamin Sonko 2 G 1 A
Ibrahima Cisse 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for KRC Genk to score. At the same time, KAA Gent does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Paul Onuachu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 10' Carlos Cuesta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Carlos Cuesta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 22' It’s high time Hein Vanhaezebrouck made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bastien Toma on 25.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dino Arslanagic, as he is very good at scoring at Luminus Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' Kristian Thorstvedt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paul Onuachu at the 31 minute mark.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KRC Genk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' KAA Gent receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 47' Danny Vukovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 48' What composure from Roman Yaremchuk! The Ukraine international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 53' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Laurent Depoitre. He replaces Michael Ngadeu on 58 minute.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Niklas Dorsch. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' The KAA Gent bench stirs into life. Alessio Castro-Montes is withdrawn and Franck Gniangbo gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Niklas Dorsch is replaced by Dino Arslanagic.
  • 79' 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.
  • 83' The referee shows KAA Gent player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Bastien Toma as he leaves the pitch. Cyriel Dessers steps in for KRC Genk.
  • 90' Michael Ngadeu, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-21 KRC Genk 1–1 KAA Gent 2020-10-26 KAA Gent 1–2 KRC Genk 2020-01-25 KAA Gent 4–1 KRC Genk 2019-11-10 KRC Genk 0–2 KAA Gent 2019-04-27 KAA Gent 0–1 KRC Genk

KRC Genk Form

2021-01-21 KRC Genk 1–1 KAA Gent D 2021-01-16 Royal Excel Mouscron 2–0 KRC Genk L 2021-01-09 KV Kortrijk 2–1 KRC Genk L 2021-01-06 KAS Eupen 1–4 KRC Genk W 2020-12-27 KRC Genk 1–1 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren D 2020-12-19 KRC Genk 2–0 KV Kortrijk W

KAA Gent Form

2021-01-21 KRC Genk 1–1 KAA Gent D 2021-01-17 KAA Gent 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2021-01-10 Beerschot VA 1–1 KAA Gent D 2020-12-26 KV Kortrijk 1–0 KAA Gent L 2020-12-20 Club Brugge KV 0–1 KAA Gent W 2020-12-16 KAA Gent 3–0 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.94 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: KRC Genk or KAA Gent 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk28% Draw27% KAA Gent45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
56%
Draw or KAA Gent
72%
KRC Genk or KAA Gent
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk17% Draw47% KAA Gent36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
9.8%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 24% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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