Club Brugge KV vs KRC Genk Prediction: Opening week blockbuster as Genk eye another excellent regular season start

Club Brugge KV vs KRC Genk: Prediction and Odds on the Jupiler Pro League Match on July 27, 2025

Club Brugge KV will take on KRC Genk in what is the opening week big game. This encounter will take place at Jan Breydel Stadium with Club Brugge being bookies favourites. Can KRC Genk stun the Super League champions? Let’s preview this game and offer predictions. 

Club Brugge KV: Form and Statistics

Club Brugge KV lost the Jupiler Pro League title the previous season and will go all out for their 20th in this 2025/2026 season. Despite finishing the regular season second spot with 59 points with 65 goals scored, their final day 1-1 draw with Antwerp in the Championship Group coupled with a defeat to Saint-Gilloise denied them the title. Ahead of this game, Club Brugge KV lost to Patro Eisden in a friendly encounter which ended 1-3. Yet, prior games to that defeat saw this team go unbeaten in eleven encounters. 

Club Brugge KV Team News

There are four first team players out injured ahead of this game. Kyriani Sabbe had a knock against Rakow in the preseason and will be unavailable. Also, Ardon Jashari and Aleksandar Stankovic are not available while Gustaf Nilsson is suffering from an achilles tendon injury. 

🔖 Club Brugge KV Expected Lineup 

Simon Mignolet (GK), Jorne Spileers, Brandon Mechele, Joel Ordóñez, Joaquin Seys, Hans Vanaken, Ludovit Reis, Raphael Onyedika, Hugo Vetlesen, Romeo Vermant, Christos Tzolis

⛔️Unavailable: Kyriani Sabbe, Aleksandar Stankovic, Ardon Jashari, Gustaf Nilsson (all injured)

KRC Genk: Form and Statistics

KRC Genk will hope they can enjoy a better season after failing to make a significant impact in the previous campaign postseason. In the regular season, this team had the most points accumulated and finished with 68 points from 30 matches. However, in the post season, KRC Genk struggled and could only finish third place behind Club Brugge and Saint-Gilloise. Ahead of this game, KRC Genk have impressed in the preseason with two wins and one draw. 

KRC Genk Team News

There is no serious injury issue for KRC Genk ahead of this opening game. Only Ibrahima Bangoura is in doubt as the Guinea player is not fully fit from his ankle injury. In this one, Nigerian born Tolu Arokodare is expected to lead the attack after netting 21 goals the previous season with Hendrik van Crombrugge retaining his number one goalkeeping spot.

🔖 KRC Genk Expected Lineup 

Hendrik van Crombrugge (GK), Zakaria El Ouahdi, Mujaid Sadick, Matte Smets, Joris Kayembe Ditu, Nikolas Sattlberger, Patrik Hrosovsky, Jarne Steuckers, Konstantinos Karetsas, Yira Sor, Tolu Arokodare

⛔️Unavailable: Ibrahima Bangoura (questionable)

Club Brugge KV vs KRC Genk: Head-to-Head Statistics

In the last five meetings between Club Brugge KV and KRC Gent, the home team had complete dominance. The best result for Genk in that run was a 1-1 draw in February as Club Brugge KV won the remaining four. 

Club Brugge KV vs KRC Genk: Betting Tips & Odds

• Club Brugge KV have won four of the last five meetings of this fixture. The home team come into this game as favourites with odds at 1.67 on 1Xbet.
• The last three meetings of this fixture have ended with less than three goals. With fewer goals possible, under 3.5 has a 1.42 odds.
• In three of the last five meetings between Club Brugge KV and KRC Gent, both teams to score was not won. This option is available on Bet365 with odds at 2.05.

Club Brugge KV vs KRC Genk Match Prediction 27 July 2025

The two teams are expected to bring their A-game into this opening game and we can expect a lot of intensity. With their super cup comeback performance, it is clear Club Brugge KV have already set the tone for the new season but it remains to be seen if they can replicate the same energy and competitiveness in this league game. On the other hand, KRC Genk entered the new season with a good level, pulling off back to back wins and unbeaten runs against tough teams while also enjoying enough rest during the holiday. Yet, I feel Club Brugge KV coming into this game as favourites is not a mistake with the performances we have seen from the home side and their dominance in this fixture last season. Besides, this is a new season and the two teams are in high form. We can expect goals in this game, but I still doubt if the KRC Genk side can hold Club Brugge KV can pick a point at the end of full time.

Our match prediction is both teams to score and over 2.5 goals with odds at 2.07 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is a win for Club Brugge KV with odds at 1.65 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is over 1.5 goals for Club Brugge KV with odds at 1.65 on Betway bookmaker.