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KRC Genk vs Royal Standard de Liege, Jupiler League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Jupiler Pro League · 2020-21
KRC Genk
2 – 2
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liege
Fri 19 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Luminus Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Jhon Lucumi 36' Y
Junya Ito 44' Y
Y 62' Damjan Pavlovic
Y 69' Hugo Siquet
Y 85' Jackson Muleka
Y 90' Konstantinos Laifis

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Erik Lambrechts
  • Referee Lothar D'Hondt
  • Referee Wesli De Cremer
  • Referee Jo De Weirdt
  • Referee Wim Smet
  • Referee Thibaud Nijssen
  • Referee Philippe Vandecauter
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

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

6
6
6
KRC Genk 18 games · Avg 2.1 goals Royal Standard de Liege
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KRC Genk 2020-02-16 KRC Genk 1–3 Royal Standard de Liege 2019-10-19 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 KRC Genk 2019-05-19 KRC Genk 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege

Recent Form

KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar Royal Standard de Liege H 2–2 D
07 Mar Cercle Brugge KSV H 2–0 W
26 Feb Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 2–1 W
21 Feb Beerschot VA H 1–2 L
17 Feb KV Oostende A 1–3 L
07 Feb RSC Anderlecht H 1–2 L
Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Mar KRC Genk A 2–2 D
07 Mar Royal Excel Mouscron A 0–1 L
28 Feb RSC Anderlecht H 1–3 L
21 Feb SV Zulte-Waregem A 2–3 L
14 Feb Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
06 Feb Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–1 D

Season Stats

KRC Genk Royal Standard de Liege
#7 Position #8
42 Points 40
30 Played 30
11 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 12
46 Scored 27
47 Conceded 35
-1 GD -8
1.40 PPG 1.33
37% Win % 37%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts). Royal Standard de Liege are 8th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Luminus Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between KRC Genk and Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 5' Royal Standard de Liege fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' KRC Genk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royal Standard de Liege's shape.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Moussa Sissako has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Nicolas Gavory, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Konstantinos Laifis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royal Standard de Liege tonight.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Jhon Lucumi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 41' KRC Genk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Junya Ito. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' Luca Oyen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bryan Heynen at the 45 minute mark.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' GOAL! Klauss scores on 52. Assisted by Nicolas Gavory
  • 53' Klauss with the second goal in the match!
  • 54' What composure from Klauss! The Brazil international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 59' Junya Ito adds to his 1 season tally! KRC Genk lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Damjan Pavlovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' Hugo Siquet gets the nod from Royal Standard de Liege. He replaces Damjan Pavlovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Royal Standard de Liege come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hugo Siquet.
  • 72' GOAL! Junya Ito scores on 72.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Michel-Ange Balikwisha as he leaves the pitch. Maxime Lestienne steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 81' Jackson Muleka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Moussa Sissako as he leaves the pitch. Mehdi Carcela steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Jackson Muleka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' A tactical swap from KRC Genk — Cyriel Dessers on, Paul Onuachu off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Konstantinos Laifis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • It finishes all square. KRC Genk and Royal Standard de Liege share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mbaye Leye

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mbwana Samatta 6
Klauss 3
Cyriel Dessers 2
Philip Zinckernagel 2
Junya Ito 2
Razvan Marin 2
Theo Bongonda 2
Denis Dragus 1

Head to Head

2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KRC Genk 2020-02-16 KRC Genk 1–3 Royal Standard de Liege 2019-10-19 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 KRC Genk 2019-05-19 KRC Genk 0–0 Royal Standard de Liege

KRC Genk Form

2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege D 2021-03-07 KRC Genk 2–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W 2021-02-26 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 KRC Genk W 2021-02-21 KRC Genk 1–2 Beerschot VA L 2021-02-17 KV Oostende 3–1 KRC Genk L 2021-02-07 KRC Genk 1–2 RSC Anderlecht L

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2021-03-19 KRC Genk 2–2 Royal Standard de Liege D 2021-03-07 Royal Excel Mouscron 1–0 Royal Standard de Liege L 2021-02-28 Royal Standard de Liege 1–3 RSC Anderlecht L 2021-02-21 SV Zulte-Waregem 3–2 Royal Standard de Liege L 2021-02-14 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2021-02-06 Royal Standard de Liege 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 KRC Genk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Royal Standard de Liege xG
I would bet for: KRC Genk or Royal Standard de Liege 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
KRC Genk43% Draw28% Royal Standard de Liege29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw
71%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liege
57%
KRC Genk or Royal Standard de Liege
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KRC Genk30% Draw47% Royal Standard de Liege23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap KRC Genk covers Push Royal Standard de Liege covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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