KRC Genk vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KRC Genk

2 – 0

Full Time

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Sat 11 Jan 2025 · 17:15 UTC Cegeka Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Matte Smets 6' R

Y 30' Youssef Maziz

Y 40' Takahiro Akimoto

Y 47' Hasan Kurucay

Y 83' Tobe Leysen

Carlos Cuesta 87' Y

Y 91' Manuel Osifo

Overview

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KRC Genk vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Cegeka Arena.

KRC Genk 30 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bert Put

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

KRC Genk 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-11 KRC Genk 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2024-08-03 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–1 KRC Genk 2024-01-31 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–1 KRC Genk 2023-11-12 KRC Genk 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-04-02 KRC Genk 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	2–0	W
26 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	A	2–2	D
22 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	2–0	W
15 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	0–2	L
07 Dec	KV Kortrijk	H	3–2	W
01 Dec	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–2	D

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	KRC Genk	A	0–2	L
27 Dec	Beerschot VA	H	2–0	W
22 Dec	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	0–1	L
14 Dec	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	Royal Standard de Liege	A	1–1	D
01 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

KRC Genk		Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#7	Position	#12
42	Points	34
30	Played	30
11 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
46	Scored	32
47	Conceded	43
-1	GD	-11
1.40	PPG	1.13
37%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 12th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Cegeka Arena as KRC Genk face off against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A quiet spell here at Cegeka Arena. Oud-Heverlee Leuven seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
6' KRC Genk player sees a card in front of him.
11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' It looks like no one’s ball. KRC Genk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' KRC Genk make a change. Nikolas Sattlberger trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Cuesta on 21 minutes.
26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thorsten Fink might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' That is a card for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Youssef Maziz will be fuming at that decision.
35' KRC Genk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Takahiro Akimoto on 40 minutes.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hasan Kurucay on 47.
48' Brilliant from the ! Jarne Steuckers makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 48.
53' Mike Penders has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Coleman will be considering his options from the bench.
65' Oud-Heverlee Leuven ring the changes. Wouter George has done his job and it is now time for William Balikwisha to step up.
66' Ezechiel Banzuzi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takuma Ominami at the 66 minute mark.
69' Noah Adedeji is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christopher Bonsu Baah at the 69 minute mark.
74' The KRC Genk bench stirs into life. Toluwalas Arokodare is withdrawn and Hyun-Gyu Oh gets his opportunity.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' Takahiro Akimoto makes way for Hamza Mendyl at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
83' That looks like a foul for a card for Tobe Leysen.
84' Brilliant from the ! Hyun-Gyu Oh makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 84.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Carlos Cuesta on 87 minutes.
89' Time for substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Thibault Vlietinck is replaced by Manuel Osifo.
90' The whistle greets Jarne Steuckers as he departs to be replaced by Ken Nkuba.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

18
Joris Kayembe
8
Bryan Heynen
99
Toluwalas Arokodare ↓ Hyun-Gyu Oh 74'
3
Mujaid Sadick
39
Mike Penders
6
Matte Smets
24
Nikolas Sattlberger ↓ Carlos Cuesta 21'
23
Jarne Steuckers ↓ Ken Nkuba 90'
7
Christopher Bonsu Baah ↓ Noah Adedeji 69'
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi
20
Konstantinos Karetsas ↓ Ibrahima Bangoura 74'

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

77
Thibault Vlietinck ↓ Manuel Osifo 89'
8
Siebe Schrijvers
14
Federico Ricca
5
Takuma Ominami ↓ Ezechiel Banzuzi 66'
10
Youssef Maziz
1
Tobe Leysen
55
Wouter George ↓ William Balikwisha 65'
30
Takahiro Akimoto ↓ Hamza Mendyl 80'
11
Konan N'Dri ↓ Stefan Mitrovic 65'
58
Hasan Kurucay
19
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi

Bench

Coach Chris Coleman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Onuachu	4
Bryan Heynen	4
Theo Bongonda	3
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	3
Thomas Henry	2
Kristian Thorstvedt	2
Sory Kaba	2
Junya Ito	2

Head to Head

KRC Genk Form

2025-01-11 KRC Genk 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2024-12-26 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KRC Genk D 2024-12-22 KRC Genk 2–0 RSC Anderlecht W 2024-12-15 Club Brugge KV 2–0 KRC Genk L 2024-12-07 KRC Genk 3–2 KV Kortrijk W 2024-12-01 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 KRC Genk D

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2025-01-11 KRC Genk 2–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2024-12-27 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–0 Beerschot VA W 2024-12-22 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2024-12-14 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W 2024-12-07 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D 2024-12-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.92 KRC Genk xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

I would bet for: KRC Genk to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk57% Draw24% Oud-Heverlee Leuven19%

Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw

81%

Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

43%

KRC Genk or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk41% Draw43% Oud-Heverlee Leuven16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap	KRC Genk covers	Push	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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