KV Kortrijk vs KRC Genk, Jupiler League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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KV Kortrijk vs KRC Genk — Jupiler League at Guldensporenstadion.
- KV Kortrijk 11 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- KRC Genk 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Simon Bourdeaud'hui (Belgium)
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 7.4 goals/game
🟥 1 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 Louviere Centre | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | KV Kortrijk | 11 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | KRC Genk | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Sep | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | A | 0–3 | L |
| 22 Sep | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Sep | Club Brugge KV | H | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Sep | K. Sint-Truidense VV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Aug | Sporting du Pays de Charleroi | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct | KV Kortrijk | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Sep | KV Mechelen | H | 2–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | FC Verbroedering Dender EH | H | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Sep | RSC Anderlecht | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Sep | Cercle Brugge KSV | A | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Aug | KVC Westerlo | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| KV Kortrijk | KRC Genk | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #7 |
| 4 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 1 / 1 / 9 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 4 | Scored | 18 |
| 23 | Conceded | 15 |
| -19 | GD | +3 |
| 0.36 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 9% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
KV Kortrijk this season
KV Kortrijk this season
27%
Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season
KRC Genk this season
KV Kortrijk are 18th (4 pts). KRC Genk are 7th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
KV Kortrijk
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/7
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. KV Kortrijk host KRC Genk — let the battle begin!
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both KV Kortrijk and KRC Genk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 6' The Ghana Christopher Bonsu Baah breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 0-1!
- 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Patrik Gunnarsson made 351 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 16' Nacho Ferri has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
- 19' Nacho Ferri with the second goal in the match!
- 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 26' Brecht Dejaegere has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 26.
- 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 33' Christopher Bonsu Baah is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
- 38' It looks surprising KRC Genk does not make any changes. Takuro Kaneko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freyr Alexandersson might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 48' KRC Genk has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 53' It’s high time Freyr Alexandersson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' A moment of madness from Abdoulaye Sissako on 54 minutes earns him a card. KV Kortrijk will be frustrated.
- 59' KRC Genk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 69' Thierry Ambrose has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 70' KRC Genk make a change. Christopher Bonsu Baah trudges off to be replaced by Hyun-Gyu Oh on 70 minutes.
- 74' Fresh legs for KV Kortrijk! Massimo Bruno comes on to replace Brecht Dejaegere.
- 78' It’s a booking for KV Kortrijk player. Joao Silva gets a card.
- 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KRC Genk that had 324 games and scored 543 goals.
- 87' KV Kortrijk ring the changes. Gilles Dewaele has done his job and it is now time for Mark Mampassi to step up.
- 90' Mounaim El Idrissy gets the nod from KV Kortrijk. He replaces Nacho Ferri and will look to change the dynamic.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
KV Kortrijk Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 68
- 24
- 16
- 31
-
20
Gilles Dewaele ↓ Mark Mampassi 87'
-
30
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Iver Fossum 87'
- 6
- 44
- 19
- 26
Bench
-
14
Iver Fossum ↑ 87'
-
17
Massimo Bruno ↑ 74'
- 95
- 15
-
7
Mounaim El Idrissy ↑ 90'
-
23
Tomoki Takamine ↑ 87'
- 21
- 45
-
4
Mark Mampassi ↑ 87'
Coach
Freyr Alexandersson
KRC Genk Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 17
- 8
- 1
- 99
- 3
- 6
- 24
- 23
- 7
- 77
Bench
- 27
- 2
- 39
-
9
Hyun-Gyu Oh ↑ 70'
- 44
- 34
- 15
-
20
Konstantinos Karetsas ↑ 70'
- 32
Coach
Thorsten Fink
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Paul Onuachu | 5 |
| Joseph Paintsil | 4 |
| Patrik Hrosovsky | 2 |
| Julien De Sart | 2 |
| Ilombe Mboyo | 2 |
| Nacho Ferri | 2 |
| Pape Habib Gueye | 2 |
| Ilombe Mboyo | 2 |
Head to Head
KV Kortrijk Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.75
KV Kortrijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97
KRC Genk xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Kortrijk win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
KV Kortrijk or Draw
45%
Draw or KRC Genk
79%
KV Kortrijk or KRC Genk
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: KV Kortrijk win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.5%
0 – 1
12.3%
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 3
8%
1 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
4%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 4
3.1%
Asian Handicap — KV Kortrijk
| Handicap | KV Kortrijk covers | Push | KRC Genk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 9% | 88% |
| -0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +1 | 35% | 24% | 40% |
| +1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +2 | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
KV Kortrijk keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.