This fascinating First Division A - Play-Offs meeting on Sunday sees Genk go up against opponents Club Brugge.
View all KRC Genk v Club Brugge tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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KRC Genk
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Genk will be hoping for a better result following the 1-0 First Division A - Play-Offs defeat last time out to Union Saint-Gilloise.
In that game, KRC Genk managed 53% possession and 3 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Union Saint-Gilloise had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Christian Burgess (67') was the scorer for Union Saint-Gilloise.
KRC Genk have really been misfiring in recent times. Their goals record equals just 4 against opponents during their previous 6 outings. In those meetings, KRC Genk have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 7. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend might be sustained in this upcoming match or not.
Club Brugge
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Club Brugge will go into the clash following a 2-1 Belgian Cup win in the defeat of RSC Anderlecht in their previous outing.
The only scorer from Club Brugge was Romeo Vermant (40', 61'). Luis Vázquez (90') was the scorer for RSC Anderlecht.
A run of effective showings from the Club Brugge defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their past 6 outings overall. During the same time, their own attack force has managed to score 12.
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Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 28/04/2024 tells us that Genk have won 1 of these games and Club Brugge 4, with the number of draws being 1.
In all, 16 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 5 for Blauw-Wit and 11 being from Blauw-Zwart. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league fixture between these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 3 on 13/04/2025 when the final score was Club Brugge 1-0 KRC Genk.
That day, Club Brugge had 53% possession and 25 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. The scorer was Maxim De Cuyper (92').
At the other end, KRC Genk had 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
The referee was Nicolas Laforge.
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Team News: Genk
It’s our opinion that Blauw-Wit could opt for a 4-2-3-1 system featuring Mike Penders, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Yira Sor, Bryan Heynen, Jarne Steuckers, Patrik Hrosovsky, C. Bonsu Baah and Tolu Arokodare.
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Team News: Club Brugge
We’re of the thinking that Blauw-Zwart seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Nordin Jackers, Kyriani Sabbe, Joel Ordóñez, Brandon Mechele, Maxim De Cuyper, Hugo Vetlesen, Ardon Jashari, Chemsdine Talbi, Hans Vanaken, Christos Tzolis and Romeo Vermant.
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Prediction
Here, we’re thinking that KRC Genk will have to work hard as a team to score against this Club Brugge side who we think might score one, at least.
That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 win for Club Brugge at the end of the match.
A close call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the 90 minute result market, a win for KRC Genk is best priced at 3.5, a bet on a drawn result is 3.7 and taking a punt on the win for Club Brugge gets 2. Those are the most competitive bets on offer at this very moment.
Lucas Pereira,
16:02 08/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Genk
Formed: 1988
Stadium: Cegeka Arena (23,718)
Captain: Bryan Heynen
Chairman: Peter Croonen
Manager: Thorsten Fink
Competitions: First Division A position 1
⭐ Star Player: Tolu Arokodare
Normally playing in the Striker position, Tolu Arokodare was born in Festac Town, Nigeria. Having made a first senior appearance for Cologne in the 2020 - 2021 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored a sum of 17 league goals in the Pro League 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 30 appearances.