KAA Gent vs Genk Live Stream, Predictions (May 18)

📊 Form Guide

KAA Gent

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KAA Gent won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 0-3 First Division A - Play-Offs loss in their previous game against Antwerp.

In that match, KAA Gent had 48% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Royal Antwerp had 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Tjaronn Chery (34', 42') and Gyrano Kerk (59') scored for Antwerp.

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that there is much work to be done by the KAA Gent backline. KAA Gent have seen an unforgivable 18 goals go past their goalkeeper over the course of their previous 6 matches.

KRC Genk

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Club Brugge in First Division A - Play-Offs competition, Genk and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, KRC Genk managed 45% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Club Brugge had 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Hugo Vetlesen (32') and Ferrán Jutglà (66') scored for Club Brugge.

In 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring KRC Genk, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that period comes to a paltry 1.67, with the average goals for Blauw-Wit equalling 0.33. Previous results aside, time will tell if that trend will persist here in this game.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 08/10/2023 shows us that KAA Gent have won 1 of these games and Genk 2, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

A sum of 13 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 4 from De Buffalo's and 9 coming from Blauw-Wit. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 1 on 30/03/2025 when it finished KRC Genk 4-0 KAA Gent.

That time, KRC Genk managed 51% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. The goalscorers were Konstantinos Karetsas (38'), Tolu Arokodare (50') and Hyeon-gyu Oh (88', 91').

KAA Gent got 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Jan Boterberg.

🗞️ Team News: KAA Gent

Davy Roef (Broken hand), Hugo Gambor (Hamstring injury), Hélio Varela (Elbow injury) and Max Dean (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing for KAA Gent boss Danijel Milićević.

In our view, De Buffalo's may well opt for a 3-4-1-2 system in the match, utilising Tom Vandenberghe, Matisse Samoise, Samuel Kotto, Archie Brown, Noah Fadiga, L. da Silva, Mathias Delorge, Tiago Araújo, Omri Gandelman, Dante Vanzeir and Aimé Omgba.

ℹ️ Team News: Genk

We are inclined to think that Blauw-Wit might elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Mike Penders, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Nikolas Sattlberger, Josue Kongolo, Jarne Steuckers, Patrik Hrosovsky, C. Bonsu Baah and Tolu Arokodare.

🔮 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that KAA Gent certainly have the ability to score against this KRC Genk lineup, but a single goal may not quite be enough.

Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 winning score for KRC Genk when all is said and done. Hopefully this is a good one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, staking on KAA Gent is available for 3.75, going for the draw is 4 and staking on the win for KRC Genk will get you 1.83. They’re the most competitive market prices offered right now.

Peter Guest, 10:24 14/05/2025