The First Division A tie at Luminus Arena on Sunday sees home side Genk welcome opponents Sint-Truidense VV.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Genk v Sint-Truidense VV are shown below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
KRC Genk
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Genk will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-3 First Division A victory over Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
In that game, KRC Genk managed 49% possession and 21 shots on goal with 8 on target. For KRC Genk, goals were scored by Kristian Thorstvedt (7'), Théo Bongonda (81') and Paul Onuachu (83'). At the other end, Oud-Heverlee Leuven got 9 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Xavier Mercier (74') and Thomas Henry (92') scored for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Fixtures featuring KRC Genk have usually been entertaining ones of late with plenty of scoring being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 games, a grand total of 22 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 15 of them belonging to Blauw-Wit.
Going into this contest, KRC Genk have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Sint-Truidense VV
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Sint-Truidense VV will go into the clash after a 2-4 First Division A win with the eclipse of Waasland-Beveren in their last game.
In that game, Sint-Truidense VV had 60% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. For Sint-Truidense VV, goals were scored by Yuma Suzuki (32', 84') and Ilombe Mboyo (52', 75'). On the other side, Waasland-Beveren had 12 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Michael Frey (2') and Louis Verstraete (78') scored for Waasland-Beveren.
Peter Maes's Sint-Truidense VV have converted a total of 7 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those matches comes to 7.
Their prior results show that Sint-Truidense VV:
- haven't been defeated by KRC Genk in games played away from home for the previous 3 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 05/08/2018 tells us that Genk have won 3 of these games & Sint-Truidense VV 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
An aggregate of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 11 for Blauw-Wit and 9 being from De Kanaries. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
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Team News: Genk
Genk manager John van den Brom has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all coming into this match owing to a completely injury-free group available for selection.
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Team News: Sint-Truidense VV
Owing to an otherwise available group of players, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the Sint-Truidense VV manager Peter Maes to be concerned with. Maximiliano Caufriez (Toe Injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
Sint-Truidense VV should be able to put a goal past this Genk lineup, although that may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 advantage for Genk by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
23:32 06/04/2021
⚽️ Team Focus:
Genk
Formed: 1988
Stadium: Luminus Arena (23,718)
Captain: Bryan Heynen
Chairman: Peter Croonen
Manager: John van den Brom
Competitions: First Division A position 3, Belgian Cup (Final)
⭐ Star Man: Paul Onuachu
Mostly played in the Striker position, Paul Onuachu was born in Owerri, Nigeria. After having played his first senior match for FC Midtjylland in the 2013 - 2014 season, the talented Forward has managed to score 26 league goals in the First Division A 2020 - 2021 season to date coming from a total of 31 appearances.