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 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erik Lambrechts

7 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Club Brugge KV	2	6
2	Royal Antwerp FC	2	6
3	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	2	4
4	SV Zulte-Waregem	2	4
5	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	1	3
6	KAA Gent	1	3
7	RSC Anderlecht	1	3
8	KRC Genk	2	3
9	Cercle Brugge KSV	2	2
10	K. Sint-Truidense VV	2	2
11	Royal Standard de Liège	1	1
12	Lommel SK	1	1
13	SK Beveren	1	0
14	UR La Louvière Centre	1	0
15	KV Mechelen	1	0
16	KVC Westerlo	2	0
17	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2	0
18	KV Kortrijk	2	0

Head-to-Head

KRC Genk 13 games · Avg 2.4 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
#8	Position	#3
3	Points	4
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 0
4	Scored	5
4	Conceded	1
+0	GD	+4
1.50	PPG	2.00
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

50% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

KRC Genk are 8th (3 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

KRC Genk

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! KRC Genk welcome Royale Union Saint-Gilloise for this crunch clash at Cegeka Arena.
5' Charles Vanhoutte is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for KRC Genk tonight.
10' KRC Genk are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's shape.
15' KRC Genk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Moris on 16.
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Burgess.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KRC Genk and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alessio Castro-Montes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
40' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have won 376 goals from 231 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wouter Vrancken will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Iran international Dennis Eckert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Patrik Hrosovsky.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' Assisted by Cameron Puertas with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohammed Amoura makes no mistake. 0-1!
71' Gustaf Nilsson was booked on 71.
74' A change in the KRC Genk ranks — Christopher Bonsu Baah exits the field as Toluwalas Arokodare enters on 74.
76' KRC Genk make a change. Yira Sor trudges off to be replaced by Luca Oyen on 76 minutes.
79' Dennis Eckert gets the nod from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. He replaces Gustaf Nilsson and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
86' The supporters are chanting for Andi Zeqiri. He replaces Eduard Sobol on 86 minute.
88' Mathias Rasmussen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noah Sadiki at the 88 minute mark.
90' A moment of madness from Charles Vanhoutte on 90 minutes earns him a card. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will be frustrated.
KRC Genk will have plenty to reflect on. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise were simply the better side today.

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
Paul Onuachu	2
Loic Lapoussin	2
Daniel Munoz	2
Anouar Ait El Hadj	1
Simon Adingra	1
Christian Burgess	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

1 / 4

0.9 KRC Genk xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk20% Draw25% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise55%

Actual: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw

45%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

80%

KRC Genk or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

KRC Genk14% Draw43% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise43%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10.9%

1 – 1

10.8%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 3

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 0

4.3%

0 – 4

3.5%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — KRC Genk

Handicap	KRC Genk covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	24%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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