Genk vs Charleroi Prediction: Expect another high goal scoring match

League leaders Genk will play host to Charleroi in this round of 16 matches of the Belgium Jupiler Pro League. We give the full analysis of the match in the next few paragraphs.

Genk - another home win expected

Genk will try to beat KV Mechelen the same way they beat them 3-1 in the First Division A. In that game, KRC Genk had 41% of the ball and shot 14 times, with 6 hitting the goal. Mechelen took 10 shots at the goal, and 5 were on target. KV Mechelen's goal was scored in the 15th minute by Rob Schoofs. Daniel Muoz (9 min), Gerardo Arteaga (57 min), and Joseph Paintsil (91 min) scored for KRC Genk. KRC Genk has yet to be able to stop scoring goals. In their last six games, they've scored in every single one. During that time, they scored 17 goals and gave up 5. Before this match, KRC Genk had yet to lose any of their last nine league games at home. Teams that came here didn't have an easy time, that's for sure.

Charleroi -underdogs Charleroi hoping for another surprising top performance

Charleroi will be coming into the game after beating Antwerp by 1-0 in their last First Division A match. Charleroi had 34% of the ball in that game, and out of their 8 shots on goal, only 3 were on target. Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali (35') was the only player for Charleroi to score. Six of the 14 shots on goal by Royal Antwerp were on target. In their last six games, Charleroi, which Frank Defays lead, has scored six goals. Nine goals have been scored against them in these same games.

Expert Betting Tips

Matches between these sides have always ended with a lot of goals. The last three matches they played together have seen fifteen goals scored. In this match however, we do not expect any difference. Bet on over 2.5 goals.