Union Saint-Gilloise vs Genk Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Union Saint-Gilloise

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Union Saint-Gilloise go into this fixture after a 2-2 First Division A drawn result vs Antwerp.

In that game, Union Saint-Gilloise managed 41% possession and 22 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Union Saint-Gilloise, the goals were scored by Dennis Eckert Ayensa (4') and Gustaf Nilsson (87'). For their opponents, Royal Antwerp had 9 shots on goal with 6 on target. Sam Vines (23') and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (44') scored for Antwerp.

Alexander Blessin's Union Saint-Gilloise have celebrated scoring a sum total of 11 times in their preceding 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures stands at 7.

Heading into this fixture, Union Saint-Gilloise haven't been defeated in their previous 7 home league matches.

KRC Genk

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In their previous game, Genk drew 1-1 in the First Division A tie with RSC Anderlecht.

In that game, KRC Genk had 42% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for KRC Genk was Tolu Arokodare (97'). Anderlecht got 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Francis Amuzu (71') scored for RSC Anderlecht.

A run of hard-working showings from the KRC Genk defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 outings in total. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 5. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, though.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 12/09/2021 shows that Union Saint-Gilloise have won 3 of them & Genk 1, with the tally of draws being 2.

A total of 16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Les Unionistes and 6 netted by Blauw-Wit. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.

The last league fixture featuring the two was First Division A - Play-Offs match day 4 on 21/05/2023 when it ended KRC Genk 1-1 Union Saint-Gilloise.

That time, KRC Genk managed 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mark McKenzie (13').

For their opponents, Union Saint-Gilloise had 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Victor Boniface (39') scored.

The match was refereed by Jonathan Lardot.

📰 Team News: Union Saint-Gilloise

The Union Saint-Gilloise boss Alexander Blessin has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all before this match thanks to a fully injury-free group available to choose from.

It’s our opinion that Les Unionistes could use a 3-4-2-1 system for this one, utilising Anthony Moris, Kevin Mac Allister, Christian Burgess, Ross Sykes, Mathias Rasmussen, Charles Vanhoutte, Noah Sadiki, Loïc Lapoussin, Cameron Puertas, J. Thierry Lazare and Dennis Eckert Ayensa.

ℹ️ Team News: Genk

Due to a fully healthy squad available to choose from, the Genk boss Wouter Vrancken has zero fitness worries to speak of before this clash. Christopher Bonsu Baah cannot play in this game through suspension.

There’s a good chance that Blauw-Wit seem most likely to play in a 4-3-3 system using Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Gerardo Arteaga, Mark Mckenzie, Bilal El Khannous, Bryan Heynen, Matías Galarza, Luca Oyen, Joseph Paintsil and Yira Sor.

🧠 Prediction

We’re thinking that KRC Genk will likely be able to find the net against this Union Saint-Gilloise side, however it is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Union Saint-Gilloise at the end of the 90 minutes. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 08:12 13/09/2023