📏 Form Guide

KRC Genk

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Genk enter this match after a 1-1 First Division A - Play-Offs tied result vs Antwerp.

In that match, KRC Genk managed 59% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for KRC Genk was Tolu Arokodare (71'). Royal Antwerp had 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Michel-Ange Balikwisha (61') scored for Antwerp.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where KRC Genk have shown defensive steel. In fact, KRC Genk have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 6 goals during that time. Historical results aside, we must now wait to see if such a trend might be sustained in this upcoming match.

Antwerp

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It is worth noting that Antwerp have struggled for goals over their previous six games, netting the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, The Great Old have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 10.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A quick look at past results between these clubs going back to 26/12/2023 shows that these fixtures have been miserable for Antwerp. They have not managed to get any wins at all whereas Genk have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 67% of those games played.

An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between them in these games, with 10 from Blauw-Wit and 3 netted by The Great Old. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league match between the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 5 on 23/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Antwerp 1-1 KRC Genk.

In that game, Antwerp managed 41% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Michel-Ange Balikwisha (61').

On the other side, KRC Genk had 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Tolu Arokodare (71') was the scorer.

The referee was Lawrence Visser.

📰 Team News: Genk

It looks as if Blauw-Wit should make use of the 4-3-3 system for the game, utilising Mike Penders, Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Patrik Hrosovsky, Bryan Heynen, Nikolas Sattlberger, Jarne Steuckers, Tolu Arokodare and C. Bonsu Baah.

🗞️ Team News: Antwerp

Antwerp manager Andries Ulderink has multiple availability issues to deal with. Toby Alderweireld (Hamstring muscle injury), Björn Engels (Achilles heel problems) and Anthony Valencia (Cruciate ligament tear) can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that The Great Old could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Senne Lammens, Jelle Bataille, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Denis Odoi, Jairo Riedewald, Dennis Praet, Mahamadou Doumbia, Tjaronn Chery, M. Ange Balikwisha, Gyrano Kerk and Vincent Janssen.

🧠 Prediction

We believe that KRC Genk will probably be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

At the same time, Antwerp will not find it easy to get a goal of their own although we do think that they will probably end up scoring.

We’re tipping a fairly comfortable 3-1 win for KRC Genk when all’s said and done.

Renata Leite, 13:00 27/04/2025