Union Saint Gilloise vs KRC Genk Prediction: both teams will score in this encounter

In game eight of the 2022 Pro League season, Union Saint Gilloise will play host to Genk. The home team is in fifth place, five points behind the league leaders Royal Antwerp. Nonetheless, both squads know a victory in this game would go a long way toward catching up to the league leaders, so they'll be playing their best. In the paragraphs that follow, we delve deeper into our match analysis.

After a 1-3 victory over SV Zulte Waregem in the First Division A, Union Saint-Gilloise will seek another victory. Union Saint-Gilloise had 55 percent of the ball and 12 shots, four on goal in that game. Teddy Teuma, in the 38th minute, Modou Tambedou 70 minutes own goal, and Dennis Eckert in the 86th minute scored for Union Saint-Gilloise. Zulte Waregem had nine shots on goal, with only one on target. However, SV Zulte Waregem got their goal through a late effort by Stan Braem in 91 minutes. Union Saint-Gilloise has shown little defensive grit as of late. Union Saint-Gilloise has conceded 13 goals in their last six games due to leaky defense. Union Saint-Gilloise enters this game undefeated in their last six home league games.

Most recently, Genk and Sint-Truidense VV played to a scoreless draw in the First Division A. For the game, KRC Genk had 57% possession and 17 shots (4 on target) on goal. On the opposite side, Sint-Truidense got eight shots at goal, with 3 of them on target. Three or more goals have gone in a total of 5 out of the past six games featuring KRC Genk. The total average goals scored per game over that time is 3.67, with the average number of goals for KRC Genk equalling 2.83. It will be exciting to see if that pattern holds in the upcoming game. On the other hand, Genk is undefeated in all competitions after winning four consecutive games and drawing their most recent contest.

In their last five meetings, three matches have ended in a draw, with a win for both sides. In all those meetings, only one match has ended in an under two goals match outcome. The last league game featuring the two was First Division A match day 23 on 23/01/2022 when it finished Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 KRC Genk. Union Saint-Gilloise had 35% of the ball and attempted eight shots, 5 of which were on target. Casper Nielsen at 27 minutes and Dante Vanzeir at 100 minutes scored for Gilloise. KRC Genk took eight shots, but only two were on target. Paul Onuachu 77 minutes goal was the only goal for the visitors. In this match, we expect a lot of goals, with both teams scoring at least one.