KRC Genk vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2024-25

KRC Genk

2 – 1

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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Cegeka Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Bryan Heynen 54' Y

Overview

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

KRC Genk 30 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 30 games · 66 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jasper Vergoote

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 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-11-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0 KRC Genk 2024-05-26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 KRC Genk 2024-04-01 KRC Genk 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2024-02-03 KRC Genk 0–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Recent Form

KRC Genk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
14 Feb	Royal Standard de Liege	A	2–1	W
08 Feb	Cercle Brugge KSV	H	2–1	W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	KRC Genk	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Royal Standard de Liege	H	3–0	W
01 Mar	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	H	4–1	W
23 Feb	RSC Anderlecht	A	2–0	W
20 Feb	AFC Ajax	A	2–1	W
16 Feb	KV Mechelen	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

KRC Genk		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#7	Position	#1
42	Points	66
30	Played	30
11 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	19 / 9 / 2
46	Scored	50
47	Conceded	17
-1	GD	+33
1.40	PPG	2.20
37%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

KRC Genk are 7th (42 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (66 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KRC Genk have kicked off against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Mike Penders has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 316 appearances.
21' Time for substitution for KRC Genk. Ibrahima Bangoura is replaced by Nikolas Sattlberger.
26' Anan Khalaili is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise so far.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both KRC Genk and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' KRC Genk is showing some good football. However, KRC Genk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. KRC Genk must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bryan Heynen on 54 minutes.
59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KRC Genk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' Goal! Toluwalas Arokodare scores his 50 goal in 3 matches.
74' Sofiane Boufal makes way for Anouar Ait El Hadj at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.
79' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' Hyun-Gyu Oh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Toluwalas Arokodare on 80 minute.
81' Another change for KRC Genk made on 81 minute. Konstantinos Karetsas leaves to be changed by Patrik Hrosovsky.
83' Magnificent from Hyun-Gyu Oh! That is 20 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' Kevin Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Promise Akinpelu on 86 minute.
89' The deadlock is broken! Anouar Ait El Hadj gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
90' Yira Sor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jarne Steuckers on 90 minute.
With this win, KRC Genk is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

18
Joris Kayembe
8
Bryan Heynen
99
Toluwalas Arokodare ↓ Hyun-Gyu Oh 80'
3
Mujaid Sadick
39
Mike Penders
6
Matte Smets
23
Jarne Steuckers ↓ Yira Sor 90'
21
Ibrahima Bangoura ↓ Nikolas Sattlberger 21'
7
Christopher Bonsu Baah ↓ Noah Adedeji 81'
77
Zakaria El Ouahdi
20
Konstantinos Karetsas ↓ Patrik Hrosovsky 81'

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

Starting XI

16
Christian Burgess
23
Sofiane Boufal ↓ Anouar Ait El Hadj 74'
5
Kevin Mac Allister
4
Mathias Rasmussen ↓ Kamiel Van De Perre 74'
22
Ousseynou Niang ↓ Henok Teklab 80'
48
Fedde Leysen
49
Anthony Moris
27
Noah Sadiki
25
Anan Khalaili
12
Promise Akinpelu ↓ Kevin Rodriguez 86'
9
Franjo Ivanovic ↓ Mohammed Fuseini 74'

Bench

Coach Sébastien Pocognoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Promise Akinpelu	4
Toluwalas Arokodare	3
Loic Lapoussin	2
Daniel Munoz	2
Paul Onuachu	2
Mbwana Samatta	1
Joseph Paintsil	1
Charles Vanhoutte	1

Head to Head

KRC Genk Form

2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-03-08 FC Verbroedering Dender EH 0–1 KRC Genk W 2025-02-28 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–1 KRC Genk D 2025-02-23 KRC Genk 0–0 KAA Gent D 2025-02-14 Royal Standard de Liege 1–2 KRC Genk W 2025-02-08 KRC Genk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2025-03-15 KRC Genk 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2025-03-09 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Royal Standard de Liege W 2025-03-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–1 FC Verbroedering Dender EH W 2025-02-23 RSC Anderlecht 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-20 AFC Ajax 1–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2025-02-16 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 KV Mechelen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.91 KRC Genk xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: KRC Genk or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

KRC Genk29% Draw26% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise45%

Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

KRC Genk or Draw

56%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

71%

KRC Genk or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

KRC Genk16% Draw47% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 1

11.9%

0 – 2

10.2%

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 2

9.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

2.4%

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%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

KRC Genk keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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.