KRC Genk vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Cegeka Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Anthony Moris

Y 25' Christian Burgess

Patrik Hrosovsky 53' Y

Y 71' Gustaf Nilsson

Y 90' Charles Vanhoutte

Overview

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KRC Genk vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Cegeka Arena.

KRC Genk 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 11 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erik Lambrechts

5 games this season 🟨 6.2/game ⚽ 22.6 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

KRC Genk 14 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-03 KRC Genk 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2023-09-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–2 KRC Genk 2023-03-12 KRC Genk 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2022-09-11 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 KRC Genk 2021-09-12 KRC Genk 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–1	L
31 Jan	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–1	D
20 Jan	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Royal Antwerp FC	H	3–0	W
23 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	A	1–2	L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	KRC Genk	A	1–0	W
31 Jan	RWDM Molenbeek FC	H	3–2	W
28 Jan	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–2	D
21 Jan	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	1–1	D
23 Dec	KAS Eupen	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

KRC Genk		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#7	Position	#1
15	Points	29
11	Played	11
4 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 0
18	Scored	30
15	Conceded	7
+3	GD	+23
1.36	PPG	2.64
36%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

55% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (29 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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

4/1

46-60

6/1

61-75

4/–

76+

9/–

■ 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

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	5 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	4 G	2 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	5 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Cegeka Arena. KRC Genk are looking to make home advantage count against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
5' Christian Burgess is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for KRC Genk tonight.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dennis Eckert, as he is very good at scoring at Cegeka Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alexander Blessin might look to freshen things up shortly.
16' That is a card for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Anthony Moris will be fuming at that decision.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Christian Burgess is booked for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — card on 25.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Mathias Rasmussen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' 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.
53' The referee calls foul for Patrik Hrosovsky. He receives a card.
58' KRC Genk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. KRC Genk in their trying to find a way past Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's compact .
67' Mohammed Amoura does the damage! The net is bulging and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise surge ahead!
71' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise receives a card for a hard tackle on 71.
74' Christopher Bonsu Baah makes way for Toluwalas Arokodare at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from KRC Genk.
76' Luca Oyen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yira Sor on 76 minute.
79' Fresh legs for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise! Dennis Eckert comes on to replace Gustaf Nilsson.
84' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is showing some good football. However, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
86' Time for substitution for KRC Genk. Eduard Sobol is replaced by Andi Zeqiri.
88' The Royale Union Saint-Gilloise manager makes a substitution. Noah Sadiki departs to be replaced by Mathias Rasmussen.
90' Charles Vanhoutte was booked on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

2
Mark McKenzie
17
Patrik Hrosovsky
8
Bryan Heynen
28
Joseph Paintsil
26
Maarten Vandevoordt
22
Eduard Sobol ↓ Andi Zeqiri 86'
3
Mujaid Sadick
34
Bilal El Khannouss
14
Yira Sor ↓ Luca Oyen 76'
90
Christopher Bonsu Baah ↓ Toluwalas Arokodare 74'
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi ↓ Ken Nkuba 74'

Bench

Coach Wouter Vrancken

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Promise Akinpelu	4
Toluwalas Arokodare	3
Loic Lapoussin	2
Daniel Munoz	2
Paul Onuachu	2
Matias Galarza	1
Deniz Undav	1
Mohammed Amoura	1

Head to Head

KRC Genk Form

2024-02-03 KRC Genk 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2024-01-31 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–1 KRC Genk L 2024-01-28 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 KRC Genk D 2024-01-20 KRC Genk 1–1 Cercle Brugge KSV D 2023-12-26 KRC Genk 3–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-12-23 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 KRC Genk L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2024-02-03 KRC Genk 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2024-01-31 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–2 RWDM Molenbeek FC W 2024-01-28 RSC Anderlecht 2–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2024-01-21 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2023-12-26 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise D 2023-12-23 KAS Eupen 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.93 KRC Genk xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk23% Draw27% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise50%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw

51%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

77%

KRC Genk or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk16% Draw47% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

10.1%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 3

5.5%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap	KRC Genk covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	24%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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