Genk vs Union Saint-Gilloise Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

KRC Genk

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Genk go into this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 First Division A drawn game against Sint-Truidense VV.

In that game, KRC Genk managed 57% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for KRC Genk was Mbwana Samatta (23', 62'). For their opponents, Sint-Truiden had 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Shinji Okazaki (45') and Gianni Bruno (77') scored for Sint-Truidense VV.

It’s been seldom in recent games where KRC Genk have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, KRC Genk have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals in the process. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Union Saint-Gilloise

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In their previous fixture, Union Saint-Gilloise drew 3-3 in the Europa League tie with Union Berlin.

In that game, Union Saint-Gilloise managed 35% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Union Saint-Gilloise, the goals were scored by Victor Boniface (28', 72') and Yorbe Vertessen (58'). Union Berlin had 20 shots at goal with 8 on target. Josip Juranović (42'), Robin Knoche (69') and Sven Michel (89') scored for Union Berlin.

Union Saint-Gilloise have been good when going forward of late, scoring 10 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Union Saint-Gilloise have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes.

Coming into this meeting, Union Saint-Gilloise are without a win away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The previous league clash featuring the two was First Division A match day 8 on 11/09/2022 when it finished Union Saint-Gilloise 1-2 KRC Genk.

On that day, Union Saint-Gilloise had 57% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Loïc Lapoussin (74').

At the other end, KRC Genk had 14 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Joseph Paintsil (15') and Mbwana Samatta (92') scored.

The referee was Lawrence Visser.

ℹ️ Team News: Genk

Nicolás Castro (Vertebra injury), Adnane Abid (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Luca Oyen (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Tolu Arokodare (Torn Meniscus) won’t be available for Genk manager Wouter Vrancken. Matías Galarza will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

In our view, Blauw-Wit will probably use the 4-2-3-1 system in the match and select Maarten Vandevoordt, Daniel Muñoz, Carlos Cuesta, Mark Mckenzie, Gerardo Arteaga, Bryan Heynen, Patrik Hrosovsky, Joseph Paintsil, Bilal El Khannous, M. T. Ndayishimiye and Ally Samatta.

📰 Team News: Union Saint-Gilloise

Due to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the Union Saint-Gilloise manager Karel Geraerts does not have any fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.

We are inclined to think that Les Unionistes appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-5-2 system, giving starts to Anthony Moris, Siebe Van Der Heyden, Christian Burgess, Ross Sykes, Loïc Lapoussin, J. Thierry Lazare, Senne Lynen, Oussama El Azzouzi, Simon Adingra, Yorbe Vertessen and Gustaf Nilsson.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the view that Union Saint-Gilloise may not find it easy to find the net against this KRC Genk side who we think might well just have the edge.

We’re therefore tipping a good tussle with a 1-0 victory for KRC Genk at the end of this one.

A close call.

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Peter Guest, 02:39 08/03/2023