📏 Form Guide

KRC Genk

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Genk will play in this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Pro League Play Offs drawn match vs Standard Liège.

In that game, KRC Genk managed 51% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Standard Liege had 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Nicky Hayen's KRC Genk have found the net 7 times in their prior half-dozen outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time amounts to 5.

Antwerp

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in Pro League Play Offs action, Antwerp will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Antwerp managed 64% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Abdoul Karim Traoré (34'), Siebe Schrijvers (43') and Henok Teklab (53') scored for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Illustrating their fondness for high-scoring encounters, goals have been celebrated 20 times in the previous six games in which Antwerp have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Opposing teams have got 12 of these goals. That kind of pattern might not be sustained into this next game, though.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 26/12/2024 shows us that Genk have won 1 of these games and Antwerp 2, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Blauw-Wit and 9 coming from The Great Old. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league encounter between the two was Pro League Play Offs match day 31 on 03/04/2026 when the final score was Antwerp 1-2 KRC Genk.

In that match, Antwerp had 56% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Christopher Scott (86').

At the other end, KRC Genk had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Daan Heymans (45', 51') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Lothar D'hondt.

📰 Team News: Genk

Daan Heymans (Hamstring injury), Yaimar Medina (Muscle injury) and Konstantinos Karetsas (Ankle injury) won’t be available for Genk manager Nicky Hayen.

We think that Blauw-Wit look set to use the 4-2-3-1 formation this time with L. Kiaba Brughmans, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Matte Smets, Josue Kongolo, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Jarne Steuckers, Bryan Heynen, Junya Ito, Nikolas Sattlberger, Ayumu Yokoyama and Aaron Bibout.

ℹ️ Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp manager Joseph Oosting has to choose a team with limited availability. Youssef Hamdaoui (minor knock) and Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) miss out here.

We reckon that The Great Old appear most likely to play in a 3-4-1-2 formation, going with T. Brandon Nozawa, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Yuto Tsunashima, Rein Van Helden, Thibo Somers, Dennis Praet, Xander Dierckx, Eran Tuypens, Christopher Scott, Vincent Janssen and Gyrano Kerk.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that KRC Genk are likely to see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

In contrast, Antwerp could well find it tough to make a breakthrough but we can see them hitting back at some stage here, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a fairly comfortable 3-1 victory for KRC Genk come full-time.

Lucas Pereira, 18:01 19/05/2026