Antwerp vs Genk Prediction: Both teams will find the back of the net

Antwerp and Genk's encounter in round two of the Championship Group of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League will take place at Bosuilstadion.

Antwerp will be hoping to achieve the same outcome against Union Saint-Gilloise that they did in the First Division A Playoffs, which was a victory by a score of 0-2. During that match, Antwerp held 41% of the possession and had 9 shots on goal, with 4 of them finding the target. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored a goal for Antwerp in the 20th minute, and Mandela Keita scored a goal in the 30th minute. On the other end of the field, Union Saint-Gilloise attempted 13 shots on goal, with only two of those attempts being successful. Antwerp have been strong in defense, as evidenced by the fact that the sum of the goals that have been scored against them in the course of their most recent six matches stands at 1.

Genk enters this match on the back of a victory in their most recent encounter, which was against Club Brugge and resulted in a 3-1 win. During that match, Genk held 47% of the possession and had 8 shots on goal, with 4 of those shots finding the target. Daniel Muoz in the 18th minute, Mark McKenzie in the 56th minute, and Joseph Paintsil in the 83rd minute were the players who found the back of the net for Genk. Club Brugge had 18 shots on goal, but they were only able to get six of them on target. The goal for Club Brugge was scored in the ninth minute by Hans Vanaken. Taking a look at their recent form, we can see that Genk have allowed their opponents to score in six of their previous six matches, for a total of nine goals scored against them.

Antwerp and Genk have faced each other 18 times over the course of the last few seasons, with Antwerp winning 6 games and Genk winning 8 games, respectively. A total of four of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Antwerp scored 29 goals, while Genk managed to score 42 goals.

Both sides have displayed excellent attacking qualities in their most recent league matches; therefore, we should anticipate goals given that both teams are competing in the same league. In the meantime, both of these teams have what it takes to win the game; nevertheless, we do not believe there is a significant gap in their quality, and as a result, we anticipate that the match will conclude in a tie.