Genk vs Club Brugge Prediction: Survival of the fittest

Genk face Club Brugge in the Jupiler Pro League Championship Group at Cegeka Arena. With 38 points, Genk are in first place, and fourth-place Club Brugge is on the road.

Genk are coming into this match after a draw against Charleroi in the First Division A in a match that ended 2-2. During that game, Genk controlled possession for 55% of the time and had 4 shots on goal, with 2 of those shots finding the back of the net. Mark McKenzie scored the first goal for Genk in the second minute, while Mbwana Samatta scored the second in the 31st minute. On the other hand, Charleroi had 13 shots on goal, with only six of them hitting the target. Charleroi were successful in scoring with goals from Isaac Mbenza in the 3rd minute and Ken Nkuba in the 51st minute. In recent times, games against Genk have typically been exciting ones, with a high number of goals projected to be scored. Over the course of their most recent six matches, a combined total of 21 goals have been scored by both teams, which works out to an average of 3.5 goals per match, with Genk being responsible for 11 of these goals.

In their most recent match, Club Brugge defeated Eupen by a score of 7-0. They will, however, bring that momentum into this match against Gent. During that game, Club Brugge had a possession percentage of 66% and 33 shots on goal, with 13 of them landing on target. The goals for Club Brugge came from Mats Rits in the 23rd and 61st minutes, Ferrán Jutglà in the 30th, 65th, and 91st minutes, Hans Vanaken in the 35th minute, and Noa Lang in the 42nd minute. At the other end of the field, Eupen had six shots on goal, but none of them were successful in hitting the target. The fact that Club Brugge's defense has only allowed one goal overall in their last six games shows that they have been in excellent form lately. During the same time period, their own forwards have scored 14 goals for themselves.

Genk and Club Brugge have met 54 times in previous seasons, with Genk winning 19 games and Club Brugge winning 24 games. There were 11 games where a tie resulted. Both Club Brugge and Genk each scored 89 goals throughout the head-to-head matchups between the two teams.

We anticipate both teams to be quite formidable in this matchup, with a significant amount of offensive mentality and possibilities to score goals being created. However, we are going to take a chance on Club Brugge here due to the fact that Genk appears to have lost their footing and are not performing at the same level as they were at the beginning of the season, whereas Club Brugge appears to be a team that has been redeemed.