Thursday , 12 November 2026

KRC Genk vs Royal Standard de Liège, Jupiler League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2022-23
KRC Genk
3 – 1
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Sun 31 Jul 2022 · 11:30 UTC Luminus Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Bryan Heynen 17' Y
Y 26' Gilles Dewaele
Bilal El Khannous 40' Y
Y 66' Denis Dragus
Y 79' Gojko Cimirot
Y 85' Selim Amallah
Maarten Vandevoordt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

KRC Genk vs Royal Standard de Liège — Jupiler League at Luminus Arena.

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

7
6
6
KRC Genk 19 games · Avg 2.2 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-31 KRC Genk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-02-13 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2021-07-23 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 KRC Genk 2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KRC Genk

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Royal Standard de Liège H 3–1 W
24 Jul Club Brugge KV A 2–3 L
10 Apr FC Seraing A 2–0 W
03 Apr KAS Eupen H 5–0 W
20 Mar Club Brugge KV A 1–3 L
13 Mar K. Sint-Truidense VV H 0–1 L
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul KRC Genk A 1–3 L
22 Jul KAA Gent H 2–2 D
10 Apr K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–3 L
03 Apr Royale Union Saint-Gilloise H 1–3 L
20 Mar KV Kortrijk A 1–0 W
13 Mar FC Seraing H 0–1 L

Season Stats

KRC Genk Royal Standard de Liège
#7 Position #8
15 Points 15
11 Played 11
4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
18 Scored 18
15 Conceded 16
+3 GD +2
1.36 PPG 1.36
36% Win % 36%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
27% Clean Sheets
Royal Standard de Liège this season

KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts). Royal Standard de Liège are 8th (15 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
Royal Standard de Liège
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
10/1
76+
1/7
■ 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
Royal Standard de Liège
Dennis Eckert 7 G 1 A
Adnane Abid 3 G 4 A
Salieu Drammeh 3 G
Casper Nielsen 2 G 3 A
Bernard Jordan Nguene 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — KRC Genk and Royal Standard de Liège get this one started.
  • 5' Goal! Cyriel Dessers scores his 86 goal in 328 matches.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Aron Doennum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 16' The Belgium Mike Ndayishimye breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 2-0!
  • 17' A moment of madness from Bryan Heynen on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. KRC Genk will be frustrated.
  • 22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KRC Genk and Royal Standard de Liège are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Denis Dragus gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Gilles Dewaele. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' Cyriel Dessers does the damage! The net is bulging and KRC Genk surge ahead!
  • 34' Royal Standard de Liège started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' KRC Genk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Nicolas Raskin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 309 appearances.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Merveille Bokadi is replacing Konstantinos Laifis for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Laursen, as he is very good at scoring at Luminus Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Castro. He replaces Bilal El Khannous on 61 minute.
  • 62' Aleksandar Boljevic is replacing Renaud Emond for the Royal Standard de Liege side.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Denis Dragus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Another substitution for KRC Genk to replace Joseph Paintsil by Angelo Preciado on 73 minute.
  • 78' It’s high time Wouter Vrancken made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for Royal Standard de Liege. Gojko Cimirot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Nicolas Raskin as he leaves the pitch. William Balikwisha steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Selim Amallah.
  • 86' The whistle greets Cyriel Dessers as he departs to be replaced by Andras Nemeth.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for KRC Genk. Maarten Vandevoordt will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mbwana Samatta 6
Klauss 3
Junya Ito 3
Razvan Marin 2
Theo Bongonda 2
Cyriel Dessers 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Anouar Ait El Hadj 1

Head to Head

2022-07-31 KRC Genk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège 2022-02-13 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège 2021-07-23 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 KRC Genk 2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liège 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KRC Genk

KRC Genk Form

2022-07-31 KRC Genk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2022-07-24 Club Brugge KV 3–2 KRC Genk L 2022-04-10 FC Seraing 0–2 KRC Genk W 2022-04-03 KRC Genk 5–0 KAS Eupen W 2022-03-20 Club Brugge KV 3–1 KRC Genk L 2022-03-13 KRC Genk 0–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV L

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2022-07-31 KRC Genk 3–1 Royal Standard de Liège L 2022-07-22 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KAA Gent D 2022-04-10 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2022-04-03 Royal Standard de Liège 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2022-03-20 KV Kortrijk 0–1 Royal Standard de Liège W 2022-03-13 Royal Standard de Liège 0–1 FC Seraing L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: KRC Genk to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk59% Draw23% Royal Standard de Liège18%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
82%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
41%
KRC Genk or Royal Standard de Liège
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk42% Draw42% Royal Standard de Liège16%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
8.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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