Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Club Brugge KV 2 6
2 Royal Antwerp FC 2 6
3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 4
4 SV Zulte-Waregem 2 4
5 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1 3
6 KAA Gent 1 3
7 RSC Anderlecht 1 3
8 KRC Genk 2 3
9 Cercle Brugge KSV 2 2
10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2 2
11 Royal Standard de Liège 1 1
12 Lommel SK 1 1
13 SK Beveren 1 0
14 UR La Louvière Centre 1 0
15 KV Mechelen 1 0
16 KVC Westerlo 2 0
17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0
18 KV Kortrijk 2 0

Head-to-Head

11
5
3
KRC Genk 19 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
#8 Position #6
3 Points 3
2 Played 1
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
4 Scored 2
4 Conceded 0
+0 GD +2
1.50 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
100% Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season

KRC Genk are 8th (3 pts). KAA Gent are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and KRC Genk launch into their encounter with KAA Gent.
  • 5' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 7' Assisted by Theo Bongonda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Paul Onuachu makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carlos Cuesta on 10.
  • 12' Carlos Cuesta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 12.
  • 17' KRC Genk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KAA Gent's shape.
  • 22' KAA Gent come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bastien Toma.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' A change in the KRC Genk ranks — Paul Onuachu exits the field as Kristian Thorstvedt enters on 31.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Michael Ngadeu on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. KAA Gent will be frustrated.
  • 47' Danny Vukovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 48' Roman Yaremchuk has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' Laurent Depoitre is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Ngadeu at the 58 minute mark.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Niklas Dorsch.
  • 65' KAA Gent are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' KAA Gent manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franck Gniangbo is hanging Alessio Castro-Montes on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Fresh legs for KAA Gent! Dino Arslanagic comes on to replace Niklas Dorsch.
  • 79' With 1 assists to his name this season, Carlos Cuesta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
  • 83' Sulayman Marreh is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 85' Cyriel Dessers is replacing Bastien Toma for the KRC Genk side.
  • 90' Bryan Heynen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 316 appearances.
  • The points are shared — KRC Genk 1-1 KAA Gent. Honours even.

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
Roman Bezus 3
Yira Sor 3
Ruslan Malinovskyi 3
Tarik Tissoudali 3
Joseph Paintsil 3
Matisse Samoise 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
0.53 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk21% Draw25% KAA Gent54%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
46%
Draw or KAA Gent
79%
KRC Genk or KAA Gent
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk8% Draw48% KAA Gent44%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
17.5%
0 – 2
15.1%
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 4
3.6%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
1 – 4
2.1%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 27% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 21% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
59% ✗

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