Genk vs Union Saint-Gilloise Prediction: Genk must not fall to Gilloise this time

Genk will play Union Saint-Gilloise again in the Championship Group of the Jupiler Pro League at Cegeka Arena. The last three times these two teams met, the outcome favored the visiting Gilloise. Genk, though, will likely view this as a must-win due to its significance in the title race. Which side will come out on top in this matchup?

After suffering a 3-0 defeat in their most recent match in the First Division A Playoffs against Union Saint-Gilloise, Genk will be looking to get back on track today. During that game, Genk held 54% of the possession and had 8 shots on goal, with 3 of them finding the back of the net. The opposition, Union Saint-Gilloise, had a total of 16 shots on goal, with eight of them landing on target. Union Saint-Gilloise's goals were scored by Christian Burgess in the 12th minute and the 81st minute, and Teddy Teuma in the 68th minute. There have been at least three goals scored in each of the previous five matches that Genk have participated in. In these matches, their competitors scored a total of 12 of them, while Genk was only able to get 11 for themselves.

Genk comes into this game having won two of their most recent five matches against Anderlecht and Club Brugge, lost to Standard Liège and Antwerp, and drawn with Sporting Charleroi. The visiting club only managed to score six goals while giving up fourteen in those matchups. When Genk played away matches, they scored an average of 2.29 goals per game while only allowing 1.09 goals. There were 61 yellow cards and 3 red cards handed out to the team, and a total of 409 fouls were committed by the team. The average rating that each match gives Genk's team is 6.7. The percentage of time that Genk spends with the ball in their own half is above average, at 53.91% for the entire season.

Only eight times in recent history have Union Saint-Gilloise and Genk competed against one another, with Union Saint-Gilloise coming out on top four times and Genk claiming victory three times. One other matchup, however, ended in a draw. The head-to-head matchups between Union Saint-Gilloise and Genk resulted in a total of 12 goals for Union Saint-Gilloise and 16 goals for Genk.

Both clubs will likely take an offensive stance in this clash. But I can't take a stance in favor of either team because this meeting appears to be wide open given Genk's recent struggles versus Union Saint-Gilloise. Thus, the odds that we can win a bet on "anyone win" and "over 2.5 goals" are quite excellent.