KRC Genk vs KAA Gent, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
KRC Genk vs KAA Gent — Jupiler League at Cegeka Arena.
Match Details
- Referee Jasper Vergoote
6 games this season
🟨 5.2/game
⚽ 14.2 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | KAA Gent | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Feb | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Feb | Cercle Brugge KSV | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Feb | Beerschot VA | H | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Jan | KVC Westerlo | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Jan | KV Mechelen | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | KRC Genk | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Feb | Beerschot VA | H | 3–2 | W |
| 07 Feb | KV Mechelen | A | 3–3 | D |
| 02 Feb | RSC Anderlecht | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Jan | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | H | 1–1 | D |
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)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
KRC Genk this season
55%
Clean Sheets
KAA Gent this season
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' In just a few seconds Cegeka Arena will turn into a battlefield for KRC Genk and KAA Gent.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zakaria El Ouahdi made 326 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Dante Vanzeir has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 100 appearances.
- 15' It’s high time Thorsten Fink made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' That looks like a foul for a card for Atsuki Ito.
- 23' Hyllarion Goore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KRC Genk tonight.
- 27' That is a card for KRC Genk. Matte Smets will be fuming at that decision.
- 32' Matisse Samoise catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 32.
- 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KRC Genk side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thorsten Fink might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' Tiago Araujo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
- 57' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 62' Leonardo Lopes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 67' Belgium international Matte Smets has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 69' Patrik Hrosovsky gets the nod from KRC Genk. He replaces Konstantinos Karetsas and will look to change the dynamic.
- 72' Time for substitution for KAA Gent. Andri Gudjohnsen is replaced by Hyllarion Goore.
- 77' KRC Genk ring the changes. Toluwalas Arokodare has done his job and it is now time for Hyun-Gyu Oh to step up.
- 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Zakaria El Ouahdi.
- 83' Both keepers have barely been tested. KRC Genk and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 89' Another substitution for KRC Genk to replace Zakaria El Ouahdi by Ken Nkuba on 89 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for KAA Gent to replace Dante Vanzeir by Franck Surdez on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
Lineups
KRC Genk Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 8
- 1
- 99
- 3
- 6
-
23
Jarne Steuckers ↓ Noah Adedeji 69'
- 21
- 7
-
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi ↓ Ken Nkuba 89'
- 20
Bench
-
17
Patrik Hrosovsky ↑ 69'
- 11
-
27
Ken Nkuba ↑ 89'
-
9
Hyun-Gyu Oh ↑ 77'
- 19
- 44
- 34
-
32
Noah Adedeji ↑ 69'
- 82
- 51
Coach
Thorsten Fink
KAA Gent Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 33
- 4
-
14
Dante Vanzeir ↓ Franck Surdez 90'
- 18
- 20
-
15
Atsuki Ito ↓ Omri Gandelman 90'
- 16
- 9
- 3
Bench
- 24
- 12
- 2
- 32
-
11
Momodou Lamin Sonko ↑ 72'
- 27
-
6
Omri Gandelman ↑ 90'
-
19
Franck Surdez ↑ 90'
-
45
Hyllarion Goore ↑ 72'
Coach
Danijel Milicevic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Toluwalas Arokodare | 4 |
| Ruslan Malinovskyi | 3 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 3 |
| Joseph Paintsil | 3 |
| Matisse Samoise | 3 |
| Roman Bezus | 3 |
| Yira Sor | 3 |
| Dylan Bronn | 2 |
Head to Head
KRC Genk Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94
KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15
KAA Gent xG
I would bet for:
KRC Genk or KAA Gent 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
KRC Genk or Draw
66%
Draw or KAA Gent
64%
KRC Genk or KAA Gent
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 3
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.9%
Asian Handicap — KRC Genk
| Handicap | KRC Genk covers | Push | KAA Gent covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 18% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 22% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.